B. Wayne Nikkel, 73, passed away at his home in Altoona on Dec. 8, 2023, after a battle with congestive heart failure and COPD. A private celebration of life will be held Friday, Dec. 15, at Van Dyk-Duven in Pella. In lieu of flowers, the family prefers memorials to Greater Des Moines Habitat of Humanity,...
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Arkema receives Coach of the Year honors
Six months after leading the Lynnville-Sully Hawks boys track and field team to an SICL Meet Championship and sixth-place finish at the Class 1A State Track and Field Championships, veteran coach Darin Arkema accepted his award as one of five At-Large Class 1A Coaches of the Year at the Iowa Association of Track Coaches (IATC) Awards...
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Sully’s Christmas Celebration delivers holiday magic
Sully’s Christmas Celebration on Saturday, Dec. 2, delivered the kind of small-town holiday magic organizers dreamed of when they started planning the event months ago. The day was full of memory-making opportunities featuring a wide variety of activities suited for guests of all ages.
The annual holiday event was made possible through the collaboration of the...
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Collaborative Community Outreach Night highlights student, family safety
Monday night’s Community Outreach Night hosted by the Lynnville-Sully Community School District was the reflection of a true collaboration of service-minded people and organizations focused on keeping students and the community safe.
Lynnville-Sully School Resource Officer Corey Van Kooten was a chief organizer of the evening. He partnered with school counselors Michaela Gunsaulus and Jennifer O’Halloran, school...
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Lynnville-Sully Middle School receives top 10 ranking from U.S. News and World Report
The latest public school rankings from U.S. News have been released and Lynnville-Sully has exciting news to share. Not only did they receive the highest ranking as one of the Best Middle Schools, but they rank sixth among public middle schools in the entire state of Iowa.
“This accomplishment is a wonderful testament to the hard work...
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‘A Slice of Home’ By Simone Bates
Christmas is coming
Someone help me out - this can’t possibly be true. This is the first newspaper for December, but there are only 18 more days until Christmas?! Am I the only one who already feels like they’re behind? Christmas has a way of lulling you into a false sense of calm -...