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With 89 percent of the majority vote, the Lynnville-Sully Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL) vote passed in the special school election on Tuesday, Dec. 2. A total of 113 votes were cast by registered voters living within the Lynnville-Sully Community School District, 101 voting yes and 12 voting no. The election required a 50...

The Iowa Association of Track Coaches (IATC) recently honored two men with Lynnville-Sully ties with top honors at the recent IATC Hall of Fame banquet held in Ames on Saturday, Dec. 6. Mike Parkinson, head boys track and field coach at Lynnville-Sully High School, was honored with the Class 1A Phil Hummel State Coach of the...

The Lynnville City Council met in regular session on Monday, Dec. 8, at Lynnville City Hall. Lynnville City Clerk Kim Harsselaar was absent with council member Bev Van Maanen acting as clerk. Mayor Kelly Bryan called the meeting to order. Guests included Faye Brand and Glenn Lewis. Roger Beason moved, seconded by Roy James, to...

The Sully City Council met in regular session Monday, Dec. 8, at the Sully Community Center. Present were all council members and the city clerk. Mayor Brent Vander Molen was absent with Mayor Protem Chad Fikse conducting the meeting. The consent agenda approved the Nov. 10 minutes, payment of claims list, treasurer’s report, and equipment fund...

Christmas is for adults, not children Christmas, a time for bringing down rulers, sending the rich away, lifting up the lowly, filling up the hungry – is this the usual Christmas message? Christmas is for adults, not children – this is powerful and challenging stuff for Jesus’ followers. The whole Christmas story is generally well-known but often...