Nathan and Mary Russell of Sully are the parents of a baby girl, Maya Marie, born Thursday, May 14, 2026. She weighed 8 pounds 8 ounces and measured 20.5 inches long.
Grandparents are Steve and Linda Russell of Searsboro and Mark and Diana Besler of Iowa City.
Great-grandparents are Don and Peggy Russell of Indianola and Harlan...
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Local athletes race to conference titles
One night after Lynnville-Sully’s junior high boys and girls track and field programs won their home meet on May 4, their high school varsity counterparts did the same. The Hawks hosted and dominated the SICL Conference Meet on Tuesday, May 5, with both the boys and girls teams coming out on top as SICL Conference...
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Hawks give back
L-S students assist Jamie and Robin Hackert, organizers of Race for Ace, by spreading mulch at Hackert Tree Farm during Thursday’s Service Day: Clockwise from top left, Ava Brummel, Jamie Hackert, Matthew Mintle, Grayson LeCompte, Clara Huyser, Will Conover, Ben Squires, Jett Kramer, Robin Hackert, Conner Routier, and Eloise Huyser.
Lynnville-Sully High School students were a...
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Lynnville-Sully Community Education Foundation’s 2026 Walkathon eclipses $20,000 goal with day-of donations
Teri Bowlin, preK-5 principal, is splashed with colorful confetti by Abram Shipley and Kreighton Vos. Mrs. Bowlin offered to be doused in confetti and glitter as an incentive for students to raise $20,000.
A beautiful May 8 Friday afternoon was made even brighter when Lynnville-Sully K-5 students learned their efforts – with generous help from family,...
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Turkeys and tip-toeing through the Tulips By Megan Pothoven
We are not much of Tulip Time goers, despite our Dutch heritage, but that did not hold us from visiting the tulips a few weeks prior to the festival. The kids’ favorite part was, of course, the Jaarsma cookie they got to munch on as we strolled through central park.
I know one of the highlights...
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History rewritten as both L-S teams claim SICL conference titles
What is better than winning the SICL Conference title on your home track? Both teams accomplishing the feat! The Lynnville-Sully boys and girls track teams are SICL champions after dominating the SICL Conference Meet on Tuesday, May 5: Front row, from left, Emma Parkinson, Morgan Hay, Tatum Huyser, Brilynn Tice; second row, Addison Van Soelen, Trinity Owen,...
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Hawks smash personal, school bests in final regular-season meet
Emma Parkinson takes the baton from Kate Harthoorn in the distance medley that finished in second place. Parkinson dug deep and had a tremendous kick in the home stretch to pass competitors for silver.
Just two nights after both Lynnville-Sully teams won the SICL conference championship, the teams were back on the track for Newton’s Cardinal...
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