Monthly Archives: December 2021

Iowa’s average farmland reaches 80-year high, values up 29%

Iowa’s average farmland reaches 80-year high, values up 29%
The Iowa State University’s annual land value survey released earlier this month shows prices up in every area of the state, driven by strong commodity prices, low interest rates, and other factors. Corn prices for Iowa are 60% higher than a year ago, and soybean prices are 32% higher. Iowa farmland values skyrocketed 29% this...
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Van Kooten receives Sullivan Brothers’ Award of Valor

Van Kooten receives Sullivan Brothers’ Award of Valor
  Jasper County Deputies Corey Van Kooten and Brad Sheeder accept the Sullivan Brothers’ Award of Valor during a special ceremony held at the Iowa Capitol Rotunda on Thursday, Dec. 16. Shown above are Iowa Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg, Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, Van Kooten, Sheeder, Department of Public Safety Commissioner Stephan Bayens, and State Fire...
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Ring in 2022 with these tasty appetizers

Ring in 2022 with these tasty appetizers
By Megan Pothoven Can you believe 2022 is only a few days away? 2021 has left us a lot of great memories. One of my favorites was celebrating Christmas for the first time in our new home. I went all out for Christmas, kindly asking my husband...
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Hawks battle but fall to the Plainsmen by one point

Hawks battle but fall to the Plainsmen by one point
  Despite maintaining a 10-point lead for much of the game, Lynnville-Sully’s girls varsity basketball team lost a heartbreaker, 67-66, against Belle Plaine on Tuesday, Dec. 21. L-S led, 39-29, going into the half, but Belle Plaine came out of the break ready to chip away at that lead. The Plainsmen got hot from the field and couldn’t...
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Hawks lose by one in OT thriller at Belle Plaine

Hawks lose by one in OT thriller at Belle Plaine
Ryan Annee puts up a shot in the paint against the Plainsmen. The senior grabbed a team-high 11 rebounds and scored two points in the overtime loss to Belle Plaine on Tuesday, Dec. 21. The Hawks will have time off for Christmas Break and will start SICL action Jan. 4 at Sigourney.   It was a...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers, Dec. 30, 2021

  Well, Christmas is over, and I am not unhappy about it. I’m such an old geezer that I pretty much do what I want. I have always detested Christmas shopping. So this year, I didn’t do any of it. I know a lot of people who just put money in an envelope and hand them out. I...
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Ivan Maasdam, 79

It is with great sadness that we announce the unexpected passing of Ivan Henry Maasdam on Dec. 21, 2021, at the age of 79 years old. He will be lovingly remembered by his wife of 55 years Betty and two sons Kirk and Jason. He has five grandchildren: Kirk and Becky’s Josie, Levi, and Dylan; and...
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