Monthly Archives: October 2016

Smooth road is here

This week, work will be completed on resurfacing of 1st Street in Sully and Highway F62 west of town so drivers will have very smooth driving after years of bumpy trips. Manatts planned to have final pavement markings, shoulders, and driveway outlets completed as well as the final five inches of hot mix asphalt (HMA)...
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Sunday fire extensively damages Sully Community Locker

Volunteer fire departments from Sully, Lynnville, and Kellogg were called to Sully Community Locker after a passerby saw a fire at 8:25 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 16. The business opened in Sully 70 years ago this month. Current owners Jared and Stacey Nikkel of rural Sully, who bought the business in 2012, were vacationing in Minnesota...
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Terpstra and team bring hope to China through Salt Company

Every morning at 10:02 a.m., an alarm goes off on Lyndsay Terpstra’s cell phone. This is to remind her of Luke 10:2: “The harvest is plentiful, but the workers are few...” Terpstra, a 2014 Lynnville-Sully graduate, journeyed across the world last summer for a nine-week mission trip in China, motivated in part by this verse in...
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L-S volleyball crushes Keota on pink-out senior night

The L-S varsity volleyball team faced the Keota Eagles at home for their last game of the regular season on Monday, Oct. 10. They won the conference match easily in three games: 25-11, 25-11, and 25-15. The evening was designated as senior night/pink out night. The cross-country and the volleyball seniors were all introduced and recognized...
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Two L-S seniors, future soldiers conquer summer basic training

By Bryson Barnett While other L-S students were enjoying summer, seniors Bryson Barnett and Derik Allbee were at basic training. Both students enlisted last year; Allbee joined the Army Reserves and Barnett joined the National Guard. Throughout last year, they trained once a month with their units to get ready. Basic training is approximately nine weeks long...
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Hawks make thrilling comeback at homecoming

The Lynnville-Sully football boys made a stunning comeback to win their homecoming game against the New London Tigers on Friday, Oct. 7. The Hawks came back from a 14-0 halftime deficit to win 17-14 in a thrilling game. “We never quit, and that is the mark of a great team,” said L-S Coach Mike Parkinson. “New...
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Heart of Worship to host free concert, kids activities on Sully square

Lynnville Heart of Worship Church invites the community to celebrate Octoberfest on Saturday, Oct. 15, from 3-5:30 p.m. in the Sully Central Park for an afternoon of free family entertainment, including a special concert in the park by Wilson, featuring Kassie, with an opening performance by Tim Babcock. A variety of fun activities in addition...
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