Geneva Van Zee, 95, died Friday, Jan. 26, 2018, at The Cottages in Pella. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 30, at Newton Chris-tian Reformed Church. Memorials may be designated to Resonate Global Missions or Bethany Christian Services and may be left at the church or at Pence ~ Reese Funeral Home.
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Three Hawk wrestlers earn milestone wins
Three Lynnville-Sully High School wrestlers – Cayden Johnson, Josh Dunsbergen, and Carson Dunsbergen – picked up their 100th career wins during the past week of wrestling. Another L-S senior wrestler, Sage Zylstra, is just one win away from hitting the milestone victory.
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Lynnville-Sully senior Cayden...
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Mother Nature delivers warm temperatures, January rain
Mother Nature continued her unpredictable and unseasonable shift with a 40-plus degree upswing in January temperatures in one short week. Last Tuesday, Jan. 16, schools were delayed due to dangerously cold wind chills. Just a few short days later, the mercury rose to the 40-degree range, allowing area residents to enjoy everything the warmer temperatures...
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Sweet speech success
Lynnville-Sully speech and drama teams were among many across the state competing in the Large Group Speech Contest on Saturday, Jan. 20. Two of Lynnville-Sully’s five acts are advancing to state competition after receiving Division I ratings.
Lynnville-Sully’s Andrea Bogaard and Madison Johnson will bring their “Airline Calamity” ensemble act to the state competition to be...
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Crime Stoppers offers $500 reward: Sheriff reports rash of burglaries across Jasper County
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating vandals who are responsible for a rash of burglaries throughout the county. Jasper County Crime Stoppers is furthering the effort by offering a $500 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the crimes.
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Farm to Table by Julie Van Manen
January is Soup Month
When the cold winds are blowing and snow covers the ground, nothing takes the chill away like a bowl of soup. We have certainly had a few of those days this month! One of my family’s favorite soup recipes is Savory Potato Cheese Soup. I used to think potato soup...Hawk girls fall to two ranked teams, then top Albia
Last week’s schedule for the Lynnville-Sully girls basketball team was not just busy, it was challenging as well. The Hawks fell to two ranked teams from Class 1A who also happen to be conference rivals. The girls were able to shake off the losses for a 31-point win over Albia to finish the week.
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