Terence and Laura Cullen of West Des Moines are the parents of a baby girl, Camryn Eloise Cullen, born July 10, 2025. Camryn weighed in at 6 pounds 14 ounces.
Grandparents are Jeff and Monica Cullen Clark of Ankeny. Great-grandparents are Dianne and the late Roy James of Lynnville....
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Caleb Joseph
Caleb Joseph was born Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, to Cameron and Hilary Van Zante of Norwalk. He weighed 9 pounds 4 ounces and measured 20 inches long. His siblings are: Silas, 8 years old; Ezra, 6 years old; and Lydia, 2 years old.
Grandparents are Brad Van Zante of Lynnville, George and Becky O'Gorman of Grosse...
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Soggy and stormy July is one for the record books
North Skunk River is shown out of its banks at Wagaman Mill dam in Lynnville following multiple mass rainfalls in late July.
It’s not very common in Iowa to have multiple inches of rain in the month of July. Most central Iowa locals report July is usually the hottest and driest month of the year. But...
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Fifth Quarters are back at L-S this football season
Rhonda Pool, faithful supporter of L-S students, is shown at a 2024 Fifth Quarter surrounded by the happy students. Pool is on a quest to keep the fun tradition going at L-S, and is looking for help for the 2025 season.
A heart for youth and a desire to keep a positive tradition going has spurred...
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Back to School season is fast approaching
Squeezing in every last drop of summer fun is on the agenda now that the calendar has flipped to August. The end of August marks the start of a new school year and back to the routine of schedules and classes for local children and their families. Both Lynnville-Sully and Sully Christian Schools are gearing...
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Fikse’s Fixings-Making biscuits and gravy from scratch
My first encounter with biscuits and gravy was, unfortunately, not a positive experience. During a family vacation to Florida while I was in junior high, we stopped at a breakfast buffet in a state I would have considered “the South.” While perusing the buffet, I was presented with a pan of pale gravy near a...
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Beyer wins DTGC Men’s Club Tournament
Keegan DeWitt, Nick Beyer, and Baker Zegers finish in the top-three of the Diamond Trail Golf Club’s Men’s Club Tournament. Beyer won the event with a 149, Zegers came in second with a 151, and DeWitt took third with a 155.
Twenty-four golfers from the Diamond Trail Golf Club’s Men’s League hit the links for the...
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