Monthly Archives: May 2026

Rawlins races to the checkered flag with consecutive clean sweeps

Rawlins races to the checkered flag with consecutive clean sweeps
Eight-year-old Sawyer Rawlins enjoys the winner’s circle with his mom and dad, Kylie and Zack Rawlins of Kellogg, at the Atwater Karting Speedway in Minnesota. The need for speed runs deep in the Rawlins family tree. The youngest member of the family – eight-year-old Sawyer Rawlins – is carrying on a generational hobby he has known...
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Local Pella Christian, Pella athletes finish on the podium

Local Pella Christian, Pella athletes finish on the podium
PCHS athletes take a picture at State Track. Pella Christian’s Bailey Vos,  Hayley Rens, and Ezra Ochsner and Pella’s Phenix Gibbs – high school athletes with local ties, represented their schools well at the State Track and Field Championships. Vos broke multiple records and finished on top of the podium as a state champ in all four...
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Hawks make their mark at State Track and Field Championships

Hawks make their mark at State Track and Field Championships
Colton Alberts leads the Class 1A field in the state 3200m run. The junior led the entire pack for the first 800 meters. Fellow junior Blake Wilmesmeier is shown in the middle of the pack early in the race. Both L-S runners shaved time off their personal bests. Wilmesmeier finished in 13th place while Alberts took...
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Mavis Vos, 86

Mavis Vos, 86, of Pella passed away May 22, 2026. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m., Thursday, May 28, at Connect Church, 914 Liberty Street, Pella. Memorials may be given to Connect Church or Pella Christian Schools. Mavis Vos was born Sept. 13, 1939, to Gerrit J. and Grace (Wanders) Vande Kieft, in Tracy. Mavis attended...
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Caleb Schultz, 20

Caleb Eugene Schultz, 20, of What Cheer, passed away in a rollover crash around 1 a.m., Sunday, May 17, 2026. Caleb was born Sept. 16, 2005, and was born and raised in What Cheer. A visitation was held Friday, May 22, at Holland-Coble Funeral Home in What Cheer. Memorial contributions may be made to the family. Caleb...
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Farm to Table by Julie Van Manen – Celebrate May with Beef

Farm to Table by Julie Van Manen – Celebrate May with Beef
May has been a month filled with celebrations intertwined with completion of planting and creatures arriving and departing the farm.  The grandchildren had the day off school when the new group of pigs arrived.  Grandpa Kevin welcomed the extra help and hopes they demonstrate the same excitement in a few more years so he will...
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Champs crowned, memories made at State Track

Champs crowned, memories made at State Track
State Champs! Above, Lynnville-Sully’s shuttle hurdle team of Ashton Rozendaal, Carsen Kottenstette, Connor Deal, and Sawyer Veldhuizen set a school and Class 1A State Meet record to claim the 1A State title in a time of 59.32. They are surrounded by head coach Darin Arkema, on the far left, and assistant coach Jeff Corbett on the...
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