Monthly Archives: March 2023

Farm Bureau Financial Services set to open Lynnville office March 20

Farm Bureau Financial Services set to open Lynnville office March 20
By Derek Bates Driving through Lynnville, many might have noticed the ongoing construction to the building at 412 East Street. In recent months, new windows and doors have been installed, as well as a new sign signaling its future as the office of Farm Bureau Financial Services Agent Jennifer Bos. Bos, who works out of the Grinnell...
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Riding the highs of the changes of the season

Riding the highs of the changes of the season
By Megan Pothoven We have a busy spring ahead of us, and it’s all good things! I will be coaching track at Lynnville-Sully this spring, which I am very excited about. Life has a way of changing, as Adam and I grew up in New Sharon and attended North Mahaska School. During that time, Lynnville-Sully was always...
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Pella Christian Eagles soar to the semis         

Pella Christian Eagles soar to the semis         
The fourth-seeded Pella Christian Eagles played fifth-seeded MFL-MarMac in the last of the Class 2A quarterfinals at Wells Fargo Arena on Monday, Mar. 6. The Eagles got off to a rocky start and were down by double digits in the first quarter. However, the experienced squad kept settled in and found their groove. PC went on...
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Three Lynnville-Sully coaches recognized for excellence

Three Lynnville-Sully coaches recognized for excellence
Three Lynnville-Sully coaches were in the spotlight for well-deserved recognition. Jerry Hulsing, high school girls basketball coach, and football coaches Mike Parkinson and Brad Bowlin all brought home hardware for their efforts in leading Lynnville-Sully student-athletes to success. Hulsing was honored Friday, Mar. 3, by the Iowa Basketball Coaches Association during the Iowa Girls’ State Basketball...
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The DeeZee Spirit By Darrell Zegers, March 9, 2023

I have spent a lot of my life having to make do with something that did not fit. It was never the right thing. I was either too lazy or too broke to get the right thing. I’ve driven cars for months with that little dinky spare tire that you are to use just to get to...
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Vivian M. Plate, 86

Vivian M. Plate, 86, of Grinnell, passed away peace-fully on Feb. 25, 2023, at UnityPoint Grinnell Regional Medical Center. A funeral service was held at 10 a.m., Saturday, Mar. 4, at First Friends Church in Grinnell. Burial was in New Sharon Friends Cemetery following the service. Memorials may be designated to the Vivian M. Plate Memorial...
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Ron Graham, 64

Ronald “Ron” Graham, 64, passed away unexpectedly at his home on Feb. 27, 2023. The funeral service was held Monday, Mar. 6, at 2 p.m. at the funeral home. Ron was  laid to rest at St. John’s Cemetery in Cumming, following the service. Memorial contributions may be directed to the American Lung Association or Whitetails Unlimited in...
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