Yearly Archives: 2016

Letter to the Editor: Fair was a success

Letter to the Editor: The Jasper County Fair was again a success. The rains and the heat both gave us challenges, but we all adapted to the weather and didn’t let it stop us from having fun at the fair. Thanks to everyone on behalf of the fairboard for your participation, volunteering, and support of another...
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Letter to the editor: We can’t afford Patty Judge

If a candidate is known by the company they keep, the endorsement of Patty Judge by the deceptively named League of Conservation Voters and its misguided priorities speaks volumes. Among that radical group's misguided priorities is an attack on ethanol. Its principles state, "Conventional corn ethanol has far-reaching negative environmental impacts, including water pollution, global warming...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 8/4/16

There was a time in my life when I did not give a hoot about anything. I didn't worry much. A lot of people who know me say that has not changed much, and they are right to a certain extent. People around town who worried about everything and ran their lives perfectly always bothered me....
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Naomi Elizabeth

Robby and Erin Hoegh of Boliver, MO, are the parents of a daughter, Naomi Elizabeth, born June 30, 2016. She weighed 7 pounds 8 ounces. Her brothers are Titus, 6, and Jonah, 3. Grandparents are Susan Hoegh of Sully, Rod Hoegh of Urbandale, and Daniel and Ronda Porter of Columbia, MO. Her great-grandmother is Izy...
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Aiden James

Eric and Laura Fynaardt of Searsboro are the parents of a baby boy, Aiden James, born Wednesday, July 20, 2016. He weighed 8 pounds 1 ounce. His siblings are Alicia (5) and Matthew (3). Grandparents are Gary and JoAnn Fynaardt of Searsboro and Dale and Peggy Bergman of Grand Rapids, MI. Great-grandparent is Leland Fynaardt...
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Save the date: Two local events August 27

Organizers of the following Lynnville and Sully events think their events draw different crowds and/or people can take in parts of both events.   Smoke on the Water Aug. 27 After two successful “Smoke on the Water” fundraiser barbecue competitions, the third annual event has been set for Saturday, Aug. 27, at Lynnville Old Settlers Park. The cookout this...
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Willis Thiessen, 81

Willis Dale Thiessen, 81, of Marion, IN, passed away July 25, 2016, in Norman, OK, where he was visiting family. Willis was born Feb. 20, 1935, to Abraham John and Marie Goertz Thiessen in Mt. View, OK, the fourth of five children: Older siblings Walter, Verna, and Dewey, and younger sister Lanita, all now deceased. After...
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