Harold H. De Vries, 89, of Peoria, passed away Sunday, May 19, 2019, at Pella Regional Health Center. Funeral services were held Saturday, May 25, at 10:30 a.m. at Peoria Christian Reformed Church. Interment with military honors by Van Veen-Van Hemert American Legion Post No. 89 of Pella was at the Peoria...
State track success
Iowa High School’s State Track and Field Championships held May 16-18 will go down in the record books as memorable, exciting, and full of accomplishments for area athletes, their families, and the programs, schools, and communities they represent. A total of 11 local athletes – 10 from Lynnville-Sully and Pella Christian’s Blake Veenstra of Lynnville – took...
Faye Brand, Lynnville-Sully Citizen of the Year
Faye Brand, a 1997 Lynnville-Sully alum and familiar face as an advocate and volunteer for the Lynnville-Sully School District, was named the 2019 Citizen of the Year during Lynnville-Sully’s commencement ceremony on Saturday, May 18.
Since 1986, the Lynnville-Sully School Board of Education has recognized a Citizen of the Year to someone...
Class of 2019 looks ahead to bright futures
Graduation ceremonies for the Class of 2019 at Lynnville-Sully and Pella Christian High Schools were held on Saturday evening, May 18. At L-S, 43 seniors walked across the stage to receive their diplomas in front of a packed gym of proud family and friends. Local senior Parker Schnell of rural Sully was a member of the graduating class of...
Long-time local vet set to retire
Dr. Alden Frischmeyer, a veterinary who has practiced in his field for 38 years and has served the Grinnell and Lynnville-Sully Veterinary Clinics, will be retiring at the end of this month. To celebrate and honor his 38 years of service to the community, a retirement open house will be held on Wednesday, May 29. From...
Farm to table: Fire up the grill for National Beef Month and National Hamburger Month
Third time’s a charm” was not the case this morning as we regretfully had to tell a couple of schools for the third time that this Friday was not a good day to visit the farm. We barely snuck by last night, but we stayed dry. In fact, we watched the storms roll north and south of...
Hawks earn gold in three events at state
Lynnville-Sully’s track athletes chased down hardware and incredible accomplishments at the 2019 state track meet last week. Senior Tyson Vander Linden wrapped up an outstanding high school career by garnering gold medals in the 400-m dash and 400-m hurdles as well as the sprint medley with fellow senior Gage Vander Leest and juniors Ethan Wyma and Kinnick McFarland.