At its regular meeting at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 11, the Sully City Council discussed cleaning the central park sidewalks and snow removal around the square. The city has been following a revised snow removal policy for the square this winter in an effort to make the square more attractive and safe. Unfortunately, not...
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Lynnville Council holds first meeting of 2016, seeks council member by appointment
In his first meeting as Lynnville Mayor, Roy James called the January meeting to order with all council members present as well as guests Dale Flander and Faye Brand. In an up-tempo meeting, James and the council breezed through the action items, including approval of the minutes of the December 2015 meeting and city and...
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L-S girls open second half of season with three wins
The good times keep rolling for the Lynnville-Sully girls as they continue their 13-0 winning streak. After a two-week hiatus from competition for Christmas break, the Hawks returned to action with a trio of games to open the second half of the season.
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Looking a little rusty on Tuesday, Jan. 5, the L-S girls were still...
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Terlouw reflects on dream season with Hawkeyes
Anyone who lives in the state of Iowa knows that 2015 was a bit of a magical year for the Iowa Hawkeyes. The Black and Gold went 12-0 in the regular season, earned a berth in the Big Ten Football Championship Game, and made it to the Rose Bowl for the first time in 25...
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L-S grapplers go 2-1 at Sigourney duals, face tough foes at PCM
After 19 days off from competition, the L-S grapplers returned to the mat on Thursday, Jan. 7, for the second half of the season. The Hawks competed at Sigourney’s SICL quad and finished the day at 2-1 as a team.
In the dual with Colfax-Mingo, the Tigerhawks jumped out to a 21-0 lead. The Hawks picked...
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GRMC welcomes first baby of 2016
Zelda Lynn Turner arrived on Friday, Jan. 1, 2016, at 4:10 a.m. at Kintzinger Women’s Health Center in Grinnell Regional Medical Center. She is the daughter of Christina and Joshua Turner of Brooklyn. Laura Ferguson, MD, delivered the 6 pounds 2 ounce baby girl. Zelda joins two sisters, Maya and Trinity, and a brother, Howard....
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Ideas for enhancing one’s thinking
When the clock struck midnight on Jan. 1, another new year was entering history. Writers write, singers sing, and financial pundits fill the airwaves, columns, and blogs with what the average person should do and be in the year ahead.
I’m not into resolutions much, but it seems I’m always in the organizing and planning mode,...
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