Yearly Archives: 2020

The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers June 4, 2020

                I had quite a day on Monday.

                My grandson bought a fixer-upper car, some kind of European 1987 convertible which might not have run since 1988.

                I don’t know what he paid for it, but I would have given somewhere between $12 and $15.

Emersyn Rayne

                Cody and Karli Nikkel of Sully are the parents of their first child, Emersyn Rayne, born at 11:41 p.m. Wednesday, May 27, 2020. She weighed 8 pounds 6.9 ounces and measured 20.5 inches long.

                Grandparents are Rick and Cheryl Nikkel of Sully and John and Julie Roozeboom of...

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Dallas Emory

                Alex and Amy Fynaardt of New Sharon are the parents of Dallas Emory, born Tuesday, May 26, 2020, weighing 7 pounds 2 ounces, and measuring 19.25 inches. He has an older brother, Davis (2).

                Grandparents are Dan and Sharla Dunsbergen of Sully and Jerry and Judy Fynaardt of New...

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Highway F62E closed additional week in Lynnville

Due to some electrical pole and replacement blacktopping issues, traffic through Lynnville on Highway F62E will be closed an additional week. Originally scheduled for closure May 18-22, the earliest the road from the top of the hill in Lynnville to Sully will be open is now Friday, May 29, weather and all construction scheduling permitting.

1st State Bank purchases Van Der Zyl Agency

Nathan Russell welcomed to the team as an insurance agent in Sully

                After more than four decades in business in Sully, Van Der Zyl Agency will become 1st State Insurance’s Sully location, effective June 1. The change is the result of 1st State Bank purchasing the agency, which has...

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Sully Locker and Market welcomes new Nikkels at the helm

                When Rick and Cheryl Nikkel purchased Sully Locker and Market from Jared and Stacey Nikkel on Apr. 30, neither party could have predicted the transfer of ownership and duties would happen amidst a global pandemic. What was intended to be a gradual transition over several months became a slightly stressful time as both the new and...

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Primary election Tuesday

                 The Primary Election will be Tuesday, June 2, with polls open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. to select candidates for the General Election Ballot in November.

                Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Jasper County will be combining precincts. Instead of the usual 20 General Election polling places, there will only be...

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