Ruth E. DeVries, 78, passed away peacefully at home in Prescott, AZ, on July 23, 2015.
Ruth was born in Peoria, Iowa, to Henry and Minnie Dahm on Sept. 3, 1936. She graduated from Pella Christian High School in 1954, and after graduating, she went to work for Vermeer Manufacturing in the bookkeeping department.
Aug. 12, 1955,...
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Killduff Feed & Grain hires Samson as manager
After four years away at college, David Samson II is back in the area and becoming a familiar face at Killduff Feed & Grain, Inc. since being hired as the new manager.
Samson, a 2011 Lynnville-Sully graduate and son of David and Mindy Samson of Sully, completed his bachelor’s degree in agronomy at Iowa State in...
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Lynnville City Council approves $16,000 for camera inspection of sewer system, discusses property acquisition
The Lynnville City Council met in regular session on Monday, Aug. 10, with all members present.
The agenda was amended to include discussion of acquisition of the Spangenberg property on Maple Street near the ballpark. In the city's quest to clean up properties in town, discussions have begun with the family for the town to acquire...
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Five now seek three L-S School Board positions, Arment withdraws
Suzie Arment has withdrawn as a candidate for the Lynnville-Sully School Board election on Sept. 8. Five people will now be on the ballot for three four-year terms on the Lynnville-Sully School Board: Amanda Jones, Duane Rozendaal (incumbent), Jess Vander Molen, Tammy Vos, and Steph Young.
Positions currently held by John Terpstra, Matt Zylstra, and Duane...
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Townhome builder interested in Sully’s $1 lot program in Northridge
At its meeting last month, the Sully City Council approved reoffering the $1 lot program in Northridge Estates on the northeast corner of town when a resident expressed interest in purchasing one of the lots. At the council’s meeting Monday night, Aug. 10, Teryl Ver Ploeg and Rod Jansen of Sully Development reported developer Farrell...
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Grassley named a Taxpayer Super Hero
Senator Chuck Grassley of Iowa received the designation of “Taxpayer Super Hero” from the Council for Citizens Against Government Waste on July 30. The title is awarded to lawmakers who earned a score of 100 percent in the council’s 2014 Congressional Ratings.
“I appreciate receiving this award from an organization that works to cut wasteful government...
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Bogaard brings 18 years ministry experience to Lynnville Friends
After nearly two decades living outside of Iowa, Pastor Jamie Bogaard and his wife find themselves calling the state home again. And that’s not the only change in their lives – for the first time, Bogaard is serving as a head pastor after being called to Lynnville Friends Church.
Bogaard replaces Mark Porter as head pastor....
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