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Lynnville dog owners must register canine pets by Apr. 4

The City of Lynnville will hold special hours on Saturday, Apr. 4, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the city clerk’s office located at 308 East Street for residents to register their dogs. According to a recently-adopted Dog License Ordinance 2014-01, “No dog more than three months of age shall be owned unless a...
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Road closures affect Sully to Pella, Taintor to New Sharon traffic

A paving project on Highway T-33 from north of Peoria to just south of 125th St. is anticipated to start Apr. 6 and will close the road to traffic for approximately one month. The anticipated work schedule starts with the removal of pavement and application of rock sub-base on T-33. The road will then be reopened...
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L-S Spring Musical receives rave reviews

Audience members journeyed back three decades to the 1980s, complete with letter jackets, leg warmers, big hair, and even bigger puffy sleeves on the formal dresses, when Lynnville-Sully High School students presented the musical “Back to the 80’s...The Totally Awesome Musical,” Friday and Saturday, Mar. 27-28. For the past three months, Mrs. Deb Merrill, K-12 music...
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Easter events planned at area churches

Searsboro Community Church is hosting an Easter Breakfast on Sunday, Apr. 5, at 9 a.m. followed by church services at 10:30 a.m. St. Andrews Lutheran Church, west of Sully, Holy Week schedule is: Thursday, Apr. 2, Maundy Thursday at 6:30 p.m. at First Lutheran Church, Newton, with Holy Communion. Friday, Apr. 3, Good Friday Tenebrae Service at Holy...
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Pastor’s Pen – 4/2/15

Christ Jesus: Who, being in very nature God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped, but made Himself nothing, taking the very nature of a servant, being made in human likeness…He humbled Himself and became obedient to death, even death on a cross,” (Philippians 2: 5-8). This reading reminds me of this story...
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