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Nolan Scott

Scott and Lia Von Busch of Ankeny are the parents of their second son, Nolan Scott, born Monday, Oct. 6, 2014. He weighed 7 pounds 9 ounces. He has a brother, Luke (3). Grandparents are Dennis and Nancy Van Genderen of Sully, Marilyn Harter of Pella, and Rod and Jodi Von Busch of Lexington, KY....
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Gerrit Jones

Gerrit Jones Zylstra was born Sept. 15, 2014, at Pella Regional Health Center. He weighed 8 pounds 6 ounces and measured 20 inches long. His parents are Kyle and Shalene Zylstra of Pella. His siblings are Lydia, Aidan, and Norah. Grandparents are Glenn and Denise Van Wyk and David and Phyllis Zylstra, all of Pella....
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Sully Council considers Larry Vande Voort memorial

Sully City Council met in regular session on Oct. 13. Mayor Brent Vander Molen called the meeting to order. Darin Morvant was absent; all others were present. The consent agenda approved Sept. 8 minutes, payment of claims list, treasurer’s report, and equipment fund summary. No one spoke during citizen forum. The FY2014 Annual Finance Report was reviewed. The council...
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Gordon D. Felper, 80

Gordon D. Felper, 80, of Grinnell died on Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014, at Grinnell Regional Medical Center. A memorial service was held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 15, at the United Methodist Church in Grinnell. A private family burial will be at the Woodland Cemetery near Lynnville. Memorials may be directed to the University of...
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Locals walk for good health

Local residents joined thousands of people across the state of Iowa in the fourth annual Healthiest State Walk held Wednesday, Oct. 8. The Healthiest State Initiative is a privately-led public initiative intended to inspire Iowans and their communities throughout the state to improve their health and happiness. In 2013, Iowa ranked as the 10th Healthiest State...
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Nicholas Denmark’s singing earns L-S $500

A Lynnville-Sully fifth grader’s school spirit paid off to the tune of $500. Nicholas Denmark, son of Mick and Brenda Denmark of Lynnville, sang the L-S school song as part of a local radio station contest. STAR 102.5 wanted to know how much school spirit listeners had and promoted the Fight, Fight, Fight for $500...
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