I remember a lot of odd things used to happen around mealtime and still do.
I remember very well the kitchen in my parents’ home where I grew up. There was a table in the middle of the kitchen with a very slick surface. If no one was home, when I was a teenager, I would...
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Elizabeth Leah
Gwyn and Jake Ferguson of Norwalk are the parents of a daughter, Elizabeth Leah, born at 11:01 p.m. Friday, Aug. 5, 2016. She weighed 8 pounds 12 ounces and measured 20 inches long. Her proud big brothers are David (4) and Isaac (2). Grandparents are Leon and Margaret Vander Weerdt of Sully and Joe and...
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Zimmerman injured at motocross event
Daniel Zimmerman, 20, of Galesburg was injured in a motocross race on Sunday afternoon, Aug. 7, at the Oak Ridge Track in Garwin. Zimmerman was life-flighted to Mercy Hospital in Des Moines. He is currently in stable condition and recuperating at Mercy. Thoughts and prayers are greatly appreciated by the family....
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Abigail A. Bohstedt, 25
Abigail Anne Bohstedt, 25, of Highland, IN, and formerly of Grinnell, was killed in a multi-vehicular traffic accident on Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, near Ottawa, IL. Her fiancé, Darrell Scott, Jr., was killed in the same accident; they were to be married Nov. 12.
A funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 6,...
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Hay wins graduate student weed science competition
Marshall Hay, 24, agronomy graduate student at Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, was the overall winner of the graduate students weed science competition July 28 held at Purdue University in Indiana. Eight universities were represented at the competition. Hay also was the top individual in the farmer problem competition. His team was the top team...
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Rare sycamore tree grows tall at Carter residence
Towering above one of Sully's oldest homes, built in 1892, is a monstrous sycamore tree. Loren and Sheryl Carter live at 603 8th Avenue, and he thinks the sycamore in their backyard is the biggest and oldest tree in Sully. Sycamores aren't typical trees on the plains of the Midwest and are rare in this...
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Lynnville City Council takes care of monthly business in short one-hour meeting
The Lynnville City Council met in regular session on Monday, Aug. 8. Councilman Mark Newberg was absent. Guests included Tom Smalley, Dale Flander, Barb Hoogeveen, Shirley Dunsbergen, and Faye Brand.
The agenda was approved. The minutes of the July meeting and city and payroll claims were also approved.
In old business, the parking lot by the ballpark...
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