After serving Holy Trinity Lutheran Church in Newton for the past six years, Pastor Kenneth Ahntholz accepted the opportunity to also be pastor of St. Andrew’s Lutheran Church in January 2016.
Located five miles west of Sully, the church said good-bye to its pastor of eight years, Nancy Pick, on Christmas Eve as she retired from...
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Danish student follows in her father’s footsteps to journey abroad
From Copenhagen, Denmark, with a population of 1.5 million, to Galesburg, Iowa, with a population safely under 100, 17-year-old Julie Ranch-Holm has experienced a whole new world this past year. From a young age, Julie knew that the foreign exchange experience was something she wanted to try.
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From the coast to the plains: Swedish student experiences life in Iowa
When Ida Byggeth signed on to be a foreign exchange student in the United States, she initially thought she was being placed in Utah, not Iowa.
“I’d never heard of Iowa!” Ida said with a laugh. “I’m from Karlskrona, Sweden, a coastal city of 35,000, so it was hard to wrap my mind around Sully, a...
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Maddison Jansen’s medicine bottle drive far exceeds expectations
When Maddison Jansen, a recent graduate of the University of Northern Iowa, was pondering what to do for her honors thesis last year, she knew she wanted to do something different – something that would go beyond academics and make a difference. She’d noticed that even though students pour hours of time into their thesis...
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Lynnville alumni banquet held Saturday night
The Lynnville High School Alumni enjoyed an evening meal in the Lynnville Friends Church Fellowship Hall on Saturday, June 4. The food was prepared and served by Bert Schnell and Bev Van Maanen. A total of 28 attended.
The classes of 60 years, 65 years, and 75 years ago were honored.
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Large Purse Tourney pays out $2,100
The first Two-Person Large Purse Tournament at the Diamond Trail Golf Course in Lynnville drew golfers from all over the area on Saturday, June 4. The desired prize? $1,000 to the winning team. When it was all said and done, Jerry and Jamie Faidley took home the loot after carding a 61. Two teams ended...
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Grinnell tennis team takes third in state
The Grinnell/Lynnville-Sully tennis team finished the season at third in the state – the highest placement in the history of the Grinnell tennis team program – after going 1-1 at state last week.
During the semifinal round at the state tournament in Des Moines on Tuesday, May 31, the Tigers were pitted against Dubuque Wahlert and...
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