Rande Henkle, 56, of Monte-zuma passed away peacefully Saturday, Mar. 26, 2016, at Grinnell Regional Medical Center with his family by his side. Funeral services were Mar. 30 at Montezuma United Methodist Church. Burial was in Jackson Township Cemetery in Montezuma. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Montezuma Fire Department.
Randell...
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Lynn Kleinendorst, 94
Lynn Arthur Kleinendorst, 94, of Newton, passed from this life on Wednes-day morning, Mar. 23, 2016, at Careage of Newton. A time of remembrance and the funeral services will be at a later date at the Community Heights Alliance Church in Newton. Visitation will be at the church following the funeral services, with a lunch...
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Harold Hoksbergen, 86
Harold Hoksbergen, 86, of Pella, left to join his Lord on Mar. 23, 2016, at Jefferson Place, Pella. Funeral services were held Saturday, Mar. 26, at Faith Christian Reformed Church, Pella. Memorials have been designated for Wesley Life Hospice.
Harold Edwin Hoksbergen was born Mar. 31, 1929, to Ray and Johanna (Van Haaften) Hoksbergen at the...
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Construction underway on first two-unit townhouse in Sully
Friday, Mar. 25, construction began by Farrell Properties, owned by developer Robert Farrell of Newton, on a two-unit townhome on Lots 3 and 4 in Northridge Estates, directly across the street from the Lynnville-Sully High School football field in Sully. Farrell has done several single-family and multi-family housing projects within Jasper County. He is excited...
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Pastor’s Pen: Because He Lives
By Tom Pool, Lynnville Heart of Worship pastor
Mark 8:31-33: “For even the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve.”
The world just celebrated another Easter season, Jesus Christ’s death and resurrection, and His amazing gift to humanity! What a beautiful obedient example of a father-son relationship as Jesus willingly accepted His...
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Gas prices rise above $2 per gallon mark
Motorists are digging deeper into their wallets to pay for gas prices that have again gone over the $2 per gallon mark. After months of falling gas prices, reaching as low as $1.47 on Feb. 12 in the area, gas prices started the climb upwards and locally took an 11-cent jump overnight on Mar. 23.
According...
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Van Zante family’s European vacation impacted by terror in Brussels
The European family vacation Jason and Michelle Van Zante planned for over a year was dramatically impacted when the couple and their two children, Tyler and Megan, found themselves in the city of a deadly terrorist attack – Brussels, Belgium – on Tuesday, Mar. 22.
The trip was a celebration of the couple’s 20th wedding anniversary...
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