The employees of Lynnville Repair, a business specializing in automotive repair and more, spent Jan. 12-14 moving equipment into their new 75’ x 136’ building located at 104 W. 4th St. in the Sully Business Park. Lynnville Repair is owned by Matt and Heather Zylstra and was previously located in Lynnville at 511 East Street....
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Fraker sworn is as new Lynnville Council member, library budget discussions continue
The Lynnville City Council met in regular session on Monday, Jan. 12, at 5:30 p.m. at Lynnville City Hall. Guests included Faye Brand and Kyle Terpstra. Minutes of the December 2014 meeting were approved. Terry Fraker was sworn in as the new council member filling the seat vacated by Kevin Arment.
In old business, delinquent water...
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Jan. 19 budget work session set at Sully Council meeting
The Sully City Council met in regular session on Jan. 12 in the council chambers at the Sully Community Center. Present were Mayor Brent Vander Molen, Sully City Clerk Barbra Maasdam, and council members Jeff Brummel, Chad Fikse, RJ Van Dyke, and Diane Vos. Others present were Beth Steenhoek, Bryan Vander Meiden, Andrew Kroyman, and...
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Pastor’s Pen: He Will Understand
Have you ever watched the excitement of children in a pet store as they move around admiring and sharing expressions of affection as the kittens meow and puppies bark in anticipation their kennel gate will be unlatched to welcoming arms of a new owner?
Tommy was celebrating his seventh birthday. There was only one item on...
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Hawks soar past Eagles

Both L-S varsity basketball teams came home with victories after facing Keota on the road in a double header on Friday, Jan. 9. The girls chalked up a 35-27 win over the Eagles, and the boys overcame Keota 60-50.
“The girls did a pretty good job of handling the physical play,” said L-S Coach Jerry Hulsing....
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IGHSAU extends girls high school cross-country race distance
Beginning next fall, high school girls will run 1,000 meters farther at their cross-country races. This comes after the Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union’s board of directors voted to extend the girls’ race distance from 4,000 to 5,000 meters at its Jan. 7 meeting.
The move to 5,000 meters (3.1 miles) marks the first change...
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Roland captures Great Lakes title

Lucas Roland, a Lynnville-Sully eighth grader, recently traveled to Fort Wayne, IN, to compete in the Great Lakes Championship wrestling tournament and as part of Team Iowa in the Nuway National Duals. Roland went 4-0 to capture the Great Lakes title and 7-1 over the weekend to help Team Iowa to a second-place finish in...
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