Yearly Archives: 2024

Hawks host open house for potential kindergartners

Lynnville-Sully Community School District held an open house for future kindergarten students and their families on Monday, Feb. 5. School administrators presented information to 29 families about the award-winning school district and gave them the opportunity to view the kindergarten classrooms and meet Lynnville-Sully’s kindergarten teachers Mrs. Shannon Bennington and Mrs. Sara Johnson as well...
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‘Have a seat at my table’ by Cathryn Dunsbergen

  I am thankful that – so far – we are experiencing a tame February. I am not a winter gal and neither is Penelope, so we have been eagerly waiting for the sun to peep out from behind the clouds and melt the snow in our backyard. I also correlate winter with sickness; I know...
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Sully Council approves city engineer’s $1.7 million water project plan

  Sully City Council met in regular session at 7 p.m., Monday, Feb. 12, at Sully Community Center. The public could participate via Zoom. Present were mayor Ben Ahrens, city clerk Barbra Maasdam, public works director Jeremy Behun, councilmembers MaryCarol Cross, Tim LeCompte, Dan Stouthammer, and Justin Van Soelen, and guests Matt Walker of city engineer...
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Lynnville City Council approves $20,000 library budget

Lynnville City Council met in regular session at 5:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 12, at Lynnville City Hall. Mayor Mark Newberg called the meeting to order with councilmembers Terry Fraker, Bev Van Maanen, Bailey Thompson, Terry Needham, and Tanis Comegys present along with maintenance director Nick Arthur, city clerk Bev Arthur, and guests Jim Clingman, Brenda...
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Hawks hold off EBF’s late surge, blast past Lamoni in first round

The Hawks' full-court press spells trouble for the Lamoni Demons Monday night. Corder Noun Harder (10), and Lucas Sieck (2) had seven and six steals, respectively. Also shown is Klayton Van Dyke (24) and Dawson James.  Lynnville-Sully’s boys basketball team finished the regular season strong, beating Class 2A’s Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont. The Hawks next set their sights on...
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Hawk wrestling season concludes at Districts

Tough competition made it difficult to send any Lynnville-Sully wrestlers on to the state meet from the district meet at Interstate 35 on Saturday, Feb. 10. Several L-S grapplers faced their division champions early in their brackets. At 120 pounds, sophomore Hunter Van Wyk won his first match over Ethan Mundy from I-35 in a pin...
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