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Stella speeds to gold at Special Olympics

Stella speeds to gold at Special Olympics
Eight-year-old Stella Turnbull continues to amaze her family and friends with all she has done in her life. Diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy at just one month old, Stella wasn’t expected to live to see her first birthday. But Stella’s miraculous story continues on today, eight years later, as the young girl can now be...
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Register for 20th annual Sully Freedom Fun Run/Walk

Join the celebration of the 20th annual Sully Freedom Fun Run/Walk on Saturday, July 4, in connection with the town’s Fourth of July Celebration. The one-mile run/walk will begin at 8 a.m., and the 5K run/walk will start at approximately 8:20 a.m. A free kids’ run around the square will be at 9:10 a.m. for...
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Largest event of the season held at Brooklyn Raceway

Memorial Day weekend, the weekend of the Brooklyn Spring Nationals at the Brooklyn Raceway, brought the largest event of the season for the Brooklyn Raceway. The Sully boys competed in some great racing. To start off the evening, Corey Van Der Wilt and Shane Thompson started pole position and finished first in the Cruiser B...
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Trettin places 14th at golf districts

In Ben Trettin’s last meet as a Hawk, the L-S senior placed 14th out of 66 golfers at districts. Though he golfed well for his first time at the Oskaloosa Country Club on Thursday, May 21, Trettin needed to place fourth or higher in order to qualify for state. [caption id="attachment_412880" align="alignright" width="169"] Read more

Seventh graders raise more money for food pantry

The last amount of the money raised through the seventh-grade Help Stop Hunger project was presented to Pastor Nancy Pick, representative of the East Jasper Christian Food Pantry, on Tuesday, May 26. The students presented a check for $255, money that was raised through the bake sale and T-shirt sales held earlier in March. [caption id="attachment_412851"...
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U.S. News names L-S a Bronze Medal School

U.S. News and World Report, a recognized leader in college and grad school rankings, named Lynnville-Sully High School a Bronze Medal School in the 2015 Best High School rankings. U.S. News looked at more than 21,000 public high schools in all 50 states and the District of Columbia to determine which schools excelled in each...
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