Kyle and Alex Nikkel of Sully are proud to announce the arrival of their daughter, Roby Jude, born Monday, Aug. 17, 2026. Roby weighed 8 pounds, 9 ounces and was 21 inches long.
Roby was welcomed home by big brother Everett and big sister Ada.
Grandparents are Rick Fangman of Cedar Rapids, Beth Kucera and Mike Bearrows...
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Van Wijk Winery sweeps non-grape category in ISF commercial wine competition
The Van Wijk Winery wine-making team – Rebecca, Adam, and Roger Van Wyk – are with bottles of a 2026 Iowa State Fair Best of Show winner, Blackberry Mead.
In its first-ever entry into a commercial wine competition, Van Wijk Winery of Sully achieved a clean sweep in the non-grape category at the Iowa State Fair...
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Summer readers log hundreds of minutes at Lynnville Library
Lynnville Library summer reading program participants hold up the elephant craft made during a summer event: Left to right, Violet and Penny Harthoorn, Levi and Peyton Van Maanen, and Bowen, Breckyn, Hadilyn, Britton, and Hampton Lowry.
Children who dived into literacy at the Lynnville Library June 11-Aug. 5 fostered a love for reading and were rewarded...
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Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird returns to Co-Line
Co-Line founder and owner Dale Brand is with Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird who toured the manufacturing facility on Aug. 5.
On Wednesday, Aug 5, Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird visited Co-Line Manufacturing just south of Sully. Her tour included seeing Co-Line’s new 80,000 square foot north building addition, which was not even in the planning...
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Savoring Summer by Megan Pothoven
Oh, how sweet summer has been. While it is coming to an end, we shared countless memories. A few weeks ago, our family went to the Indiana Sand Dunes National Park, a location I would highly recommend for those with young kids. It is under a five-hour drive, just east of Chicago. This park is...
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Hawks open 2026 football with preseason high school, youth camps
Hawk football campers who will be in grades 4-5 this fall are: Tre Harthoorn, Holden Smith, Landon Downing, Colton Harthoorn, Miles Nore, Kreighton Vos, Abram Shipley, Asher Faircloth, Rowyn Vos, John Patin, Bowen Hamre, Whit Vecchio; back, Logan Nore, Lakota Blom, Moses Kay-Ostrander, Liam Parkinson, Oakley Jansen, Nolan Schultz, Sam Patin, Hayden Latcham, Rylen Kottenstette,...
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Area youth compete at AAU Junior Olympics
Archer and Hinley Jansen are among five local track and field stars competing in the AAU Junior Olympic Games in Des Moines Aug. 1-8.
Several area youth track stars had the unique opportunity to compete on the Blue Oval at Drake University in Des Moines in the AAU Junior Olympic Games that ran Aug. 1-8.
Weston Duke, son...
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