Monthly Archives: June 2021

Shane and Tashia Ehresman, Sully’s Fourth of July parade marshals, have been serving the Lynnville-Sully Community School District and community since 2010.   Lynnville-Sully Community School District’s outgoing superintendent, Shane Ehresman, and his wife Tashia will serve as Sully’s Fourth of July parade marshals during the annual festivities on Monday, July 5. The Ehresmans’ reach far exceeds school...

  Miss United States Agriculture representatives and Jasper County Fair Queen contestants, left to right: 2021 Miss United States Agriculture Katelyn Folkmann, Ellie Dunsbergen, Princess Dakotah Bokhoven, Queen Kelcie Steenhoek, Eleigh Davis, and 2021 National People’s Choice Miss United States Agriculture Mackenzie Cupples.   Dakotah Bokhoven, 17-year-old daughter of Cassie Elscott of Sully and Jeff Bokhoven of Pella,...

Vern and Marge Hartgers, on the left, share a laugh with Lynnville’s Heart of Worship Pastor Tom Pool during the June 20 church service. Hartgers was presented with the 15,000th car he created in a commemorative display. Vern Hartgers’ colorful wooden cars, made in his garage workshop in Sully, have brought delight to nearly 15,000 children across...

By Derek Bates Two Nebraska college students have been trekking around Iowa in an attempt to visit all 939 communities in our state. Thursday, June 24, the two men made stops in Searsboro, Lynnville, Sully, and Reasnor. Seth Varner and Austin Schneider are sophomores at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. During the summer of 2020, they...