Reid and Hannah Vos of rural Malcom are the parents of a son, Beau Eugene, born Friday, Dec. 5, 2025. He weighed 10 pounds 14 ounces and measured 20.5 inches long. His brothers are Colton age 5 and Riggs age 17 months.
Grandparents are Lori and Verlan Vos of Searsboro and Todd and Brenda Heilskov of...
Read more
Mother Nature delivers major snowstorm, major mess over Thanksgiving weekend
Kaylin Smalley, daughter of Matt and Grace Smalley of Sully, was not deterred by the chaos the Thanksgiving snowstorm delivered but instead bundled up and found joy in the snowy weekend.
With Thanksgiving in the books, Mother Nature flipped the page quickly to full-on winter and dropped record-breaking snow in some areas of Iowa, along with...
Read more
Local food drives help combat in the fight against hunger
Faye Brand, co-owner of Co-Line, hands a check for $1,541 to Carol Naeseth of the East Jasper Christian Food Pantry. Co-Line employees donated 1,541 pounds of food, and Co-Line matched the contribution with a dollar-per-pound monetary donation.
A birds-eye view of Sully First Reformed Church’s Thanksgiving Eve Service shows the sanctuary steps completely covered with a...
Read more
Experience the wonder of the season at Sully’s Christmas Celebration on Saturday, December 6 from 9-11 a.m.
Sully will take on a Hallmark movie-esque atmosphere with the annual Christmas Celebration on Saturday morning, Dec. 6. From 9-11 a.m., area residents and out-of-town guests are welcome to attend the family-friendly fun that is sure to kick start the holiday spirit. Businesses will open their doors with fun giveaways and open houses, Santa Claus...
Read more
Founding the ‘Fabulous Fikse Fudge’ Fundraiser
One of my favorite places to go is the library. I first started using the public library in Orange City while I was in college and found it to be a wonderful resource for books and movies. Later, when Lynnette and I moved to Davenport, we frequented the Bettendorf Public Library, sometimes several times each...
Read more
L-S shocks the Bolts with 33-point win
Tatum Huyser (15) plays tough defense against the Baxter Bolts in the Hawks’ 57-24 victory on Nov. 22. In a 30-second stretch, the senior had back-to-back blocks on the defensive end, drained a three-pointer, then stole the ball on the press during a Hawk rally in the first half. L-S teammates shown include Brooke Harthoorn, Ava...
Read more
Sully Turkey Trot adds morning movement to Thanksgiving
Participants of the first - and what organizer Kaila Harsselaar said will be an annual Sully Thanksgiving Turkey Trot - gather on the Sully square for the start of the 5k on Thursday morning, Nov. 27.
A first-of-its-kind 5k Turkey Trot drew bundled up runners and walkers to Sully on Thanksgiving morning, Nov. 27, to get...
Read more