Marcia Landuyt, 78, of Grinnell, passed away Tuesday, July 1, 2025, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.
A memorial service was held at 4 p.m., Monday, July 7, at Smith Funeral Home with private family burial at Ivy Hill Cemetery, Malcom. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be designated to the family.
Marcia was...
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Colleen Arthur, 100
Colleen Guinever Arthur, 100, passed away peace-fully on July 2, 2025, at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshall-town. A graveside service will be held at a later date at Jackson Township Cemetery in Montezuma.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Grinnell Friends Church in memory of Colleen.
Colleen was born Oct. 25, 1924, in...
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Vicky Hartwig, 70
Vicky Hartwig, 70, of What Cheer, died Friday, July 4, 2025. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, July 11, at the Holland-Coble Fu-neral Home in What Cheer. Visitation will be 5-8 p.m., Thursday, July 10. Burial will be in the Garrett Cemetery near Delta. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made...
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Roy Gregory
Samuel and Logan Stielow of Brentwood, CA, are the parents of a baby boy born July 5, 2025. Roy Gregory weighed 7 pounds 5 ounces, and his big brother is Westin James, 1-1/2.
Grandparents are Melanie James Stielow of Grinnell and Jim Stielow of Concord, CA.
Great-grandparents are Dianne and the late Roy James of Lynnville. This...
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Lynnville water outage garners media attention

After celebrating Lynnville’s 150th Anniversary just days prior, Lynnville city officials were surprised on Wednesday morning, June 25, with a water supply disruption causing the town of Lynnville to be without water. According to Lynnville Mayor Mark Newberg, several groups assisted in figuring out what caused the empty water tower, including personnel from Iowa Rural...
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Let’s Party in the USA! July 4-6 2025

Patriotism will be on full display in Sully with a wide range of family-friendly activities on the schedule for Sully’s annual Fourth of July Celebration. “Let’s Party in the USA” is the theme for the 2025 celebration, and it is sure to be a fun and entertaining weekend for all ages in celebration of America’s...
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Hawks chase dreams of making lengthy runs in the postseason

With the regular season nearly in the books, the Lynnville-Sully High School baseball and softball teams are setting themselves up to play their best ball when it matters most – in the postseason.
The Lynnville-Sully baseball team, ranked third in the final Class 1A rankings by the Iowa High School Baseball Coaches Association, has a record...
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