Yearly Archives: 2017

Conover Seed gearing up for its third spring

Conover Seed gearing up for its third spring
As spring approaches, area farmers are looking forward to getting back in the field soon. It’s a busy time of year for the ag industry, and that includes Conover Seed north of Sully as well. Owner Chad Conover, a Pioneer dealer, has been preparing for spring ever since November, the biggest seed-selling time of the year...
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L-S Jazz Ensemble captures first place in Class 1A at Hoover Jazz Fest

L-S Jazz Ensemble captures first place in Class 1A at Hoover Jazz Fest
The Lynnville-Sully Jazz Ensemble, under the direction of Mr. Ryan McNulty, band director, traveled to Hoover High School on Saturday, Mar. 4, for the 46th Annual Hoover Jazz Fest. Hoover Jazz Fest is the largest jazz band festival in the state of Iowa and featured over 50 bands from across all classes. Lynnville-Sully performed three songs,...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 3/9/16

Basic. Minimal. Let's focus on those two perfect words with the food this week. Do you all need a recipe that's 100 percent unashamedly lazy? Beautifully easy? Of course you do. I really promise this is 100 percent kid friendly. I know I say that every week, but even the one-year-old INHALED this. Like, three bowls...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 3/9/17

Having spent half of my life looking through a windshield, I drove between four and five million miles, close as I can figure. I liked to drive anything since I was a kid. My dad had a couple of old rock trucks he had put together. I rode with one of the drivers a lot. He...
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Letter to the editor: IOWA—THE PLACE TO BE

Being a lifelong Iowan and a farmer’s daughter, I admit I’m a little biased about our great state. I love the people, the land, even (mostly) the changing weather. Now, it seems I’m not alone. A new report from “U.S. News and World Report” says Iowa is one of the Top 10 Best States in the...
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Eva Mae Proudfit, 81

Eva Mae Proudfit, 81, of Grinnell and formerly of Sully, died Monday, Mar. 6, 2017, at the Mayflower Community Health Care Center in Grinnell. A private family service was held Wednesday, Mar. 8. Interment was in Sully Cemetery.  ...
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