Haidyn James was born to Austin and Lysandra Newell of Lynnville on Wednesday, Mar. 13, 2024. She weighed 5 pounds 5 ounces and measured 19 inches long.
Grandparents are Brenda and the late Alan Newell of Sully and Curtis and Stacey James of Searsboro.
Great-grandparents are Kathy James of Lynnville, Larry and Sharon Van Wyk of Searsboro,...
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Fire engulfs Searsboro apartment, displaces Ward-Price family

Melissa Rozendaal is with Dominick Price, the young man she is helping after a Mar. 13 fire completely destroyed the Searsboro apartment he and his mother lived in.
Searsboro Fire Department was called to Searsboro Manor Apt. 1 at 5:45 a.m. on Wednesday, Mar. 13, according to Searsboro Fire Chief Gary Sears. They were there until...
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The end of an era

Lynnville Transport plans ‘Lynnville’s Last Ride’ to commemorate 75 years in the transportation industry, five decades of Vander Molen ownership
For 75 years, Lynnville Transport has specialized in hauling livestock across the country. Fifty years ago, Marty and Betty Vander Molen of Sully purchased the business and have since spent the last five decades making a...
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LSCEF Daddy-Daughter Dance Saturday

Area girls in kindergarten through fifth grade and their dads or male chaperones are encouraged to put on their dancing shoes for a fun evening at Lynnville-Sully Community Education Foundation’s Daddy-Daughter Dance on Saturday, Mar. 23, from 7-8 p.m. in the L-S Middle School gym.
The Daddy-Daughter Dance is open to any K-5 young girl in the...
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Lynnville-Sully’s annual Art Show Monday, March 25

The masterpieces of talented K-12 Lynnville-Sully art students will be on display at the annual Art Show on Monday, Mar. 25, from 3:30-7:30 p.m. Row upon row of incredible pieces of art will be on display in the high school gym and Art Gallery. A performance by the L-S Jazz Band will take place at...
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‘Have a seat at my table’ by Cathryn Dunsbergen

A young couple climbed a concrete step, opened the squeaky screen door, and twisted a gold doorknob to enter what possibly could be their first home. After walking through the entryway and the spaces that followed, they could see the possibilities, the future, and how to make this house their home. Fast forward six years,...
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Orville Van Wyk, 87
Orville Van Wyk, a beloved husband, dedicated worker, and cherished friend, passed away Tuesday, Mar. 12, 2024, in Newton at the age of 87. He was born Mar. 25, 1936, on a farm south of Lynnville to Henry G. and Clara H. (Ver Steegt) Van Wyk. His life journey was marked by a profound commitment...
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