Monthly Archives: July 2022

Locals traverse alternate routes as road construction expands

Ongoing road construction in the area has resulted in a long list of detours and extended driving time as local residents and commuters hit the asphalt this summer. Marion County engineers announced yet another road closure that will affect area drivers for two weeks. Starting July 25, crews started work on replacing bridge approaches at the...
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Lynnville-Sully to hold inaugural recruitment fair Tuesday, August 2

The Lynnville-Sully Community School District will be holding a first-of-its-kind recruitment fair in the high school library on Tuesday, Aug. 2. From 1-4 p.m. and again from 5-7:30 p.m., potential members of the Hawk family are invited to attend the fair and learn how they can make a difference in the community’s youth. Lynnville-Sully is looking...
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Farm to Table by Julie Van Manen  

Celebrate National Grilling Month Last month at this time, I was in Saratoga Springs, New York, for the National Agriculture in the Classroom Conference where I attended some great workshops, networked with teachers and Agriculture in the Classroom Coordinators from all regions of the U.S., and enjoyed some great food. We were in the area of...
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L-S Hawks Summer Sports Salute

Hawk baseball captures SICL, District Champ titles in 2022 Lynnville-Sully falls just short of state in substate final, ends season with 24-3 record   The 2022 Lynnville-Sully Hawks baseball team, SICL Conference Champs and District Champs, includes: Front row from left, Caleb Rea, Bryce Richards, CJ Nikkel, Lucas Sieck, Skyler Stoll, Corder Noun Harder, Blake Van Wyk; middle, Carson Maston,...
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Mark De Vries, 67

Mark De Vries, 67, passed away July 17, 2022. Funeral services were held at 2:30 p.m., Friday, July 22, at Garden Chapel Funeral Home, Pella. Mark Allen De Vries was born Jan. 5, 1955, to Henry A. and Erma Helen (Roorda) De Vries in Oskaloosa. Mark grew up in Otley, was a 1972 graduate of Pella...
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