Yearly Archives: 2020

Despite delays due to COVID-19, teens are now licensed to drive

ABOVE: Brooke Maston’s plan to get her intermediate driver’s license the day of her 16th birthday didn’t go as expected due to restrictions surrounding COVID-19. After a slight delay, she eventually got her license.

                Turning sweet 16 is often a milestone birthday for teens who look...

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Thelma & Bonnies Have a Seat at my Table by Cathryn Dunsbergen

Penelope Rae Dunsbergen was born Apr. 19, 2020, at 8:04 p.m. She is the perfect combination of Blake and me. From the nose down, she looks like me, and from the eyes up, she looks like Blake. She is the perfect addition to our family; Blake and I are so thankful God chose us as her parents!...

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Brand wins first points race of year at Eddyville Raceway Park

Despite the weather forecasted for last Saturday, May 16, several local drag racers gathered at Eddyville Raceway Park for what turned out to be a perfect race day. Carter Brand, of rural Lynnville, picked up where he left off last season, winning his first race of the 2020 season in the junior dragster advanced class. The 13-year-old son...

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L-S SCHOOL BOARD MEETING

Current L-S School Board members Dave Foster, Amanda Jones, Jer Schnell, Tammy Vos, and Gerry Van Dyke were presented with a plaque and certificate on May 18 for National School Board Recognition Month.

                Monday, May 18, the Lynnville-Sully School Board of Education was honored for its volunteerism as the month of...

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Diamond Trail Fitness Center reopens for adult members, with restrictions

                After two long months, the Diamond Trail Fitness Center in Sully was finally able to open its doors again to members on Friday, May 15, with restrictions in place.

                “On behalf of the DTFC Board of Directors, I want to thank the Lynnville-Sully community, L-S Schools,  local businesses,...

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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers May 21, 2020

                I don’t have much to bore you readers with today.

                The beat goes on with the virus, but it is dying down some. We actually went to a restaurant last Saturday night and had a sit-down, very good meal. It was nice to sit on my oversized rear and have the...

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Kaherine Arment, 81

                Katherine Arment, 81, of Grinnell, died Thurs-day, May 14, 2020, at Mayflower Commun-ity Health Care Center in Grinnell. A public graveside service was held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 19, at Hazelwood Cemetery in Grinnell with the Rev. John Epperson officiating. Memorials may be designated to University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s...

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