Dawson Lee Parker was born at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Apr. 13, 2018, weighing 8 pounds 9 ounces and measuring 21 inches long. His parents are Curtis and Rochelle Parker of Ankeny. His sister is Holland, age 19 months.
Grandparents are Rick and Carla Fopma of Lynnville, the late David Parker of Monroe, and Cindy Parker...
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Anna Elizabeth
Andy and Karlie Van Soelen of Davenport are the proud parents of a baby girl, Anna Elizabeth. She was born Friday, Apr. 13, 2018. She weighed 8 pounds 11 ounces and measured 20 inches long. She was welcomed home by her brother, Jasper, who is 18 months old.
Grandparents are Mike and Marlene Van Soelen of...
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Sully Telephone Association hosts Congressman Loebsack for roundtable discussion

U.S. Congressman Dave Loebsack, serving Iowa’s Second Congressional District, hosted a roundtable at the office of Sully Telephone Association at 11:45 a.m. on Friday, Apr. 6. He discussed his efforts to expand both fixed and mobile broadband in rural communities.
As a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, Loebsack has worked extensively to ensure...
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This is spring?

Winter just won’t end. A few spring-like days have occurred, but mostly the weather is making a mockery of the calendar. Several rounds of snow and below-freezing temps with wind chill have punished all who are ready for spring. Many social media posts have jokingly indicated that it feels like January. Approximately three inches of...
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Gym Jam with mom

Both Lynnville-Sully gyms were full of adrenaline and activity as the Lynnville-Sully Community Education Foundation invited all K-5 boys in the community and their mothers or female chaperones to enjoy an evening of high-octane fun and games on Saturday, Apr. 7, for the annual Gym Jam event.
LSCEF Director Kyra Smith reports nearly 80 boys and...
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Cookies! Cookies! Cookies!

I don’t really do a lot of baking outside of the holidays, but the other night I was watching “Inside Edition” when they repeatedly showed a teaser for “The Best Cookies Ever!” Of course, as they predicted could happen, I was hooked until the end of the program when they finally unveiled their scrumptious looking...
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Runner-up for L-S boys at second outdoor meet

In the midst of a wet and unseasonably cool week, the L-S boys track team managed to get in a track meet at Pekin on Thursday, Apr. 5. Due to bad weather projected for the next day, the Hawks picked up the boys-only meet in Pekin in order to get a meet in last week....
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