Yearly Archives: 2018

A beautiful display of sun dogs

A beautiful display of sun dogs
An Arctic cold front ushered in 2018 with dangerously cold temperatures and wind chills up to 45 degrees below zero in Iowa. The new year broke records right away with the U.S. National Weather Service in Des Moines recording a temperature of -19, which was the lowest temperature recorded in Des Moines on Jan. 1...
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Lynnville Council reviews sewer project funding

The Lynnville City Council met in regular session on Monday, Jan. 8, with all councilmembers present and guests Jack Pope with Garden and Associates, Travis Squires with Piper Jaffray, Glenn Lewis, and Faye Brand. A resolution to approve gross salary report was added to the agenda. The amended agenda was approved. The minutes of the December...
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Snow removal on Sully streets main topic of discussion Monday night

As has been the case on social media, among coffee drinkers, and on the street, removal of snow on the streets of Sully was the main topic of business at the regular meeting of the Sully City Council at 7 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 8, at Sully Community Center. Councilmembers present were Jeff Brummel, Brad...
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Second half of season starts with a ‘W’ for L-S boys

The Lynnville-Sully boys basketball team started off the second half of their season strong after a swift win over 0-11 English Valleys on Friday, Jan. 5. A strong start was a key component in the Hawks’ 79-16 win as they entered into the second quarter leading 36-3. Soon after, they initiated continuous clock and quickly arrived...
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‘Good team basketball’ gives L-S girls victory over EV

The Lynnville-Sully girls came off Christmas break, tucking another win under their belts after defeating the English Valleys Bears 52-29 on Friday, Jan. 5. The Hawks jumped on the Bears early, allowing only two points in the first quarter and leading 29-11 at the half. The Hawks maintained their lead, and the game ended 52-29. Sophomore Mallory Loftus...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers Jan. 11, 2018

My life has been in worse shape before but not many times. The cold is terrible. Two of my fleet of lousy cars would not start. I had to stand out in the below-zero fun to put the charger on both cars. One still would not start. I became angry. I pointed my full blast Knipco heater...
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