Yearly Archives: 2019

Fifth-ranked L-S falls to No. 3 Monte, tops No. 10 NM

A look at the ranked teams in Class 1A shows the SICL is a power-packed conference this year. Three of the top 10 teams are from the SICL – Montezuma (No. 3), Lynnville-Sully (No. 5), and North Mahaska (No. 10). The Hawks faced their fellow ranked SICL teams in the past week of action and finished...

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L-S wrestlers go 1-2 at home dual meet

The Lynnville-Sully grapplers hosted a home dual meet on Thursday, Jan. 17, and finished the night at 1-2. The Hawks defeated Montezuma but fell to Centerville and English Valleys-Tri-County.

                Against Centerville, L-S won just three matches in the 48-12 loss. At 138 pounds, senior Ty Breeden, who finished the night undefeated, pinned Mason...

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Hawks fall to third-ranked Monte, beat NM in OT

The Lynnville-Sully boys faced a couple of challenging conference opponents in the past week. The Hawks couldn’t take down Class 1A third-ranked Montezuma, but they did pull off an overtime win over North Mahaska.

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                For the second time this season, the L-S boys fell to the top team...

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Farm to Table: Winter is here!

As I write this article, most of the state of Iowa has been placed under a Winter Storm Warning. On the farm, preparations for such an event have taken place. Cattle have been given extra bedding and panels have been placed on one barn. The wind that is predicted to follow is not fun on the...

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Short action item list results in one-hour Lynnville-Sully School Board meeting Monday

                The Lynnville-Sully Board of Education met on Monday, Jan. 21, in the high school library at 5:30 p.m. President Tim Dunsbergen called the early meeting to order with board members Tammy Vos and Steph Young present along with superintendent Shane Ehresman, board secretary Karla DeCook, and guests Faye Brand, Brian Lowry, and Darrell Veenstra. Due to many...

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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers Jan. 24, 2018

                Winter finally got here with a vengeance. I hate it. Last Saturday, I happened to look out the window and saw my flag pole was bent about halfway down due to that stupid wind of 50 miles per hour gusts.

                I did not want the flag to get down on the ground....

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Local food pantry overwhelmed with fast growth

                Lynnville Heart to Heart Food Pantry at Lynnville Heart of Worship Church is overwhelmed with how fast the food pantry has grown. It has already outgrown two areas at the church with another move needed soon for more space.

                Mitzi Smith had the idea in October 2017 and didn’t know if anyone...

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