A trick shot by L-S boys bas-ketball coach Nick Hart-hoorn (shown in inset) swishes through the net of the basketball system at his parents’ house in Sully. Harthoorn shot the ball while positioned behind his parents’ garage (indicated with arrow).
Last week in the Hometown Press, we featured a trick shot...
At least the winter is over. This one was not as bad as many I remember.
The corner I live on has a bad slope on a curve. When we would get a big snow, every car that rounded that curve slid off the street.
I...
Lois Pauline (Brush) Vander Schel, 93, was born May 13, 1926, near Lynnville to Lemert and Della (Renaud) Brush. She passed away peacefully on Monday, Apr. 20, 2020, at The Cottages Hospice Care in Pella. Graveside services were held on Apr. 23 at Sully Cemetery. Memorials have been designated for the Pella...
Marlon Dale Laverman, 64, of Des Moines, was a man who impacted many lives for good. He achieved his goal of a "good death" without unnecessary pain during the wee hours of Apr. 20, 2020, thanks to staff at Taylor House Hospice. He had survived multiple myeloma for over 12 years.
Harriett Taylor, 80, of Newton and formerly of rural Lynnville, passed away peacefully Saturday afternoon, Apr. 25, 2020, at Wesley Life Park Centre in Newton. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, a private family graveside service will be held in the Friends Cemetery in New Sharon. A memorial service will be held at...
Jamie and Jodi Norman of Searsboro are the parents of a baby girl, Charlie Kaye, born Apr. 7, 2020. She weighed 5 pounds 15 ounces and measured 19 inches long. Her sisters are Emma, 6, and Ava, 2.
Grandparents are Mark and Pat Norman of Searsboro and Rex...
The hits just keep coming as the state continues to try to mitigate the spread of COVID-19. On Friday, Apr. 17, Governor Kim Reynolds and the Iowa Department of Education announced all school districts and non-public schools will be closed for the remainder of the school year. They will continue to offer continuous learning plans.