Sully City Council met in regular session at 7 p.m. Monday, Jan. 9, in Sully Community Center. Present were mayor Brent Vander Molen, city clerk Barbra Maasdam, public works director Jeremy Behun, councilmembers MaryCarol Cross, Tim LeCompte, Dan Stouthammer, Justin Van Soelen, and Jon Van Wyk; and guest Margaret Vander Weerdt. The public could participate...
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Junk vehicles top discussions at first Lynnville City Council meeting of 2023
The Lynnville City Council met on Monday, Jan. 9, at Lynnville City Hall at 5:30 p.m.
Mayor Roy James called the meeting to order with all council-members present along with guests Dustin Hite and Faye Brand.
The agenda was amended to include setting a date for the Budget Max Levy Hearing.
The amended agenda was approved. The minutes...
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Ranked and undefeated Hawks kick off 2023 with three more wins
Lynnville-Sully's starting defensive unit plays tough against Colo-Nesco on Saturday, Jan. 7. The Hawks held the Royals scoreless for the first six minutes of the game and were up, 20-6, after the first quarter. Hawks shown above, from left to right, are Mitchell Miller (partially hidden), Conner Maston (13), Klayton Van Dyke (guarding the ball),...
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Down-to-the-wire games open up 2023 for L-S girls basketball
Hawk players, coaches, and fans celebrate their 45-44 victory over Iowa Valley on Friday, Jan. 6. Huyser (41) is embraced by Kate Harthoorn after making the go-ahead basket in the final seconds. Other Hawk players and coaches shown are, from left, Alaina Roberts, Aubree Arthur (hidden), Morgan Jones, coach Jeff Corbett, and Greenlee Smock.
Two nail-biter...
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Short-handed Hawk wrestlers compete hard
Sophomore Terran Gosselink overpowers his opponent from Pella as he looks up to get back points. Gosselink had a first-round bye and then went 1-1 the remainder of the Saturday tourney.
Lynnville-Sully’s matmen had a busy week coming off winter break with two duals and a weekend tournament in the opening week of 2023 competition. The...
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The DeeZee Spirit By Darrell Zegers (from his book “The Best of DZ”)
Waiting For Christmas
It is about 350 days until Christmas and I, for one, am quite happy about it. I know I sound like Scrooge, but it’s just more hassle than it’s worth.
The most expensive gift I received this year was some kind of battery-powered blood pressure reading machine. It’s a little box with a digital...
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Halle Lynn
Halle Lynn Ross was born to Matt and Megan Ross of Sully on Dec. 29, 2022. She weighed 6 pounds 11 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long. Her brothers are Beckett-6 and Hunter-5.
Grandparents are Pete and Sandy Ross of Montezuma and Scott and Deb Van Kooten of Lynnville. Great-grandparents are Dwight and Judy Ver...
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