Yearly Archives: 2021

Last Sully Council meeting for three longtime members

Sully City Council met in regular session at 7 p.m. on Monday, Dec. 13, in the council room. Present were mayor Gordon Yarrington, city clerk Barbra Maasdam, deputy city clerk Victoria Marrott, public works director Jeremy Behun, council-members Jeff Burkett, Josh Foster, Wes Van Wyk, Teryl Ver Ploeg, and Jon Van Wyk; and guests Justin...
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L-S wrestlers tally 13 pins at Saydel Invitational

Above, senior Brodey Johnson takes his opponent down. He finished in seventh place at Saydel. Facing lots of tough competition and wrestling in competitive matches, Lynnville-Sully’s wrest-ling team came away with an eighth-place finish and several individual placements at the Saydel Wrestling Invitational on Saturday, Dec. 11. “We had the best two individual finishes at L-S since...
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Hawks down the Warriors before dropping two games

Mason Rodibaugh knocks down a three-pointer against North Mahaska on Friday, Dec. 10. The senior had three points in the loss and scored 10 points the next night against Gladbrook-Reinbeck. The Hawks started off the second week of competition with an easy 63-14 win over SICL foe, the Warriors of HLV. L-S then faced tough...
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Girls basketball rallies from rough loss with a non-conference win

  Now sitting with a 5-3 record, the Lynnville-Sully girls basketball team picked up two wins this week against HLV and Gladbrook-Reinbeck but fell to the eighth-ranked team in Class 1A, SICL rival North Mahaska. HLV The Hawks had a celebratory win on Tuesday, Dec. 7, versus HLV where they defeated the Warriors, 50-34. From tip-off, L-S had...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers, Dec. 16, 2021

I have been doing more shopping for things like groceries than I have ever done. Most of the time, I think I might need things other than groceries so I go to (guess where) Walmart. They have everything at Walmart. A few things you might need and thousands you don’t need. I’m never in a hurry...
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Linda Schnell, 79

Linda Marcene Schnell was born Apr. 4, 1942, to Adrianus “Jim” and Hendrika Johanna (Zegers) Van Weelden in Fifield. She passed away Dec. 7, 2021, at Park Centre in Newton. Linda grew up in the Sully area and graduated from Sully High School with the Class of 1960. While there, she met Richard C. Schnell. The...
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Marla Vos, 61

Marla Vos, 61, of Reasnor passed away Dec. 9, 2021. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dec. 14,  at 10 a.m. at Sully Christian Reformed Church. Memorials have been designated for 40 Days for Life and The Family Leader. Marla Kay Vos was born Nov. 13, 1960, to Norm and Mae (Goemaat) Nieuwsma in Oskaloosa. Marla grew...
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