Eleven teams of 12 volunteers gathered at Lynnville Friends Church for three shifts of preparing packaged nutritious meals for Jasper County Take Away Hunger on Saturday, Mar. 23. The 11 teams were: 1st State Bank, Lynnville Friends Church Women’s Bible Study, Julie Jones and family, Lynnville Friends Church, Key Co-op, Lynnville Friends Church Small Group, Team Co-Line, Lynnville-Sully...
City of Lynnville receives $300,000 CDBG Grant for sanitary sewer improvements
The City of Lynnville was among recipients of awards totaling $4.1 million announced earlier in March for 12 communities across the state. The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) awarded the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to support community water and sewer infrastructure projects.
The City of Lynnville will use the $300,000 grant it...
Where Are They Now? Tyler Harsselaar, Ankeny Fire Dept. Firefighter/Paramedic
Q: Please describe your Lynnville-Sully roots.
A: I grew up on the north side of Lynnville. I lived in the same house my entire youth, until I moved off to college. My parents are Dwight and Kim Harsselaar, and I have no siblings. Being from a small town feels like you’re...
FARM TO TABLE: Signs of Spring
Longer days, Lent, March Madness brackets, mud, light jackets, and the first delivery of seed are all things that represent signs of spring. I think they are especially exciting signs for us this year as we eagerly say good-bye to winter. Well, maybe not the muddy roads! However, after seeing and hearing about the floods in...
L-S golf teams ready to tee off 2019 season
A solid team of 14 golfers is ready to hit the links for Lynnville-Sully this 2019 season. The Hawks welcome new coach Alison Knouse to the helm of the team this year. Knouse is a familiar face with some of the high schoolers as her husband, Jeff, is the Director of Christian Education and Youth Ministries at...
L-S approves 2.51% salary package increase, high school principal search begins
The Lynnville-Sully Board of Education met in regular session at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, Mar. 25, in the high school library. President Tim Dunsbergen called the meeting to order with board members Tammy Vos, Gerry Van Dyke, and Steph Young present. Jer Schnell joined at 6:55 p.m. Board secretary Karla De Cook, prek-8 principal Teri Bowlin,...
The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers Mar. 28, 2019
My wife tells me she is quite a shopper. One thing we never do together is shop.
I remember when we did shop together years ago. It never ended in a pleasant atmosphere. She said it bothered her to have me follow her around, so I would go out and sit...