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
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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Fairtime fun in the books
At left, Jasper County Fair Princess Hayden Lowry.
At left, Hannah Neleman and her Grand Champion Breeding Ewe at the 2026 Jasper County Fair.
Above, Brock Mortvedt shows Poweshiek County Fair’s Champion Breeding Doe. Assisting with the banners are Brock’s brother Dayton Mortvedt and Breckyn Brand.
At left, Haidyn Newell, daughter of Austin and Lysandra Newell, is an...
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Sully’s hometown hero leads with a deep desire to service, sacrifice, and protect
Sergeant Grant De Nooy, second from left, is back in the States after serving his second deployment in Iraq, Kuwait, and Bahrain.
By LeAnn Hjelmeland
After a nearly year-long deployment, Iowa Army National Guard Sergeant Grant De Nooy returned home safely on June 1. This was his second deployment, and he spent six months in Iraq, two...
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Sully Comprehensive Plan Open House scheduled for Monday
You are invited to attend the Sully 2050 Comprehensive Plan Open House to learn about it and provide feedback before the draft plan is finalized. The Comprehensive Plan will serve as a long-term guide for future growth and development, addressing topics such as housing, transportation, parks and recreation, economic development, and land use. The draft...
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