If you would like to participate in the city-wide garage sales in Sully, Lynnville, Killduff, and Searsboro, please submit your ad and $10 to the Hometown Press by 10 a.m. on Monday, Apr. 24. The garage sales are set for Saturday, Apr. 29, from 7 a.m.-noon. We will assume those are the hours of your...
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Lynnville-Sully Art Show attracts large community crowd
The artwork of every Lynnville-Sully art student was on display at the annual art show on Monday, Mar. 27. Students’ work created over the course of the school year transformed the gym into an impressive art gallery showcasing over a thousand colorful, unique, and inspiring pieces.
“I give this night 10/10!” exclaimed L-S veteran K-12 art...
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Lynnville-Sully Honor Society welcomes nine new members in annual induction ceremony
Lynnville-Sully Honor Society’s annual induction ceremony was held Tuesday, Mar. 21, and was highlighted by the welcoming of nine new members to the scholarly group. Members present on Tuesday gathered for a photo following the induction. New members in the front row include, from left to right, McKenzie Pinegar, Renzi Ingersoll, Olivia Norrish, Alaina Roberts,...
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Veenstra claims Pella Christian’s school record in shot put
Pella Christian junior Trevor Veenstra, son of Darrell and Angela Veenstra, can add another line to his impressive track and field resume – that of school record holder.
The junior heaved a 57’-11” toss in the shot put at the second indoor meet of the season on Thursday, Mar. 23, to write his name in the...
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To Texas and back
By Megan Pothoven
We are back to Iowa winter weather after traveling for a week to Galveston, TX, with my parents and siblings. We had such a great time! We risked the 16-hour drive with two littles, and they surprisingly rode so well in the car. When we first arrived to our beachfront house in 80-degree...
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The DeeZee Spirit By Darrell Zegers, March 30, 2023
My job allowed me to meet an enormous number of people, men and women of all ages.
I always wondered what gave people their personalities.
Several were a pleasure to deal with. They were fairly smart and courteous and easy to deal with. They could tell in a minute that I was not smart.
It gave them a...
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Kurt Jackson, 66
Kurt Michael Jackson, husband of Meri Ann (Ehler) Jackson, father of Amanda Nicole Jack-son and Sarah Marie Jackson; the son of Roy Weeks Jackson Jr. and Beverly Jo (Brown) Jackson, was born July 19, 1956, in Oklahoma City, OK. He graduated from Marshalltown Senior High School with the Class of 1974. He went on to...
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