I had quite an interesting weekend. An old friend of mine and I went to an old truck show in Earlville. We drove his old 1973 Peterbilt conventional truck with a sleeper cab.
This truck rides on what must be some kind of suspension built on bricks.
The seat the driver sits in is air ride. It...
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Julia Hay, 76
Julia Sue was the third of four daughters born to Milo and Vera (Van Wyk) Kruseman. She was born Dec. 16, 1944, on the family farm south of Sully. Julia began her education at the Junction Country School. Julia graduated from Lynnville-Sully High School in Sully with the Class of 1963. She and Steve LeRoy...
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Mark Sukkel, 56
Mark Ray Sukkel, 56, died at home on Friday, Apr. 23, 2021, of complications from recent surgery. Mark was born May 21, 1964, in Grinnell and was a lifelong resident of the Reasnor/Monroe area. Mark was a 1983 graduate of PCM and spent his early years farming with his father near Reasnor. He held a...
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Fun under the sun at track and field day
Above, Jaxson Merten, Dalton Winegar, Bentlee Vos, and Jackson Van Wyk take off in the boys' fourth-grade 100m dash on track and field day, Apr. 30.
Lynnville-Sully students in grades K-6 enjoyed an afternoon of friendly competition at the annual elementary track and field day on Friday, Apr. 30. Sunny skies and pleasant temperatures outweighed the...
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Summer is near, ice cream season is here
Lynn Dunsbergen serves a popular, colorful Superman cone to the second customer of the night, Timothy Anderson of Sully. To the right of the window, the first customer of the night was Trenton Savage, who had been excitedly planning it since Friday, and treated his friends Phenix Gibbs, Keely Van Soelen, and Addison Van Soelen...
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Former Sully resident fuels battle against brain cancer with God’s strength, community support, and prayers
Feature photo: Former Sully resident and Coffee Cup Cafe owner Darin Morvant is undergoing treatment for glioblastoma, a rare and aggressive form of brain cancer.
By Megan Pothoven
Small communities stick together. You hear about it all the time. It’s a heartwarming story, but it hits home when it’s one of your own. Darin Morvant, long-time resident...
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Huyser recognized by Governor Reynolds for academic excellence
Lynnville-Sully senior Dylann Huyser stands with Iowa Governor and Lt. Governor Kim Reynolds and Adam Gregg at the 19th Annual Governor’s Scholar Recognition Ceremony.
Dylann Huyser, a senior at Lynnville-Sully High School and the daughter of Shawn and ChyAnne Huyser of Sully, was recognized by Governor Kim Reynolds and Lt. Governor Adam Gregg for outstanding academic...
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