The Sully Fire and Ambulance Department is now better equipped to help save the lives of sudden cardiac arrest patients thanks to the acquisition of a Physio-Control LUCAS® 3 Chest Compression System. Sully is one of five Jasper County departments that received the life-saving system thanks to a $6.3 million grant awarded by The Leona...
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Art, academics take center stage at L-S
Lynnville-Sully will host the annual Art Show and Academic Fair on Thursday, Mar. 22, starting at 3:30 p.m. Artwork of all K-12 art students will be on full display on the makeshift gallery walls in the high school gym, and a special showcase highlighting seniors’ works of art will be in the high school art...
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From Iowa to Texas with Love: Locals lend a helping hand on annual Texico trip
With hearts ready to serve, a group of seven people from the Lynnville-Sully area made the 19-hour trek to the Texas-Mexico border a couple weeks ago. The goal? To provide a helping hand to families in need around the Palmview, TX, area.
The first Texico trip was in 2001, and teams have been going on this...
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FARM to TABLE: Signs of Spring…Easter Ham and Desserts
By now, I hope everyone has had a chance to recover from the time change. I think it takes a little bit to “spring” ahead. However, the word “spring” is uplifting. It helped that many of us had Spring Break to adjust! Speaking of time and Spring Break, with Emily’s encouragement, we spent some time...
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L-S boys break two records at season opener
The Lynnville-Sully boys are off and running on the 2018 track and field season. And if their first meet is any indication, the Hawks have much to look forward to. The boys looked strong against fellow conference teams at the SICL indoor meet at Grinnell College on Monday, Mar. 19, where no team scores were...
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SICL indoor meet gives L-S girls a ‘great start’
In their first meet of the season on Monday, Mar. 19, the Lynnville-Sully girls track and field team gave an “outstanding” effort, according to L-S Coach Darin Arkema. Though no team scores were kept at the indoor SICL meet at Grinnell College, Arkema appreciates the meet as an opportunity to focus on being ready to...
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L-S School Board – 2018-19 budget approved at L-S Board meeting Monday
The Lynnville-Sully Board of Education met in regular session on Monday, Mar. 19. Jer Schnell, vice president, called the meeting to order. Board members Gerry Van Dyke and Steph Young, high school principal Shane Wheeler, superintendent Shane Ehresman, board secretary Karla DeCook, and preK-8 principal Teri Bowlin were present. Guests included Rita Maston, Faye Brand,...
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