Yearly Archives: 2018

L-S volleyball falls to 12th-ranked teams in 2A, 1A   

L-S volleyball falls to 12th-ranked teams in 2A, 1A   
The L-S varsity volleyball team dropped two matches in the past week to SICL Conference teams each ranked No. 12 in their separate classes. BELLE PLAINE Conference rival Belle Plaine came to Sully on Tuesday, Sept. 4. The Hawks lost at home in three sets to the team ranked 12th in 2A.          In the first set, the Plainsmen...
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Lynnville Council sets trick-or- treat night for October 27

The Lynnville City Council met in regular session at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 10, at Lynnville City Hall. Mayor Roy James called the meeting to order with all council members present and guests Kyle Terpstra, Glenn Lewis, and Faye Brand. City clerk Bev Arthur and city maintenance director Josh DeWitt were also in attendance. The...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers Sept. 13, 2018

All the wet weather has had me sitting around the house a lot because  my riding lawn mower has been stuck in the yard. I thought about my 45 years of being employed at the same job. I drove a semi around Iowa and delivered freight to nearly every town in Iowa at one time or...
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Darlene Van Der Zyl, 82­

Darlene Y. Van Der Zyl, 82, of Sully died Friday, Sept. 7, 2018, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell. A funeral service was held on Monday, Sept. 10, at Sully First Reformed Church. Memorials have been designated to Inspirations Daycare. Darlene, the daughter of Ben and Viola (Renaud) Van Kampen, was born Oct. 6, 1935, on...
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Christen Papa, 49

Christen Lyn Toppenberg Papa, 49, of Effingham, IL, passed away Satur-day, Sept. 1, 2018, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 7, 2018, at New Hope Church in Effingham, IL, with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Her family has requested memorial donations be made to Fear Nothing. Donations may...
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Eliana Koralye Jo

Craig and Lindsey O'Dell of Monroe finally have a little girl. Her name is Eliana Koralye Jo O'Dell. She was born Sept. 5, 2018, (her oldest brother’s birthday), weighed 8 pounds 11 ounces, and measured 21 inches long. Her brothers are Gavin-8, Logan-5; and Gabriel-2. Grandparents are Bob and Lesa O'Dell of Reasnor, Cresty and Gerald...
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