Central Iowa Power Cooperative (CIPCO) closed on a $2 million loan with Co-Line Welding, Inc., a high-tech metal fabrication business located in rural Mahaska County, on Monday, Nov. 23.
With production lines running at near capacity, Co-Line is looking down the road at future growth, with plans to build a new 120,000 square foot addition onto...
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Happy Thanksgiving
This Thanksgiving season, we would like to express our gratitude to all of our readers. Thank you for picking up this newspaper and sharing in our community’s triumphs, trials, and day-to-day happenings. Thank you for being our eyes and ears – for supplying pictures, news tips, story ideas, and more as we strive to provide...
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Special Sully Council session allows townhouse construction to begin
The Sully City Council met in special session at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 19. No one spoke during the scheduled public hearing on the resolution and request for proposals to dispose of property, specifically Northridge Estates lots three and four. The council went on to approve the resolution authorizing economic development grant and disposition...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 11/19/15
Where has November gone!? No, seriously, I need to know. I thought it was still September.
So many things have happened this season – from finding out we’re having a boy to finishing a kitchen to tornado warnings to adopting a dog! Phew. In the batter’s box? Thanksgiving.
Back to the newest addition, the dog. Her name...
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Letter writing campaign generates prestigious presidential response
It’s not every day an email pops up in the inbox from the President of the United States, but that is exactly what happened on Friday, Nov. 6. As part of Mr. Kevin Johnson’s ongoing studies of leadership, students in his eighth-grade language arts class write letters to leaders across the state and country, inquiring...
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Five generations of a family
Five generations of family are, clockwise from center front: Great-great-grandma Luella Vander Wilt now of Grinnell, Grandma Robin Morvant of Sully, great-grandpa Gary Vander Wilt of Sully, and dad Travis Morvant of Knoxville holding his son Dawson Morvant....
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Don Long donates $5,000 to Wagaman Mill repair
With the generous donation of $5,000 from Don Long (right) last week, the Wagaman Mill and Museum repair fund drive is nearly complete. He presented his check to Marilyn Van Soelen (left) of the Lynnville Historical Society. Long owns the Killduff, Lynnville, and Searsboro Telephone Companies, and he continually strives to give back to the...
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