Monthly Archives: October 2022

Live motor-vehicle accident training in Sully

Hundreds gathered at the Sully Ballpark on an unseasonably-warm Saturday evening, Oct. 22, to watch the Sully Fire Department and crews from the Lynnville Emergency Services and Kellogg Fire and Ambulance in live motor-vehicle accident training. The training was designed to improve emergency response and involved a staged collision with trapped passengers. The planned Life Flight...
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Local Halloween events planned

  There will be plenty of opportunities this weekend for area children and families to celebrate Halloween. Settle on a costume, have a candy bucket ready, and hit up the activities planned in one or all of our local communities. A fun afternoon and evening of Halloween activities will take place in Lynnville on Saturday, Oct. 29....
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Running ahead of the pack

Lynnville-Sully’s Greenlee Smock became a four-time cross-country state qualifier at the district meet at Central Decatur on Thursday, Oct. 20. Smock, a senior, claimed the individual girls title and will advance to the state cross-country meet in Fort Dodge on Friday, Oct. 28. She will be joined by teammates senior James Gruver, sophomore Olivia Norrish,...
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Farm to table by Julie Van Manen

Harvest, baling cornstalks, picking pumpkins, and hanging Christmas lights were some of the activities that filled the days of October. What beautiful fall weather we have been blessed with this fall. On the Friday that I am writing this article, it is to be close to 80 degrees and last Friday, pizza night in the...
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We Salute our Fire Departments

Throughout our small-town communities are groups of selfless heroes willing to answer the call — any time of the day or night — to help people in need. In honor of Fire Prevention Month this month, we salute our volunteer firefighters, who truly are the unsung heroes of our communities. Lynnville, Searsboro, and Sully have trained...
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L-S Hawks power past Earlham, earn top seed in playoff run

Class A football playoffs kicked off on Friday, Oct. 21, with the Lynnville-Sully Hawks hosting the Earlham Cardinals in the round of 32. With their undefeated season and hopes of progressing far in the playoffs on the line, the Hawks struck early and often en route to a 49-16 victory. A large crowd of Hawk fans watched...
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The DeeZee Spirit By Darrell Zegers

As I get older, I’m finding that life is full of things I’ve not known before - some good and some not so good. I’m scheduled for back surgery the day this article will be in the paper. I’m scared to death. I’ve never been in a hospital before. I’m always the guy that takes...
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