Monthly Archives: August 2026

Neleman reigns as Brice Leonard Supreme Showmanship Champion

Neleman reigns as Brice Leonard Supreme Showmanship Champion
Hannah Neleman, second from right, stands with her immediate family who hold a fraction of the banners, ribbons, and honors the young 13-year-old claimed at the 2026 Jasper County Fair: From left, Todd, Hunter, Hannah, and Katie Neleman. To say the 2026 Jasper County Fair was a success for Hannah Neleman would be a vast understatement. The...
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Record-breaking season for Sully Library’s summer reading program

Record-breaking season for Sully Library’s summer reading program
Literacy, learning, and a whole lot of laughter have accompanied each story time during the Sully Library’s summer reading program. Led by Shelby Shinkle, the program has reached record-breaking attendance this summer and will wrap up the season with one final event on Aug. 12. Summer is often a time of adventure for children where the extended...
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Fikse’s Fixings by Chad Fikse – Rereading books and retrying recipes

Fikse’s Fixings by Chad Fikse – Rereading books and retrying recipes
Lynnette and I both love to read. Lynnette always wants to read something new, to the point that she is sometimes disappointed by the realization that she has inadvertently started a book that she has previously read. I, on the other hand, often enjoy subsequent readings of a book more than the first time through. I...
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L-S summer sports programs hold banquets

The 2026 Lynnville-Sully softball team poses for one last team picture at the end-of-season banquet on Aug. 3: Front row, Hayden Ely; middle, Brooklyn Vos, Peyton Sharp, Kate Harthoorn, Sawyer Osborn, Ella Lowry, Alivia Nikkel; back, Coach Hope Ely, Brooke Hardeman, Elsie Grutz, Lexi Winters, Bristol Hardeman, Ayla Van Maanen, Rylinne Feenstra, Addi Collum, Ava...
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Hawks well represented in IBCA’s All-Star Games

Over the last several years, the Lynnville-Sully High School baseball program has become a top contender and proven leader in Class 1A. The Hawks have earned one State Championship, four SICL Conference Titles, five District Titles, and four State Tournament appearances in the last five years. If those impressive numbers are not indicative enough of...
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Beyer wins 2026 DTGC’s Club Tournament

Beyer wins 2026 DTGC’s Club Tournament
Nick Beyer, center, win the DTGC’s Club Tournament on Sunday, Aug. 2, for the second consecutive year. Bryan DeJong, on the left, came in second. Third place went to Keegan DeWitt, on the right. The three and the rest of the Club Tournament’s top-10 finishers advance to the Aug. 16 Survivor Tournament. The competition on the...
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Betty Cline, 89

Betty Helen (Groves) Cline, 89, of Brooklyn, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Friday, July 31, 2026, at Mayflower Health Care Center in Grinnell. A funeral mass will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 8, at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Brooklyn with Fr. Dominic Nguyen officiating. Interment will be held at...
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