Dennis “Denny” Lee Machin, 76, of rural Kellogg, died Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025, at MercyOne Des Moines. A funeral service was at 2:30 p.m., Thursday, Feb. 20, on Mike and Sue Beukema’s farm, 5333 Hwy. 6E, Newton. Memorials to Kellogg Fire and Ambulance may be left at Wallace Family Funeral Home in Newton.
Denny, the son...
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Lynnville-Sully’s Elliott, Kramer, and Mintle are ON TO STATE!
Lynnville-Sully wrestlers Jett Kramer, Kimball Elliott, and Matthew Mintle punched their tickets to the 2025 IHSAA State Wrestling Tournament. Standing behind the state qualifiers is assistant wrestling coach Steve Kramer, junior high wrestling coach Luke Jansen, and head wrestling coach Cayden Johnson.
Lynnville-Sully will send a trio of wrestlers – junior Matthew Mintle, sophomore Kimball Elliott,...
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Anticipated spring start for $2.2 million bridge replacement east of Lynnville
Replacement of a 298-foot bridge over the North Skunk River located on Hwy. F62 just east of Lynnville will soon be underway. Construction of the bridge and detours in place will significantly impact the travel of area residents and passersby, but Jasper County officials deem the $2.2 million bridge replacement project necessary due to safety...
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Extreme cold warning blasts central Iowa
Warmer weather is in sight according to WHO TV 13’s forecast. Confidence is increasing in having above-average temperatures next week. The average this time of year for Central Iowa, according to the U.S. National Weather Service, is in the mid-30s.
After a somewhat mild winter, the Lynnville-Sully area faced an extreme cold warning earlier this week...
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THELMA & BONNIE’S “Have a seat at my table”
Enjoying the last warm day for a while on a walk with the kids. Penelope is still in denial we have a few more weeks of winter, and I'm right there with her.
February: The month of love. Honestly, I love Valentine’s Day. The red, white, pink, and purple decorations. The personalized invitations and goodies. It’s...
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Hawks blast past the Rockets, cruise to a 60-point first-round win against Moulton-Udell
Junior Will Conover scored four points off the bench on Monday. The win over Moulton-Udell advances the Hawks to the second round on Feb. 20. L-S will host the 18-3 Collins-Maxwell Spartans.
The Hawks put an exclamation point on regular-season play with a definitive 72-36 road win over Class 2A’s Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont on Tuesday, Feb. 11.
The Hawks...
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Joane Cline, 73
Helen "Joane" Cline was born to Enoch and Helen Rexroat on Mar. 21, 1951, the youngest sister to Harold, Ronald, Jim, and Joyce.
Joane grew up in Newton and spent many summers at her grandparents’ resort in Minnesota. Joane graduated from the Newton High School with the Class of 1969 and then started her first job...
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