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The DeeZee Spirit – by Darrell Zegers, 1-15-15

I know it’s rare for me to write a story that is 100 percent true, but this one is. It happened to me 15 or 20 years ago. I was renewing my chauffeur’s license. I had passed all of the requirements but the eye test, the one that worried me more than all the rest. (I...
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Fire destroys home north of Lynnville

Six fire departments answered the fire call five miles northeast of Lynnville at 5480 E. 156th St. S., Grinnell at approximately 9:45 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 8. According to public county assessor records, the property is owned by Anthony Burnett and Micaela McCammant. The home was a total loss with the renters losing all their...
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William Scott

William Scott was born to Michael and Sara Parkinson of Sully on Jan. 7, 2015. Liam weighed 8 pounds 5 ounces and measured 21 inches. His siblings are Emma (6) and Chloe (1). Grandparents are Craig and Mary Parkinson of Akron and Scott and Kim Palmer of Truro....
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Christian Leigh

Andy and Jamie Dunsbergen of Lynnville are the parents of a son, Christian Leigh, born Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, at 7:33 p.m. He weighed 5 pounds 1 ounce. Grandparents are Dennis and Lisa Dunsbergen of Sully and Melinda and the late James Leigh Wright of Newton. (Christian got his middle name from his late grandpa.) Great-grandparents are...
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Nolan David

John D. and Amy Schultz of Newton are the parents of a baby boy, Nolan David Schultz, born at Skiff Medical Center in Newton on Nov. 25, 2014. Grandparents are Kevin and Diane Schultz of Grinnell and Ken and Jane Lehrman of Newton. Great-grandparents include Miriam Schultz of Grinnell, Wanda and Doyle Burkett of Grinnell, Jane...
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Herman Frey, 86

Herman Frey, 86, of Parkersburg went to be with the Lord on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, at the Clarksville Skilled Nursing and Rehabil-itation Center. Funeral services were Jan. 14 at the Reformed Church of Stout with burial in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Parkersburg. Memorials may be directed to the Reformed Church of Stout. Online...
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Matthew Steenhoek, 30

Matthew Steenhoek, 30, of Monroe died unexpectedly Jan. 10 in Coralville. Among survivors are his parents Marvin and Kathy Steenhoek of Monroe and his grandmother, Kathleen Fopma of Pella and formerly of the rural Killduff area. Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 15, at Monroe United Methodist Church.  ...
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