On a night that kept getting chillier, the Lynnville-Sully boys track team stayed hot as they ran, threw, and jumped their way to a first-place finish at BGM last Tuesday, Apr. 17.
The Hawks were in Class B with seven other teams: BGM, English Valleys, HLV, Iowa Valley, Keota, Meskwaki, and North Mahaska. The L-S boys...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers 04/26/2018
I imagine about everyone has a morning routine.
I do, but things happen during my routine.
I wake up pretty early. I roll out and sit on the edge of the bed in an early morning fog. I will fall asleep three of four times and then fall off and hit the floor. Now, I am ready...
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Dr. John D. Berthelsen, 86
Dr. John D. Berthelsen, 86, of Newton and formerly of Kellogg, died Thursday, Feb. 22, 2018, at Park Centre in Newton.
Dr. John’s memorial service will be 2 p.m. on Friday, Apr. 27, at Wallace Family Funeral Home & Crematory in Newton. The family will greet friends immediately following the memorial service with a lunch at...
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Harlow Geri
Dr. Brandon and Andrea Vos of North Liberty are the parents of a daughter, Harlow Geri, born Monday, Apr. 16, 2018. She weighed 8 pounds 5 ounces. Her big brother is Rory, age 2.
Grandparents are Loren and Tammy Vos of Sully and Bob and Mary Vander Wilt of Pella.
Great-grandparents are Geraldine Ver Ploeg of Pella,...
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Let Freedom Ride in Sully during RAGBRAI® pass through
During its meeting Apr. 12, the Sully RAGBRAI® XLVI Steering Committee started work on a budget and decided the theme, “Let Freedom Ride.” A logo has been designed for the pass-through city on day five of the event, Thursday, July 26. July 22-28, RAGBRAI will be enroute from overnight in Newton to overnight in Sigourney...
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Sully resident seeks Iowa House District 28 Republican nomination
Jon Michael Van Wyk of Sully is running as a Republican candidate in the June 5 Primary Election for the District 28 seat being vacated by State Representative Greg Heartsill. Van Wyk, who has a bachelors in political science and masters in public administration from Iowa State University, has always planned to run for the...
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Lynnville-Sully’s 2017 four-year graduation rate tops state average
Lynnville-Sully Superintendent Shane Ehresman announced on Apr. 11 the school’s 2017 four-year graduation rate of 97.06 percent exceeds the 91 percent average for the state of Iowa. This news comes following the press release by the Iowa Department of Education detailing Iowa’s high school graduation rate.
According to the release, Iowa’s high school graduation rate continues...
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