William Paul “Bill” Mason, 77, beloved son, brother, father, and grand-father, passed away unexpectedly on Aug. 14, 2025, while camping at the Iowa State Fair. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m., Wednesday, Aug. 20, at Holland-Coble Funeral Home in Montezuma. Burial was in Barnes City Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Barnes City...
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Trudy Eggink, 71
Trudy Eggink, 71, of Pella, passed away Aug. 17, 2025. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m., Thursday, Aug. 21, at Grace Fellowship Christian Reformed Church, Pella, where the funeral service will be at 10 a.m., Friday, Aug. 22. Memorials have also been designated for her church.
Gertrude Nelly “Trudy” Eggink was born Jan. 23, 1954, to Willem...
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Ryman Henry
Blaine and Andi Shutts of Altoona are the proud parents of a baby boy, Ryman Henry Shutts, who was born Aug. 15, 2025. He weighed 7 pounds 9 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long. His brothers Cohen is four and Finn is six.
Grandparents are Mike and Cathy Shutts of Grinnell and Phil and Shelly...
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Foamy fun finale ushers out Sully Library Summer Reading Program
Foam-covered Nora Belle Brimeyer, 4-year-old daughter of Delaney and Zach Brimeyer of Independence and granddaughter of Kendall and Darci Jansen of Lynnville, enjoys the foam fun.
“What’s with all the foam in the park?” was a question running through the heads of many locals on Wednesday, Aug. 6, as they passed the Sully square. The Foam...
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Searsboro veteran honored with Quilt of Valor
Deep River American Legion Morrison-Schrader Post 296 sponsored a Quilt of Valor (QOV) for Gary Tremmel of Searsboro. Members of the legion and auxiliary presented Tremmel with the quilt last month, with his immediate family and relatives present. Tremmel is a Purple Heart Vietnam Veteran. Tremmel was a Specialist 4th Class 621.20 Dozer Operator in...
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Playground for ages 2-5 in place at Sully Ballpark
The new playground equipment designed for ages 2-5 is ready for fun and play at the Sully Ballpark. The area features a fire station playhouse, two police car spring riders, and a saddle spinner.
The first phase of the new playground equipment by Sully Hometown Pride Committee was completed last week Tuesday through Friday for ages...
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Soaking in every summer sunset by Megan Pothoven
If you have driven by in the last month, you may have noticed a few changes to our house. We added a front porch, roofed the house, and added some curb appeal with new siding. We love it! We have been loving spending time out on the deck, taking in the uninterrupted view of the...
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