Colton and Nicole James of Grinnell welcomed a son, Brooks Joshua, on Dec. 28, 2021, weighing 8 pounds 8 ounces and measuring 22.25 inches long.
Grandparents are Dennis and Anita James of Sully and Scott and Linda Fisher of Conrad.
Great-grandparents include Joyce James of Sully, Margaret Houser of Grinnell, and Carmen Fisher of Conrad....
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Chet Curtis
Chet Curtis was born on Jan. 13, 2022, to Josh and Aimee Nikkel of Lynnville. He weighed 7 pounds 11 ounces and was 21 inches long. His big brother is Camden Dean, age 21 months.
Grandparents are Scott and Valerie Rolffs of Lynnville and Rick and Cheryl Nikkel of Sully.
Great-grandparents are Shirley Baarda of Sully, Ken...
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Remembering veterans we’ve lost
Sadly, the Lynnville-Sully area lost a number of veterans in the last few months of 2021. To posthumously honor their service, the Hometown Press compiled pieces of their stories, which are included on the following two pages. We may never know the full stories of their years in the United States military; however, we know...
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Area large employers relieved by Iowa OSHA statement on vaccine mandate
With President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for businesses with 100 employees or more set to launch on Jan. 10, two large employers in the Lynnville-Sully area were relieved to hear Iowa’s labor commission say the state will not enforce the mandate. Last week, Lynnville-Sully School Board held a special emergency meeting on Thursday, Jan. 6,...
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Hawks kick off 2022 victorious
The Lynnville-Sully winter sports teams have already made their mark in 2022, coming off winter break with a collection of wins to add to the records.
The Hawk basketball teams both won their first games after winter break, defeating Sigourney on Tuesday, Jan. 4. In their first home game of 2022, the girls team lost a tough...
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2022 Try Something New
By Deb Johnson
It’s a new year, a new opportunity to improve ourselves. The new year gives us a fresh starting point, a chance to make a difference for ourselves and those in our care.
I enjoy reading the annual New Year’s Message penned each Jan. 1 by advice columnist Dear Abby, containing several suggestions of how...
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Hawks knock off previously unbeaten Iowa Valley, start 2022 on a high note
Preston Rodibaugh puts up two of his 12 points in his season debut against Sigourney on Jan. 4.
The Lynnville-Sully Hawks opened 2022 with a pair of SICL wins. A big victory came on the Hawks’ home court on Friday, Jan. 7, when L-S knocked off the only unbeaten team left in the conference, Iowa Valley.
Sigourney
The Hawks...
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