Logan and Jamie Anderson of Eddyville are the proud parents of a daughter, Lydia Lucille, born Thursday, Mar. 16, 2017, at 5:36 p.m. She weighed 7 pounds 8 ounces and measured 20 inches long. Grandparents are Robert and Kandy DeRooi of Oskaloosa and Darlene Anderson of University Park. Great-grandparents are Ron and Nancy Swank of...
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Locals unite to take away hunger
Lynnville Friends Church, for the fifth time, hosted a Jasper County Take Away Hunger food packaging (formerly Jasper County Kids Against Hunger) event on a rainy Saturday morning, Mar. 25, with 13 teams of volunteers completing 22,464 meals. The ingredients of the traditional bags of Fortified Rice-Soy Casserole are slightly improved this year, but still...
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Key Co-op announces winner of Ugliest Bathroom Contest
Key Cooperative Lumber and Construction Services launched an Ugliest Bathroom Contest in February, inviting all homeowners whose ugly and outdated bathroom had seen better days to enter. On the line was a giveaway of $1,000 in interior products to bring the “ugliest” bathroom back to life. The contest came to a close on Mar. 15...
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L-S Art Show & Academic Fair draw appreciative crowd
The artistic talents of all kindergarten through twelfth-grade Lynnville-Sully artists were on display at the 14th Annual Art Show held in the L-S High School gym on Thursday, Mar. 24. Hundreds of admirers browsed through aisles of colorful and eclectic artwork throughout the entire evening. Eight seniors enjoyed their final show with special exhibits in...
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Battle of the brains at 2017 Knowledge Bowl
Thirteen middle schoolers represented Lynnville-Sully at the 2017 Pella Christian Grade School Knowledge Bowl held Tuesday, Mar. 21, in Pella.
Two eighth graders, four seventh graders, and seven sixth graders participated in the contest that is generally held only for seventh and eighth graders. Prior to the event, the students prepped by learning the type of...
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New trophy cases installed at L-S
Over spring break, the old and worn out trophy cases were removed from the south gym wall and replaced with floor-to-ceiling cases. The old trophy cases have been at Lynnville-Sully since 1959. They were built into the wall so there was more room in the hallway, and that allowed more room for more trophies. Since...
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Letter to the Editor: Steve King’s tweet
Dear Editor: Representative Steve King's tweet about how "we can't restore our civilization with somebody else's babies" bothers me a lot. He is referring to white babies. He wants more white babies. However, the numbers don't support his wishes. Using 2014 statistics, there were 11.6 white births per 1,000 population, while black births were 19.5/1,000;...
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