Yearly Archives: 2024

Daxton Eugene

Rylan and Shaleah James of Kellogg are the proud parents of a baby boy, Daxton Eugene, born Monday, July 8, 2024. He weighed 6 pounds 13 ounces and measured 20-1/2 inches long. Grandparents are Rustin and Sharla Van Wyk of Newton and Curtis and Stacey James of Searsboro. Great-grandparents are Marilyn Van Maanen of Sully, Kathy James...
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Riggs Joseph

Riggs Joseph was born to Reid and Hannah Vos of Searsboro at 8:19 a.m., Friday, July 12, 2024. He weighed 7 pounds 14 ounces and measured 18 inches long. His brother is Colton, age 4. Grandparents are Verlan and Lori Vos of Searsboro and Todd and Brenda Heilskov of Des Moines. Great-grandmother is Joan Vos of Sully....
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Sully’s Fourth of July celebration shines despite rainy start

A proud crowd sporting red, white, and blue dodged raindrops for Sully’s Fourth of July celebration honoring “Land of the Free, Home of the Brave.” Rain, pouring at times, made for a memorable start to the day. When the skies cleared, the sun shone brightly on all those in attendance celebrating America’s freedom. Read more

Records fall like rain in Sully’s Freedom Fun Run

One-mile runners and walkers experienced light rain during the first race of the morning. The 5k competitors ran/walked in a downpour. The 29th Sully Freedom Fun Run on the Fourth of July was one for the books ­– both record books and memory books. A record number of 656 registrants signed up to run in the 29th...
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Hawks baseball advances, road to state continues

Postseason softball and baseball is here, and teams from across the state of Iowa have one goal in mind – win, advance, and punch their tickets to State. Lynnville-Sully’s baseball team started its journey to the State Tournament, a trip the Hawks hope to make for the second consecutive year, on Saturday, July 7, after a...
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Sweets to share

By Laura Fikse Hi, my name is Laura Fikse. I'm going to be a junior at Lynnville-Sully High School. I enjoy being creative in my spare time, whether that's painting or experimenting with recipes to make them better. I prefer working with dessert recipes, and I'm sharing a few with you here. The Soft Nutter Butters...
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Children experience the Outback at Lynnville Friends VBS

By Megan Pothoven Approximatley 50 local kids attended Outback Rock VBS, based on the Australian Outback, at Lynnville Friends Church on Sunday evenings, June 23 and June 30. In the opening sessions, kids focused on learning Matthew 28:20, “I am with you always, even to the end of the age.” The children were very engaged with the...
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