Marcile Ratcliff, 86, of Lynnville, died Friday, Apr. 22, 2022, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Visitation at 10 a.m. was followed by 11 a.m. service on Tuesday, Apr. 26, at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell. Interment was in Woodland Cemetery in Lynnville. Memorials may be directed to the Lynnville-Sully Community Education...
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Henry Lee
Andrew and Shelby Shinkle are the proud parents of a son, Henry Lee, born Monday, Apr. 18, 2022. He weighed 7 pounds 13 ounces and measured 20.75 inches long. He has an older brother, Carter, age 2.
Grandparents are Craig and Barb Maasdam and Eric and Vanessa Shinkle.
Great-grandparents are Larry and Melanie Maasdam, Ron McKeag, and...
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Dreams of a white Easter granted
Dreams of a white Easter granted
It’s an unusual sight in mid-April – green grass emerging as snow flurries fall. A wintry mix on Easter Sunday, Apr. 17, left many people feeling and thinking the season was more like winter than spring. Above, cousins Brooke Conover and Kate and Tyler Arkema are all bundled up in...
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Annual Community Easter Egg Hunt delivers family fun
Hundreds of children gathered at Old Settlers Park in Lynnville for the community annual Easter egg hunt hosted by Lynnville Heart of Worship on Saturday, Apr. 16.
The children and their families braved the elements and didn’t let unseasonably cool temperatures and windy conditions dampen their excitement. After registering with volunteers inside the Old Settlers Park...
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Lynnville United Fund distributes over $10,000 to local organizations
Fundraising efforts by the Lynnville Home-town Pride Committee for the Lynnville United Fund resulted in $10,400 being shared among eight local non-profit organizations.
Organizations will be receiving their checks by the end of the April, with several using their donated funds for general operating expenses.
Some new projects this year include the Lynnville-Sully Community Education Foundation inviting...
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‘Have a seat at my table’ By Cathryn Dunsbergen
April has been a wild month. Between the crazy weather and having meetings to attend, I’m excited to say that at the end of this month we are taking a small vacation. Wahoo!
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Penelope wasn't a big fan of the Easter Bunny, if you can't...
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Penelope wasn't a big fan of the Easter Bunny, if you can't...
L-S School Board approves continuation of sharing agreements with neighboring school districts
Lynnville-Sully School Board held their regular meeting Monday, Apr. 18, at the high school library. President Tammy Vos called the meeting to order with board members Amanda Jones, Dave Foster, and Jer Schnell present; Gerry Van Dyke was absent. High school principal Aaron Shipley, superintendent Matt Dunsbergen, preK-8 principal Teri Bowlin, student ex-officio Kyle Squires,...
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