Marjorie Fopma, 85, of Pella and formerly of Sully, passed away Friday, July 14, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Services will be held Thursday, July 20, at 11 a.m. at Covenant Reformed Church in Pella. Interment will be made in the Sully Cemetery on Thursday, July 20, at 9:30 a.m. Memorials may...
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Wilma Veldhuizen, 94
Wilma Veldhuizen, 94, died July 12, 2017, at Jefferson Place in Pella. Funeral services were at 10 a.m. on Saturday, July 15, at Garden Chapel Funeral Home in Pella. Memorials have been designated for Hospice of Pella and Lake View Camp. Interment was in Dairy Grove (Bethany) Cemetery near Sully.
Wilma was born Nov. 11, 1922,...
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Joel Henning, 54
Joel Henning, 54, of Grinnell died Sunday, July 9, 2017, at Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines.
He was born Nov. 11, 1962, in Newton, the son of Carl L. and Janice (Van Gent) Henning. He went to Lynnville-Sully High School where he was a state champion wrestler. He also played football and baseball. He graduated...
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Summer’s sizzle stresses Iowa crops, yards
A mid-July heat wave with feel-like temperatures pre-dicted to reach and exceed the 100-degree mark, combined with little to no rain, has area residents and farmers in a real need for relief and significant precipitation.
In the weekly Iowa Crop and Progress Report, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey reported, “We are seeing some stress to...
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Local organization focuses on conservation, improvement
Pheasant hunting season may be months away, but the Jasper County Chapter of Pheasants Forever is working year round to improve habitat, build public awareness, and reach out to youth.
Jasper County is one of 103 Pheasants Forever Chapters in the state of Iowa. Jeremy Flores of Newton recently took over as president of the Jasper...
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Monday blood drive honors Stella
The upcoming Lynnville-Sully Community Blood Drive will be in honor of Stella Turnbull on Monday, July 24, from 2:30-6:30 p.m. at Lynnville Friends Church FCC Building.
LifeServe Blood Center is urging all blood donors, whether you roll up your sleeve a few times a year or if you’ve been away for a while, to hop in...
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School board, superintendent goals approved at Monday meeting
The Lynnville-Sully School Board held its monthly meeting on Monday, July 17, at 6:30 p.m. in the high school library. Board members Tim Dunsbergen, Jer Schnell, Tammy Vos, Steph Young, and Gerry Van Dyke were present along with board secretary Karla DeCook, superintendent Shane Ehresman, high school principal Shane Wheeler, preK-8 principal Teri Bowlin, and...
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