Yearly Archives: 2016

Car enthusiasts cruise into Sully

Car enthusiasts cruise into Sully
The Fourth Annual Cruizin’ The Square, hosted by Sully Night Out Committee at the Sully square on Saturday, Aug. 27, drew a large crowd on a beautiful weekend evening. Hundreds of community members and visitors showed up to admire the classic cars and trucks lining the Sully square and cast a kernel for their favorite. Doug...
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Smoke on the Water delivers great BBQ for an even greater cause

Smoke on the Water delivers great BBQ for an even greater cause
This year’s Smoke on the Water event lived up to its hype and so much more on Saturday, Aug. 27, at Old Settlers Park in Lynnville. The annual BBQ competition drew in a record 16 teams of pit masters, attracted over 500 attendees eager to taste the area’s best BBQ, garnered statewide coverage, and raised...
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11 tractor riders camp overnight in Lynnville

11 tractor riders camp overnight in Lynnville
"Hoppy's World Tour" tractor ride camped across the river from the Wagaman Mill in Lynnville overnight Friday, Aug. 26. Eleven drivers with their tractors pulled their self-contained living quarters. The ride left Slater Aug. 24 with stops at Trainland USA in Colfax, Wednesday overnight a mile west of Prairie City, Thursday overnight five miles south...
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Zegers named Sole Survivor at Diamond Trail Golf Course

Zegers named Sole Survivor at Diamond Trail Golf Course
The top 10 finishers from the Diamond Trail Golf Club Men’s Tournament faced each other in the Sole Survivor Tournament this past Sunday, Aug. 28. The golfers played all nine holes together, with one person dropping out every hole. Whoever had the highest score each hole would drop out, or if there were ties, a...
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From the Kitchen: Jayme Deal

In her nine years of marriage to Staff Sergeant Justin Deal, this week’s featured cook, Jayme Deal, has called Colorado, Tennessee, Texas, and most recently, Iowa, home. The Deals have been happily settled into their home in Sully now for the past year and are enjoying the community and the school system. They are the...
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Press INKlings: What is two weeks’ notice?

Here’s some great news for our state close to the Labor Day weekend. The fifth-best state in the country to get a job is Iowa, according Gallup. Ahead of us are North Dakota in first place, Alaska, Nebraska, and Minnesota. The rest of the top 10 states with the best hiring climates are Virginia, Colorado,...
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Emmett Paul

Emmett Paul Kramer was born to John and Jacie Kramer of Sully at 10:03 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 29, 2016. He weighed 7 pounds 14 ounces and measured 22 inches long. His siblings are Aspen (7), Bethany (5), and Conrad (3). Grandparents are Judson and Pam Vos of Sully, Veronica and Ivan Groeneveld of Parkersburg,...
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