Mark and Melinda Porter of Fairfield are the parents of twin baby girls born Sunday, Aug. 27, 2017. Clare Donna weighed 5 pounds 11 ounces and measured 17- l/2 inches long. Elyse Debra weighed 6 pounds 8 ounces and measured 18-l/2 inches long. Their big brother is Carson, age 2.
Grandparents are Morris and Debbie Jansen...
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Bruce E. Baarda, 82
Bruce E. Baarda, 82
Bruce E. Baarda, 82, of Sully, passed away of PSP (Progressive Supranuclear Palsy) on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2017, at the Mayflower Community Health Care Center in Grinnell with his wife and children by his side. His wife, Shirley, faithfully cared for Bruce until his last breath!
Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m....
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Three Baardas, three wins at Eddyville Raceway last weekend
Four local youth had a fun and successful Labor Day weekend at the Eddyville Raceway in the points championship weekend.
The event started off with a 16-car junior dragster shootout on Friday night. Camden Baarda, age 15, won the shootout. He is the son of Ryan and Gina Baarda of Lynnville and Joel and Kara Vander...
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School board election Sept. 12
Three incumbents will run unopposed in the Lynnville-Sully Community School District School Board Election slated for Tuesday, Sept. 12. Polls open from noon to 8 p.m. Voters who normally vote in Searsboro, including residents of the town of Searsboro, and Washington and Sugar Creek Townships of Poweshiek County, will vote at the Sully Community Center...
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Local business partnership forges improved community commitment
Lynnville Repair Inc. (LRI) has leased the service area of the Key Cooperative Service Department with an Aug. 25 agreement. According to Matt Zylstra, LRI owner, LRI is planning to move its tire sales and service and oil change service to the leased area with the vehicle repair area remaining at their location in the...
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L-S K-12 enrollment breaks 500 mark
The Lynnville-Sully Community School District is boasting school enrollment numbers that haven’t been seen in nearly a decade. This year’s K-12 enrollment numbers top the 500 mark, a tally L-S Superintendent Shane Ehresman reports hasn’t been seen since 2008 when 504 students were enrolled at Lynnville-Sully.
“The enrollment increase is good news for Lynnville-Sully because the...
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