Iowa’s high school graduation rate has increased for the fifth year in a row while dropout rates edged up for the first time since the 2009-10 school year, according to figures recently released by the Iowa Department of Education.
State data show 91.3 percent of students in Iowa’s Class of 2016 graduated within four years, up...
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Open house Saturday at Sully’s newest business building
When Craig Maasdam of Sully broke ground for a new building for his Fast Trax Sports business in 2009, he always envisioned a second building eventually going up. Maasdam thought a restaurant or ice cream shop would be a good addition to his business next door and the town in general. Six years later, the...
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Band, chorus, PE added to L-S’s cumulative GPA; opening offer to PELS approved
The Lynnville-Sully School Board held a public hearing on Monday, Apr. 17, at 7 p.m. to review the proposed 2017-18 innovative calendar, which states the start date and minimum number of school days. Seeing no public input, the board approved the calendar as presented. The meeting adjourned at 7:03 p.m.
Then the Lynnville-Sully School Board met...
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Press INKlings: Signs of our state
How many times have you been asked where you live? When you answer “Iowa,” you know the next question.
“Is that the state with all the potatoes?”
Or, “So you must really like corn?”
Or the worst, “Where is that even at?”
We’ve all learned to laugh at all these responses and sometimes even the people saying them, mainly...
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From the kitchen: Kelsie Van Haaften
In just a few short weeks, the inaugural “Night of Stars Prom” will be held in Pella for those in the area with special needs. Kelsie Van Haaften, this week’s featured cook, is making sure this special event is perfect for its attendees. Kelsie and her husband Barry have a special heart for those with...
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Alberts brings NOVUS Glass to Central Iowa
Working with glass is nothing new for Trent Alberts of Sully. For the past 17 years, Alberts has worked for Pella Corporation, from installing sashes into window frames to his most recent role of HR compensation and shared services manager. Recently, however, the entrepreneurial bug hit Alberts, and he began examining different business opportunities.
Spurred on,...
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Boys golf team tees off season
The L-S boys golf team got its first meet under their belt for this season at PCM on Tuesday, Apr. 4. The team is a meet down on the season already with the meet at Montezuma having been canceled the day before.
“It was good to get the first meet out of the way, and it...
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