Marshall and Kim Hay of Garden Plain, KS, are the parents of a daughter, Emma Anne, born Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2023, at 3:38 p.m. She weighed 8 pounds 1 ounce and measured 21-1/2 inches long.
Grandparents are Dan and Norene Kerschen of Garden Plain, KS, and Mark and Kendra Hay of Lynnville.
Great-grandparents are Howard Smith of...
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Brecken Wayne
Brecken Wayne was born to Katelyn and Baker Zegers of Sully on Feb. 15, 2023, at 3:07 p.m. He weighed 5 pounds 11 ounces.
Grandparents are Brad and Michele Zegers of Grinnell, Bob and Denise Williams of Newton, and Jay and Carol Kime of Pella.
Great-grandparents are Serana Means and Michael Thompson of Killduff, Molly Crawford and...
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Pella Christian Eagles soar to state basketball
The Pella Christian Eagles celebrate a state tournament bid following their 54-53 victory over West Burlington on Saturday, Feb. 25. Players with local connections include Tysen DeVries (#3), Lincoln Vander Molen (#25), and Josiah Vos, back row center. Coach JD Boer, barely seen in the back, is the grandson of Howard and Marilyn Vander Griend.
For...
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Smoke on the Water: 10 years of Good Friends, Good Food, Good Cause
Smoke on the Water, the annual barbecue competition and benefit held at Old Settlers Park in Lynnville every August, will celebrate a decade worth of living up to its tagline of “Good Friends, Good Food, Good Cause.”
This year’s event on Saturday, Aug. 26, 2023, will mark the 10th anniversary of the barbecue competition and benefit....
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L-S FFA celebrates National FFA Week
Lynnville-Sully’s 2022-23 FFA members are: Front row, from left, president Alyssa Bassett, vice president Conner Maston, secretary Majesta Vos, treasurer Morgan Jones, sentinel Garrett Jansen, reporter Ellyse Merten, student advisor James Gruver; second row, Bryce Richards, Davis Utech, Makenna Schnell, Allie Van Wyk, Brooke Conover; third row, Hendrick Lowry, Kyler Agan, Tyke Vander Wilt, Noah...
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‘A slice of home’ By Simone Bates
Oodles of Noodles
Do you have a favorite comfort food, a well-loved recipe, or a meal from your childhood? This is the time of year when the wind is often howling outside and snow and ice coat just about everything. But inside, it’s the perfect weather for comfort food.
Someone else must agree with me, because March...
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Hawks’ road to state closes with three-point loss
Above, the Lynnville-Sully Hawks walk back to the bench after a disappointing 56-53 loss to third-ranked Gladbrook-Reinbeck in the Class 1A Region 6 substate game.
It’s difficult to beat a team three times in one season, but the Hawks did just that when they met up with the North Mahaska Warhawks in the Class 1A District...
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