Sully City Council met in regular session at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 9, at Sully Community Center. Present were mayor Brent Vander Molen, city clerk Barbra Maasdam, public works director Jeremy Behun, council-members MaryCarol Cross, Tim LeCompte, Dan Stouthammer, Justin Van Soelen, and Jon Van Wyk. Guests present were Rod Jansen, Brad Uitermarkt of city’s...
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Exchange of property by City of Lynnville and Diamond Trail Feed continues to move forward
Lynnville City Council met in regular session at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 9, at Lynnville City Hall. Mayor Roy James called the meeting to order with council members Bev Van Maanen, Terry Fraker, Kevin Arment, Mark Newberg, and Mark Lageveen present. City clerk Bev Arthur, city maintenance director Nick Arthur, and guests Rahn Savage,...
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Hawks overpower MSTM Blue Devils with 465 offensive yards
The Lynnville-Sully Hawks racked up 465 offensive yards – 330 on the ground and 135 through the air – in the 33-12 victory over the Martensdale-St. Marys Blue Devils on Friday, Oct. 6.
The football team started the day with a team breakfast held in the Art Gallery due to no school that day. A few hours...
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Mark E. Hoffert, 62
Mark E. Hoffert, 62, died Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, peacefully at his home after a battle with pancreatic can-cer. A memorial service was held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 10, at Newton Church of the Way. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Mark’s name (checks made payable to Susan Hoffert) to be used for a...
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Hawks ‘Stop the Raid’ in homecoming thriller
Lynnville-Sully 2023 Homecoming was one for the memory banks with school pride soaring as high as the record-setting temperatures on the Hawks’ finale. Hawks and their faithful fans celebrated homecoming in a jam-packed week Sept. 25-29 featuring a variety of activities leading up to Lynnville-Sully’s football overtime victory over Mount Ayr. on Friday night.
Daily dress-up...
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Lynnville-Sully volleyball team gives back
Members of Lynnville-Sully’s high school volleyball team surround Michelle Van Zante, L-S business teacher, after donating the money earned through their Pink Out Bake Sale. The team presented Van Zante, a long-time supporter of L-S students and athletes, with a $669.55 check. Van Zante is undergoing treatment for cancer. Shown are: Front row, Addison Collum, Sevanah...
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Harvest in the heartland
Warm weather has made for pleasant harvest conditions for area farmers. Jan Conover snapped this photo of soybean harvest at sunset in early October just north of Sully.
By Derek Bates
Combines are rolling across Iowa, and harvest is well underway. Dry weather and above-average temperatures over the past week have created optimal harvest conditions for area...
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