Today, Apr. 30, is National Honesty Day, which encourages us to be honest today and every day. Most people honestly try their best to be honest.
Honesty is a great virtue. If we want people to believe us when it’s important, then we need to be open and honest all of the time. In order for...
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Fire call reported
At 4:45 a.m. on Apr. 21, the Lynnville Fire Department was called to a vehicle fire at 406 South Street in Lynnville. The Sully Fire Department was also called for mutual aid, which was cancelled because the Lynnville Fire Department got the fire under control by themselves. No cause or damage report was available....
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Linda (Cass) Williams, 72
Linda K. (Cass) Williams, 72, of Lynnville died Sun-day, Apr. 26, 2015, at the Comfort House in Pella. The funeral service will be at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Apr. 30, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton. Memorials to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital or to Comfort House in Pella may be left at...
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Gilbert Blom, 85
Funeral services for Gilbert Blom, 85, of Silverdale, WA, were held Apr. 18, 2015.
Born Nov. 15, 1929, in Sully, he went home to be with the Lord on Apr. 13.
Preceded in death by his parents John and Leota (Van Zante) Blom, he is survived by his wife of nearly 59 years, Doris (Sparrow) Blom; and...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 4/30/15
I hear from the people who read this column (both of them); they would like to read stories about the 50 years I was on the road in a semi. There are plenty of stories out there.
One cold, snowy day, we had three full loads of freight to deliver in northern Iowa. They were terrible...
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Piper Bethany
Jason and Kallie Van Zee of Grinnell welcomed their third daughter, Piper Bethany, on Wednesday, Apr. 22, 2015. Piper weighed 7 pounds 9 ounces and was 21 inches long. Her sisters are Tessa and Julia, four-year-old twins.
Grandparents are Clarence and Judy Van Zee of Lynnville and Larry and Pam Blaz of Clinton, OH. Reva Van...
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Davidson, community coach for Hometown Pride Program
The Jasper County Hometown Pride Program, in conjunction with Keep Iowa Beautiful, has hired a coach, Jeff Davidson, to aid each community of the county participating in the program in meeting goals set by the community. Davidson started with his duties Apr. 13.
Hometown Pride is a community development program designed to assist clusters of communities...
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