Kelly and Jason Rozenboom of rural Pella welcomed a new daughter on Friday, Sept. 23, 2016. Josie Elise weighed 8 pounds 7 ounces and was 22 inches long. Josie joins siblings Isaiah (17), Jackson (13), Alaina (11), Daniel (9), Aniah (6), and Graciella (4). Grandparents include Ron and Vickie Nikkel of Lynnville, Sheryl Rozenboom of...
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Danny D. “Bud” Bishop, 55
Danny D. “Bud” Bishop, 55, of Iowa City died Fri-day, Oct. 21, 2016. Memorial services were held Oct. 26 at Lensing Funeral and Cremation Service, Iowa City. In lieu of flowers, The Danny “Bud” Bishop Memorial Fund has been established.
Bud was born Oct. 25, 1960, in Newton, the son of Coy and Judith Parsons Bishop....
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Leslie Garnett Proudfit, 54
Leslie Garnett Proudfit, 54, of Oskaloosa, died Friday, Oct. 14, 2016, at the MHP Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. He was born Nov. 17, 1961. He attended school at Lynnville-Sully. Leslie worked several places throughout his life, including McDonald’s, Oak Tree Villas, and a pallet company in Jefferson City, MO. When he moved to Iowa,...
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Local trick or treat nights
The cities of Lynnville and Sully have set trick or treat nights. Area residents are encouraged to turn on an outside light if you want to welcome little ghosts and goblins.
In Lynnville, trick or treat night will be on Saturday, Oct. 29, to coincide with the Fall Festival and the Lynnville Fire Department’s soup supper....
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Local gas station favorite lands national press
Iowa’s Best Burger Café, located at the Kellogg Exit 173 on Interstate 80, was selected to be profiled in the October 2016 issue of NACS Magazine. The award-winning magazine, published by the National Association of Convenience Stores (NACS), searches America to find convenience stores that have unique and creative ideas in providing services to their...
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L-S volleyball finishes fifth in SICL
Thursday, Oct. 13, was one of the biggest nights of the season for the L-S volleyball team. Playing in the SICL silver quad tourney to determine places fifth through eighth in the conference, the Hawks defeated Tri-County in two sets and host Sigourney in four sets to earn a fifth-place finish in the SICL.
“I thought...
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Stonework install nearly complete at Sully Central Park stage/shelter
Workers were completing the stone placement project at the Sully Central Park shelter/stage this week. On a crisp Oct. 11 morning, Martin Lopez, owner of Lopez Masonry in Des Moines, and a crew member added stone columns to the Sully Central Park shelter/stage. Stone is around the bottom and on two storage areas at two...
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