If you enjoy great barbecue and supporting a worthwhile cause, make plans to attend the fourth annual Smoke on the Water barbecue competition on Saturday, Aug. 26, at Old Settlers in Lynnville.
Twenty-five teams from across the state specializing in all things BBQ will put their tried-and-true and sometimes secret recipes to the test to win...
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Locals experience total eclipse
The total solar eclipse was absolutely one of the most awe-inspiring moments of my life, a moment revealing absolute perfection in the harmony of the details of Nature. It is amazing to me that the moon was placed in an orbit around the earth that allows it to pass directly over the face of the...
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Back to School: Students, staff prep for 2017-18 school year
Back-to-school preparations are in full swing as parents, guardians, school staff, and students anticipate the start of the 2017-18 school year and sports seasons.
Annual back-to-school nights were held and widely attended by incoming students and their families. Lynnville-Sully held its back-to-school night on Monday, Aug. 21. All K-12 students were able to drop off school...
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Contracts, resignations, open enrollments approved at L-S School Board meeting
The Lynnville-Sully School Board of Education met Monday, Aug 21, in the high school library at a delayed start time due to back-to-school night activities happening earlier in the evening. Those present were board members Tim Dunsbergen, Gerry Van Dyke, Jer Schnell, Steph Young, Tammy Vos, superintendent Shane Ehresman, high school principal Shane Wheeler, preK-8...
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Locals place at Iowa State Fair
"Nothing Compares to State Fair Thrills” Iowa State Fair was held Aug. 10-20 in Des Moines. Following are judging results with some local winners.
Iowans from all over the state gathered to show off their crops in the farm crops contests judged Aug. 10 at the 2017 Iowa State Fair. Brent Lowry of Searsboro won first...
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FOCUS youth serve wherever needed in Nashville
Lynnville Friends Church youth group members dedicated a week of their summer to serving however and wherever needed in Nashville, TN. They returned home with closer connections among the youth group, a greater awareness of people in need, and a deepened faith in God.
The FOCUS youth group headed out on July 23 and returned July 29....
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Mar Kar Farms takes home the gold in Wisconsin
In the wee hours of the morning on Aug. 9, Mark and Karla De Cook of Sully traveled to Milwaukee, WI, with seven of their registered Percheron draft horses, six of which are homebred and raised. They met over 100 horses to participate in the Wisconsin State Fair Percheron Draft Horse Show.
The halter show, where...
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