Gertie Verwers, 93, of Newton, died Feb. 13, 2016. A time of remembrance and services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Feb. 18, at the Newton First Assembly of God, with burial at the Newton Union Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be left in Gertie’s name with her family or to the...
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Van Soelens win big on ‘Wheel of Fortune’
Millions of people across the nation tune in every weeknight to watch “Wheel of Fortune,” one of the longest-running game shows in U.S. history. Locals were especially glued to the TV on Tuesday, Feb. 16, to watch Sully native Jeremy Van Soelen and his wife Melanie take on the famous wheel and test their puzzle-solving...
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Graham diversifies world of welding
Editor’s note: This is the second part of Sheila Graham’s “Today Show” experience on Monday, Feb. 1, and her career in the welding industry, continued from the 2/4/16 issue.
Aside from the metal fabrication wonders, Lynnville resident Sheila Graham made sure “Today Show” personnel were shown authentic Iowa hospitality. She enlisted the help of family and Pella-area...
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Beef up your heart-healthy diet
Editor’s Note: The next several weeks will feature guest writers from the community who are filling in as Shelly Rankin is on maternity leave. Thanks, Julie Van Manen, for filling in this week!
February is the month of hearts – not just the valentine kind. For more than 50 years, February has been designated American Heart...
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C. Dunsbergen earns district qualification at sectionals
Last Saturday’s sectional meet in Belle Plaine featured close finishes and tough matches. When it was all said and done, sophomore 132-pounder Carson Dunsbergen was the lone Hawk to place in the top two of his weight division, qualifying him for the district meet this Saturday.
As a team, the L-S grapplers took third place overall...
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Former locals among new owners of Pella’s oldest retail business
“Whose idea was it to buy a meat market?” is a common joke among Lucas and Christy Van Wyk and Jayme and Nicki Veenstra, new co-owners of Ulrich Meat Market in Pella. The longtime friends and now business partners joked during deer season 2014 that they should have a meat market to process their own...
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Sully Council seeks licensed part-time city employee, discusses wastewater treatment plan
The Sully City Council met in regular session at 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 8. Members present were Jeff Brummel, Chad Fikse, Brad Rozendaal, Diane Vos, public works director Shaun Needham, mayor Brent Vander Molen, and city clerk Barbra Maasdam, as well as guests city engineer Brad Uitermarkt of Garden & Associates of Oskaloosa, Wes...
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