Basketball
The Pella Christian Eagles pulled off a 56-51 nailbiter on their home court against Class 1A’s 10th-ranked Montezuma on Tuesday, Nov. 25. Monte jumped out to a 14-9 lead after the first quarter, but PC stepped up the defense in the second. The Eagles held the Braves to just four second-quarter points while...Barbara Wahl, 72
Barbara A. Wahl, 72, of Searsboro, passed away Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, at Montezuma Specialty Care. A visitation will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell. A funeral service will be held immediately following the visitation, at 11 a.m. at Smith Funeral Home. Burial at Liberty Ridge...
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Bingo draws standing-room-only crowd to Sully’s Fall Family Night
Carter and Henry Shinkle, sons of Drew and Shelby Shinkle, are two of 140 Bingo winners who got to take home their choices from the prize table.
Games of Bingo, delicious soup and goodies, and community camaraderie highlighted Sully Night Out’s annual Fall Family Night on Saturday, Nov. 22, with a standing-room-only crowd at the Sully...
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Annual Cadet Hog Roast raises nearly $10,000
The Sully Christian School gym is full with supporters of the Cadets, and the lengthy drive-thru line was equally busy at the annual Cadet Hog Roast on Wednesday, Nov. 19.
A generous crowd that surpassed last year’s success in both attendance and funds raised showed up and supported the annual Cadet Hog Roast held at the Sully...
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New beginnings for Lynnville-Sully K-3 students and staff with phase two of construction in the books
A total team effort kicks off the moving process. K-3 students each hauled what they could from their temporary classroom in the middle school wing to their renovated rooms on Friday, Nov. 21.
Christmas came early – and Thanksgiving break, too – for Lynnville-Sully K-3 students and staff with the completion of phase two of the...
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Cultivating a thankful heart with time in the kitchen by LeAnn Hjelmeland
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! I hope the turkey is delicious, the memories are sweet, and you remember to thank the cook(s)!
Thanksgiving for me usually entails a trip to northwest Iowa to visit my parents’ house, where my mom is definitely the queen of the kitchen. She’s excellent at planning meals for large groups of people (a...
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L-S girls basketball notches season-opening victory
photos by taylor photography
Breah Lowry ties up an Eddyville player in the Hawks’ season-opening victory on Friday, Nov. 21. Lowry finished the game with six steals and six assists. Teammate Brilynn Tice and the Hawk bench is shown behind her.
A huge third quarter surge by the Lynnville-Sully girls basketball team helped usher in a season-opening...
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