Yearly Archives: 2016

City-Wide Garage Sale List & Map

City-Wide Garage Sale List & Map
39 City-wide garage sales in Sully, Lynnville, Searsboro, and Killduff Saturday, Apr. 16 (All sales are open 7 a.m.-noon Saturday unless a different Saturday time is listed. Many have additional hours listed.) SULLY
  1. 9233 Hwy. T-33 S. (six houses east of Sully Christian School), Staci Jansen, 7-1 p.m. Wedding stuff (lights, glassware, candles, silk flowers, ribbon,...
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Short agenda equals quick meeting for Lynnville Council

The Lynnville City Council met in regular session on Monday, Apr. 11, at the city hall. Mayor Roy James called the meeting to order with all councilmembers present. Guests included Dwight Harselaar, Dale Flander, and Faye Brand. The agenda was approved. The minutes from the March meeting were also approved. The city and payroll claims were...
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Sully citizens voice high-speed traffic concerns to council

The Sully City Council met on Monday, Apr. 11 at 7 p.m. in the council chambers. Mayor Brent Vander Molen and council member Darin Morvant were absent. Guests included Teryl Ver Ploeg, Liz Harthoorn, Faye Brand, Beth Steenhoek, Justin Deal, Steve Lewis, and Mark Fincel. Speed Concerns Sully citizens Justin Deal and Steve Lewis, both homeowners on...
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‘Best performances of the year’ at Iowa Jazz Championships

‘Best performances of the year’ at Iowa Jazz Championships
Band Director Ryan McNulty took 14 members of the L-S Jazz Ensemble to the Iowa Jazz Championships, held Tuesday, Apr. 5 at the Iowa Events Center, to compete against the top 15 jazz bands in the state. L-S was first up, performing at 8 a.m., which meant the students were on the bus by 5:45 a.m. The group...
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Jansen wraps up high school speech career

Jansen wraps up high school speech career
L-S senior Caleb Jansen, an anchor in the L-S speech program, performed at the Iowa High School Speech Association's (IHSSA) Individual All-State Speech Festival Monday, Apr. 4, at the University of Iowa in front of critics, family, friends and other All-State performers. Craig Ihnen, IHSSA Director, stated the festival allows students to present their talents as...
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Maxwell Mintle earns All-American honors, heads to Tennessee with brothers

Maxwell Mintle earns All-American honors, heads to Tennessee with brothers
L-S fourth-grader Maxwell Mintle, the son of Brent and April Mintle, received All-American honors after competing in the Midwest Classic Nationals with 1,460 wrestlers from across the nation the first weekend in April. Competing in Kearney, NE, Maxwell wrestled in a 32-man bracket with wrestlers from Colorado, Wyoming, Nebraska, Montana, Kansas, Texas, and Iowa. He...
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Fundraising begins for new L-S wrestling room

Fundraising begins for new L-S wrestling room
"The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is a little extra...” This quote exemplifies the desire supporters of the Room to Soar fundraising campaign have to grow and expand the Lynnville-Sully wrestling program. With help from the community, Room to Soar has set a goal of securing $40,000 by May 13, 2016 for a state-of-the-art facility. For several...
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