Monthly Archives: June 2026

Lynnville-Sully’s Jochems is PEI’s Associate of the Year

Above, Lynnville-Sully associate Emily Jochems holds a certificate and $500 check from Terry Gladfelter, executive director of Professional Educators of Iowa. Jochems was named PEI’s Associate of the Year as the grand finale to Thursday’s assembly. Jochems’ parents, Carol and Gary Jochems, and her nephew Gerrit Nunnikhoven surprised Emily with their presence at the award...
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175 pounds of pork donated to Lynnville’s Heart to Heart Food Pantry

Doug Gruver, IPPA Vice President of Resources is shown with Tom and Theresa Anderson of Heart to Heart Food Pantry with the pork donation. Iowa Pork Producers are making a meaningful impact in communities delivering more than 100,000 servings of protein to pantries across the state through the Pork in the Pantry Program.  Last week, 175...
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Fikse’s Fixings by Chad Fikse – Love at first bite

The decadent desserts at La Rose Marie Bakery in Sully have hold of my heart and tastebuds, especially the simply named sweet treat, “chocolate pastry.” Disneyland may claim to be the happiest place on earth, but when I enter a bakery and marvel at the array of sweet treats displayed in the cases, I am pretty...
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Three wins highlight L-S baseball’s opening week

Lynnville-Sully junior Trace Carlson launches a single against North Mahaska in the Hawks’ 10-3 win over the Warhawks in the second game of the season on Wednesday, May 27. Carlson led the Hawks the night before in the season opener with two of the team’s four hits. photos by taylor photography The Lynnville-Sully Hawks are back on...
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L-S softball scores 34 runs in first three SICL games

Ava Brummel’s teammates wait for her to step on homeplate following her second homerun of the game against Montezuma in the Hawks’ season opener. The junior hit three dingers in two games. A young team with a talented roster is already proving they have the ability to score and make plays. For the Lynnville-Sully High School...
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PC Sports Shorts

Track and Field

IA Track and Field named its award winners for the 2026 State Track and Field Meet, and it is no surprise that Bailey Vos, senior daughter of Curt and Candice Vos,  was named 2A Ms. Iowa Track. Vos rewrote school and State Meet history numerous times during her illustrious high school...
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Gene Roose, 84

Gene Roose, 84, of Pella passed away on Memorial Day, May 25, 2026, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House after his health rapidly declined. Memorial service was at 11 a.m., Friday, May 29, at Calvary Christian Reformed Church, Pella, preceded by a committal service at Oakwood Cemetery, Pella. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions...
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