The Sully City Council met in regular session at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov 9. Present were Sully Mayor Brent Vander Molen, Sully City Clerk Barbra Maasdam, public works director Shaun Needham, and councilmembers Brad Rozendaal, Diane Vos, Darin Morvant, Jeff Brummel, and Chad Fikse. Also present were Teryl Ver Ploeg, Rod Jansen, Beth Steenhoek,...
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Poor cell phone reception discussed at Lynnville Council meeting
It was a quick meeting for the Lynnville City Council at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 9.
Mayor Kelly Bryan called the 45-minute meeting to order and welcomed guests Mark Newberg, Faye Brand, Glenn Lewis, and Gene Braaksma. Councilman Terry Fraker was absent.
Numerous citizen complaints have been received about poor cell phone reception in Lynnville. All...
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Sully Ambulance and Fire Dept. Emergency Topics for You
By Mike Vander Molen, Sully Fire Department Chief
This week’s topic is one most of us, including me, know very little about. It is a topic none of us likes to talk about, but actually talking is probably the best thing any of us can do. Suicide is not a comfortable topic, but it is a...
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Pastor’s Pen: You are wanted
By Tom Pool, Lynnville Heart of Worship pastor
As we journey in this life and deal with the ways and actions of this world we live in, it is hard for us to realize there is a God in Heaven who cares and wants us. In Philippians 4:13-19, the Apostle Paul is telling us real unity...
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PCHS remembers Brandon
Last week, tragedy struck the PCHS community as senior Brandon Rozendaal’s life was unexpectedly cut short. He was the son of Calvin and Tanya Rozendaal, brother to Zach and ninth-grader Cameron Rozendaal. In honor of Brandon’s life, there was a prayer service at Pella Christian High School on Saturday, Nov. 7.
Students, parents, teachers, pastors, and...
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All-conference VB selections released, three Hawks honored
Three L-S volleyball players have earned South Iowa Cedar League honors for the 2015 season. Junior Brenna Lanser was named to the all-conference first team. Lanser played a key role for L-S this year as the top attacker (209 kills) and leading digger (314 digs). She also had the most aces with 54 and had...
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No. 9 Mount Ayr denies Hawks trip to Dome
It was a game of missed opportunities for the Lynnville-Sully varsity football team last Friday night, Nov. 6, against No. 9 Mount Ayr. Making the long road trip to the Raiders home field for the state quarterfinal game, the Hawks had their eyes on making it to the UNI-Dome for the semi-final Class A game....
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