40 years ago (1976)
Schmidt Lumber-Pole Builders of Sully added a 16’ x 280’ structure to store forklifts, lumber, and a general warehouse.
A good neighbor deed was held at the Kryn Struik farm west of Sully. Those doing the plowing were Marvin Baarda, John Renaud, Mark DeCook, Armand DeCook, Carrol Renaud, Norman Van Maanen, Wilford Laverman,...
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Press INKlings: Savor, experience, live, reluctantly share it
According to chocoholic.com, chocolate is a passion. You don’t just nibble or eat chocolate … you savor, experience, live … and at times, reluctantly share chocolate.
Chocolate possesses mystical powers. Want to make a friend? Offer chocolate. Want to make up? Send chocolate. Want to heal? Take chocolate. Want to be popular? Give chocolate. Want to...
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Postage rates decrease April 10
Absent Congressional or court action to extend or make permanent an existing exigent surcharge for mailing products and services – including the Forever stamp – the United States Postal Service (USPS) will be required to reduce certain prices on Sunday, Apr. 10. This mandatory action will worsen the Postal Service’s financial condition by reducing revenue...
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Sully Hometown Pride receives grant for paint
Sully's Hometown Pride Committee is among 81 statewide award winners for the 2016 allocation of paint from the Diamond Vogel Paint Company and Keep Iowa Beautiful (KIB) as part of the 2016 Paint Iowa Beautiful Program.
The program provides free paint to a wide variety of public service projects throughout Iowa. Sully's application was for painting...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 4/7/16
Dogs and cars have been two of my favorite subjects for decades.
I’ve written about my daughters’ dogs more than once. My favorite dog is an old beagle that belongs to my eldest daughter.
He is the most spoiled, disobedient dog. But my daughter thinks he is the most wonderful beast ever born. I might have once...
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Two citations issued in two-vehicle accident
A two-vehicle accident occurred at 10:45 a.m. on Saturday, Apr. 2, at the gravel road intersection of Titan Avenue and East 142nd Street South, located southwest of Lynnville.
According to Jasper County Sheriff's Deputy Marc Headington's report, the intersection is a four-way controlled intersection with stop signs posted for north- and south-bound traffic.
A 2002 GMC Yukon...
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Mental health ranked No. 1 community health issue in Jasper Count
The Jasper County Health Department, in collaboration with Skiff Medical Center, recently completed a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) process,
with subsequent Health Improvement Plan (HIP).
The CHNA-HIP process reviews the health of Jasper County residents by analyzing information from a variety of sources, including resident surveys, census information, and health indicator information. This process is completed...
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