Maxice Northcutt, 95, of Sully passed away late Thursday evening, Jan. 8, 2015, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House 40 days prior to her 96th birthday. Funeral services were held Jan. 12 at Van Dyk–Duven Funeral Home in Pella.
Maxice Irene Kruseman was born Feb. 17, 1919, near Sully. She was the daughter of Everett...
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John S. Breeden, 63
John S. Breeden, 63, of Grinnell, died Friday, Jan. 9, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services were held Jan. 13 at Grinnell Christian Church with Pastors Rose Blank and Walt Claussen officiating. Interment was in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery northwest of Grinnell.
John Spencer Breeden was born Dec. 7, 1951, in Grinnell to...
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Werner Bunse, 87
Werner William Bunse, 87, of Newton died on Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2015, at Skiff Medical Center. A funeral service was held Tuesday, Jan. 13, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. Memorials to the Holy Trinity Lutheran Church or Jasper County 4-H may be left at the funeral home.
Werner was born Feb....
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Junior Christensen, 87
Junior Christensen, 87, of rural Sully, died on Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, at his home. A funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 13, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. Memorials to the Killduff United Methodist Church or the American Parkinson’s Disease Association may be left at the...
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Home decorating contest donations made

The decorated home of Jeff and Kristi Brummel at 805 4th Street in Sully was the winner of the home decorating contest this year. With Van Wijk Winery’s various projects, including spearheading the first decorating contest, $25 will be donated to the Sully Central Park Fund via The Sully Foundation and $100 will be given...
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SCS holds school-wide skating party

Partway through Christmas break, SCS students had a chance to get together for some fun involving exercise, a few spills, good food, and lots of laughs. A two-hour school skating party was held at West Gate in Newton on Tuesday, Dec. 30. All SCS students and their families, as well as preschoolers from the area,...
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2014 Year in Review

We’ve celebrated with you in good times and mourned with you in the tragic. Throughout 2014, the “Hometown Press” has covered top news stories from devastating fires to monumental wins. We’ve cheered on our local students in the classroom and in athletics, cringed at the record-high prices of propane during a bitterly cold winter, and...
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