Rolland Dean Schnell, 79, of rural Newton, died at home with his wife by his side on Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026, after a long battle with pulmonary fibrosis. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, Feb. 20, at Community Heights Alliance Church in Newton. The family will greet friends from 9-11 a.m.,...
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GeorgAnne Talsma, 65
GeorgAnne Talsma, 65, of Newton, passed away Feb. 11, 2026, surrounded by her family after a short hospital stay in Des Moines. A memorial service was held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 17, at Newton Christian Reformed Church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made in GeorgAnne’s name to Des Moines Christian School or...
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Brad Braafhart, 57
Brad Braafhart, 57, passed peacefully at his home north of Lynnville on Friday morning, Feb. 13, 2026. Funeral service was at 10 a.m., Monday, Feb. 16, at Lynnville Friends Church. Interment was in Sully Cemetery. Memorial contributions are preferred for Lynnville Friends Church or Hospice of Pella.
Bradley Stewart Braafhart was born May 29, 1968, in...
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Don Lewis, 89
Don Lewis, 89, of Kalona and formerly of Riverside, died Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026, at Halcyon House in Washington. A memorial visitation will be held 9 a.m.-noon, Saturday, Feb. 21, at Yoder-Powell Funeral Home in Kalona. Burial will be at a later date at Woodlawn Cemetery in Lynnville. A general memorial fund has been established.
Don...
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Evelyn Grace
Heather Young and Johnathan Smalley of Monroe are the parents of a daughter, Evelyn Grace, born at 8:09 a.m., Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. She weighed 8 pounds 1 ounce. Her big sister is Olivia, age 4.
Among grandparents are Tom Smalley of Lynnville and Cathy Smalley of Texas....
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Lynnville-Sully reigns as the only school in Iowa with undefeated basketball teams
The L-S girls basketball team is 21-0 going into the postseason. Here, senior Kate Harthoorn celebrates her 1,000th career point with current teammates who helped her achieve the milestone mark on Feb. 2: Kneeling, Mandeesa Vos, Brynlee Farrell; middle, Tatum Huyser, Emma Parkinson, Brooke Harthoorn, Kate Harthoorn, Aubrey Harthoorn, Breah Lowry; back, Brilynn Tice, Kenna Johnson,...
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Future Hawks attend kindergarten open house
Maleah Downing, daughter of Ben and McKenzee Downing, proudly displays her status as a future Hawk. A balloon arch and L-S Hawk backdrop made the perfect picture opportunity for the future kindergartners.
An open house designed to introduce future kindergartners and their parents to the classroom and meet the teachers was held at Lynnville-Sully on...
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