JLynnville-Sully’s girls golf team opened the season at home last Thursday, Mar. 28. The Hawks came in second with 244 points compared to Pella in first with 205. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont finished third with a 315.
Individually, senior Tessa Van Maanen took third with a 49. “Shooting in the 40s for our first...
I got to daydreaming over the weekend and remembered when Clarence Van Der Zyl had several beautiful horses in a small pasture behind my home.
There was also a donkey in the crowd that I named Duffus. He was ornery. Every now and then, he would make this horrible shriek, EEEEEK something.
Robert Hofer, 72, passed away Wednesday, Mar. 27, 2019. He was born the son of Leonard and Margaret Hofer on June 12, 1946, in Montour. Robert worked all of his life for the City of Des Moines. He was an avid Hawkeyes fan and loved fishing and hunting.
He is survived...
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...
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...
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...
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...