Nate and Lindsay Nees of West Des Moines are the parents of a son, Parker Joseph Nees. He was born Feb. 24, 2020, weighing 6 pounds .7 ounces.
Grandparents are Mike and Kathy Zylstra of Sully, Joe Nees of Breda, and Nancy Johnson of Holstein....
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Unofficial results: L-S School bond vote passes with 80.53%
According to the Jasper County, IA, website, the Lynnville-Sully Community School District Bond vote passed with 80.53%. Unofficial vote totals as of Tuesday night show 488 YES and 118 NO for a total of 606 voters....
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Lynnville-Sully’s Maxwell Mintle is crowned AA State Champ 130 pounds Division C
Lynnville-Sully eighth-grader Maxwell Mintle, son of Brent Mintle and April Mintle, can add AAU 130-pound state champion to his long list of wrestling accolades. Saturday, Feb. 29, Mintle wrestled his way through a 32-man bracket to guarantee a spot on the podium at the Iowa AAU Kids State wrestling tournament held at Wells Fargo Arena in Des Moines. One day later, he...
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Pella Christian Boys Basketball Is On To State
The Pella Christian boys basketball team made great use of 2020’s extra day and wrapped it up in memorable fashion. On Leap Day – Saturday, Feb. 29 – the Eagles punched their ticket to the Class 2A state basketball tournament after defeating South Hamilton 52-30 at the Roundhouse in Marshalltown.
This will mark the 15th time...
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Mar Kar Farms tops sale, sets new record
Mark and Karla De Cook own and operate Mar Kar Farms of Sully where they breed and raise registered Percheron draft horses. They normally have about 30 head around the farm, including a stallion, about 15 mares and yearlings, and two-year-olds. Feb. 20, the De Cooks brought three three-year-old geldings to a sale at Gifford,...
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Van Wyk house moves south to new home
It’s not every day locals can watch a four-bedroom home cruise down the highway, but that’s exactly the scene that played out on Wednesday, Feb. 26. A 44-year-old home was professionally moved and travelled across gravel roads and highways near Searsboro, Lynnville, and Taintor as it started a new adventure for a new family in southern...
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From the Kitchen: Val Fisk
One look at Val Fisk’s busy calendar will make most people’s heads spin. The mother of six holds a full-time job at Grinnell Mutual as a commercial underwriter assistant in addition to her duties as a mom, supporting her children in their various activities, and helping on the family farm. The busy days and nights...
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