Sully City Council met in regular session at 7 p.m. on Monday, May 13, at Sully Community Center. Councilmembers present were Brad Rozendaal, Wes Van Wyk, Teryl Ver Ploeg, Gordon Yarrington, city clerk Barbra Maasdam, and public works director Jeremy Behun. Guests present were Craig Maasdam, Matt Walker of Garden and Associates, James...
Sidewalk discussion held at Lynnville City Council meeting
The Lynnville City Council met in regular session on Monday, May 13, at Lynnville City Hall. Mayor Roy James called the meeting to order with councilmembers Mark Newberg, Terry Fraker, Kevin Arment, and Bev Van Maanen present. City clerk Bev Arthur was also present as well as guest Faye Brand.
Twin Vos sisters publish heartwarming memoir about family, travel, faith
“Our Story: Living Under God’s Umbrella of Care” by Erma and Elva Vos of Pella is the latest memoir published by The Write Place of Pella.
In warm and inviting tones, the Vos sisters describe everything from their birth in August 1935 on a farm near Sully to their whirlwind...
Darren W. Fischer, 59
Darren W. Fischer, 59, of Newark, NJ, passed away Sunday, May 12, 2019, after a battle with cancer. Among survivors are his parents-in-law, David and Garnet Gertsma of Lynnville, his brother-in-law and his family, Bruce Gertsma of Lynnville, and his sister-in-law and her family, Mark and Sarah Scholten of Lynnville. Visitation will be...
L-S athletes excel at conference meets
Lynnville-Sully track and golf teams kicked off the second week of May with big results at their respective SICL conference meets on Monday, May 6. The high school boys track team dominated the field of 11 SICL schools at North Mahaska to earn first place and championship team honors. Members of the girls track team stepped up their...
Locals celebrate Tulip Time in Pella
Above: Bristol Hardeman (daughter of Tim and Desiree Hardeman of Lynnville) and Colton Nikkel (son of David and Monica Nikkel of Sully) ride in an oversized Dutch tea cup on the Mariah’s Tea Time float in the May 2 afternoon Pella Tulip Time parade with their great-grandmother, Evelyn Rozendaal, formerly of Sully. Also...
Area artists earn statewide fire prevention recognition
The Iowa Firefighters Association honored three local young artists during a luncheon held at the Belle Plaine Fire Department on Saturday, May 4.
Two Lynnville-Sully elementary students, Jace Johnson, third-grade son of Greg and Jocelin Johnson, and Kate Harthoorn, fifth-grade daughter of Nick and Amy Harthoorn, as well as Sully Christian School’s Isabelle Vos, third-grade...