The Sully City Council met in special session at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 22, with the main item of business a facility plan for wastewater treatment improvements to meet DNR requirements. For the system to be in compliance, a notice of wastewater treatment improve-ments plan was required by DNR with construction done by Sept....
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Cross-country newcomers make for full boys, girls teams
Though numbers-wise the Lynnville-Sully cross-country team has more than made up for the six seniors lost to graduation, there are still big shoes to fill by the team this year. The boys team in particular will miss three-time state qualifier Canyon Kuhlmann. L-S Coach Darin Arkema, entering his 14th year as head coach, is doing...
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New coach leading ‘very competitive’ volleyball girls
Twenty-seven girls will represent the Hawks on the volleyball court this year. New coach Jayme Deal will be at the helm of the varsity squad, and L-S Coach Kyra Smith will be the new JV team leader. The girls got a taste of game-like settings at the Gatorade scrimmage last Friday and a scrimmage versus Eddyville-Blakesburg...
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Press INKlings: Special day for roasting marshmallows
During 11 out of the 12 months of the year, we enjoy a wide range of holidays. When we get to August, there is a major shortage of big holidays to celebrate. Perhaps it is just as well there are no big holidays to compete with National Marshmallow Toasting Day every Aug. 30. After all,...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 8/25/16
I had kind of an uneventful week. I didn’t have any car or motorcycle wrecks. I didn’t get divorced or declare bankruptcy. But I had a few things happen, of course.
I went down to the Eddyville Dragway on Saturday night. It was a special event featuring nitro-burning hot rods that go unbelievably fast. I was...
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Letter to the editor: Striving to improve trucker image
I would like to share a few of my thoughts in regards to the trucking industry.
This year, the industry representatives from across the state came together and made the determination that we have a good story to tell, and we needed to share it with our fellow Iowans.
Did you know one out of every 13...
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Quintyn Carter
Cherine Schnelle, 60, of Laurel, passed away peace-fully at her home on the morning of Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016, with her loving family by her side. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 19, at Mitchell Family Funeral Home in Marshalltown with Chaplain Bob Spilger officiating.
Cherine was born Sept. 23, 1955, in...
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