Carroll A. DePenning, 78, of Newton, died Thursday, July 2, 2026, at MercyOne Newton Medical Cen-ter. A memorial ser-vice was held at 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 14, at the Newton Church of the Way. In lieu of flowers, memorials are for MercyOne Newton ER Capital Campaign, ABC of Iowa Apprenticeship and Training Trust to be...
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Wink Zylstra, 90
Memorial services for Wendall “Wink” Zylstra, 90, of Texas and formerly of Sully, will be held on Friday, July 17, 2026, at 2 p.m. at Sully Christian Reformed Church. God took him home to his reward on Sept. 17, 2025, at the McAllen Heart Hospital.
Wendall Lee Zylstra, better known as Wink, was born Mar. 26,...
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Georgianna Grace
Nathaniel and Tabitha Wooldridge of rural Pella are the parents of a baby girl, Georgianna Grace, born Monday, July 6, 2026. She weighed 8 pounds 3 ounces and measured 20.5 inches long.
Grandparents are Steve and Sharon Wooldridge of rural Newton and Debbie Fowler of Geneva, OH....
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Happy 250th birthday, America
The Sully square was emblazoned with red, white, and blue as area residents and guests lined the streets two to three rows deep for the annual Fourth of July parade.
A salute to 250 years of independence drew a patriotic crowd to the annual Fourth of July celebration in Sully where a variety of family-friendly events...
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Hawk baseball knocks it out of the park with Discover Hope 517 donation
Lynnville-Sully’s junior high baseball team stands next to the donations they collected for Discover Hope 517 at their season-end home run derby. From left, Blake Van Soelen, Paxten Kottenstette, Beau Simbro, Ervin Yoder, Ryder Jansen, Max Smead, Ryder Hay, Jase Rea (seated), Lane Latcham, Trew Arthur, Brandon Schinkel, Easton Collum, Micah Dunsbergen, Peyton Schechinger, Gunnar...
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Multiple rounds of heavy rainfall prompt flooding concerns
Water levels were already receding on Monday, July 6, near Wagaman Mill in Lynnville after several rounds of intense rainfall doused the area over the long Fourth of July weekend.
Rain gauges got their fill and then some as multiple rounds of heavy rainfall saturated the area prior to the Fourth of July holiday. The hum...
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Summer bucket list: Activated – By Megan Pothoven
Hello summer! Our summer bucket list is already getting several things crossed off the list. For Hayden’s birthday, we crossed off Jester Park in Saylorville and Miracle Park in Ankeny. We have gone on a bike ride and packed a picnic at Red Rock. Of course, we have been checking out plenty of books at...
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