Yearly Archives: 2021

Former L-S superintendent honored with Iowa Character Award

Former L-S superintendent honored with Iowa Character Award
Shane Ehresman, who served the students, staff, and community of the Lynnville-Sully Community School District as superintendent for 11 years, was the recipient of the Iowa Educator of Character Honorable Mention Award by The Robert D. and Billie Ray Center. Ehresman planned to attend the awards ceremony at Prairie Meadows on Sunday, Aug. 29, however the...
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Van Wyks launch new lawn care business

Van Wyks launch new lawn care business
Tony Van Wyk is a busy man this summer with his new business, Van Wyk Lawn Services, which launched in late February. Tony's wife, Ashley, has helped as a fill-in, and the Van Wyks hope their boys, James (9), and Chase (5), will have a role in the business, too, someday.  By LeAnn Hjelmeland After more than...
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A Slice of Home by Simone Bates

A Slice of Home by Simone Bates

Passata Day

                Mamma Mia! Don’t tell any Italians their precious tomatoes aren’t originally from Italy but from the Americas, or any Irishman his potatoes are from Peru. That kind of shock might only be compared to an Iowan finding out corn originated in Mexico. Which perhaps goes to prove how little...
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L-S football kicks off season against Pleasantville

L-S football kicks off season against Pleasantville
Juniors Lane Fisk (17) and Bryce Richards (19) haul down Pleasantville's star running back. Other Hawks pictured in the defensive action are Kyle Squires (40), Ty Jones (52), Gage Elscott (59), and Jager Huyser (57). Lynnville-Sully kicked off football Friday nights against the Pleasantville Trojans on Friday, Aug. 27, on the Trojans’ home field. Despite leading...
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Hawks face tough competition in first volleyball tournament

Hawks face tough competition in first volleyball tournament
Elise Alberts sets the ball for middle hitter Aubree Arthur at the Grinnell Tournament on Saturday, Aug. 29. Other Hawk players shown in the action are, clockwise from far left, Jordan Spooner, Alexy Conover, Arthur, Alberts, and Natalie Roberts. It was a full day of bump, set, spike when the Lynnville-Sully varsity volleyball team played...
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Full weekend on the tracks for local racers

Full weekend on the tracks for local racers
Josh Vander Molen had the honor of carrying the American flag during the playing of  "The National Anthem" at Brooklyn Raceway Aug. 28.  It was a full weekend of racing in southeast Iowa as a few local guys took to the dirt track. On Saturday, Aug. 28, Josh Vander Molen, of Sully, picked up sixth place...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers, Sept. 2, 2021

  There is more trouble in my life than just the desert heat. I still have daughters, a granddaughter, four cats, and what barks like a dog living with me. One of the daughters turns the air conditioning on 62 degrees. She and I fight and turn that thermostat back and forth ten times a night when she...
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