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Local flight instructor Kendall Arkema receives Airline Transport Pilot Certificate

Local flight instructor Kendall Arkema receives Airline Transport Pilot Certificate
Kendall Arkema was awarded an Airline Transport Pilot Certificate after passing a checkride with an FAA designated pilot examine on Mar. 30. Arkema is a pilot and flight instructor with Classic Aviation, the operator at the Pella Municipal Airport. He flies and trains pilots in a wide variety of aircraft, including vintage taildraggers and technologically-advanced jet...
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Sully Fire Department fire calls reported

Mar. 31 at 3:30 p.m., 11267 S, 60th Avenue E., Sully, for a grass fire, assisted by Lynnville Fire Department. Apr. 2 at 6:05 p.m., the intersection of South 52nd Avenue and East 92nd Street, Newton, to assist the Kellogg Fire Department at a car accident; Newton ambulance also assisted. Apr. 4 at 4:20 p.m., 9658 Hwy....
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Robert M. Slegh, 87

Robert M. Slegh, 87 of Prairie City, passed away on Thursday, Apr. 2, 2015, at Park Centre in Newton. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Apr. 7, at 2 p.m. at Coburn Funeral Home in Prairie City. Burial was at Waveland Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Park Centre Activity Department. The...
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Donkey basketball game in Sully Monday benefits playground

The Sully Night Out Committee has organized a donkey basketball game for Monday, Apr. 13, at 6:30 p.m. at the Lynnville-Sully High School gym as a fundraiser for the central park and playground improvement project. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. with concession stand operated by the Lynnville-Sully baseball team open at 5:45 p.m. so...
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The Dee Zee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 4/9/15

My wife attended a funeral for an old aunt she rarely saw. Most of my wife’s aunts and uncles had a large number of children, some from eight to 12 kids. My wife came from a family of eight. She met nine female first cousins she had not seen for decades. After the funeral when they all...
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L-S chorus kicks off Wild game

L-S chorus kicks off Wild game
Members of the Lynnville-Sully High School chorus experienced an opportunity not many people get – singing the National Anthem at a professional sports game. Mrs. Deb Merrill, K-12 music instructor, and 35 of the 40 members of the talented high school chorus found themselves on the ice prior to the Iowa Wild vs. Texas Stars...
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Diamond Trail Fitness Center elects new board members

The Diamond Trail Fitness Center held its annual meeting on Thursday, Mar. 26. All members, excluding student memberships, of the fitness center were allowed to cast their vote to replace outgoing board members Gale Horman and Jill Van Dyke. Each board member serves a three-year term. Samantha Collins and Terry Fraker were elected to the DTFC...
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