Marion L. Collins, 66, of Newton and formerly of Lynnville, died on Wednesday, July 16, 2014, at the VA Central Iowa Health Care System Home in Des Moines. No services were held. Memorials in Marion’s name may be left at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton.
Marion L. Collins, the son of Hartley...
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Richard Vos, 94
Richard Vos of Pella passed away Saturday, July 26, 2014, at the Knoxville Hospital, attaining the advanced age of 94 years. Funeral services were held Sunday, July 27, 2014, at 6 p.m. at the Second Christian Reformed Church in Pella. Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery at Pella. Memorials in his memory may be designated for...
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Harthoorns adjust to life with twins
A year ago July 20, Joel and Liz Harthoorn’s lives were changed forever as they became the parents of twin boys, Joah Davis and Major Reis. And after a year of caring for their two babies, the Harthoorns couldn’t imagine their lives any other way.
Liz recalled the day when they first found out she was...
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Van Manens supply locals with a sweet summer staple
Mid-summer mornings start bright and early for Jacob and Emily Van Manen of rural Kellogg. Now that their sweet corn crop is ready, the brother-and-sister duo often rises before the sun comes up to hand pick ears of the peaches and cream sweet corn from their eight- to nine-acre plot of land on their parents’...
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Shark Tank likes what they see from Fresh from the Oven
It’s not every day that you receive a phone call from a top-rated nationally-televised show. However, the phone of Heather Young, the 11-year-old daughter of Garrett and Kathleen Young of Sully, rang after she pitched her business, Fresh from the Oven, to producers from the ABC business-themed show “Shark Tank” during an open casting call...
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All in a day’s work for local beekeepers
Working among thousands and thousands of bees is just another day of the week for the employees of Ebert Honey of rural Lynnville. Ebert Honey, started by Phil Ebert over 30 years ago, maintains nearly 1,000 hives, producing upwards of 80,000 to 100,000 pounds of pure Iowa honey each year.
Living near thousands of bees, however,...
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L-S School Board and superintendent goals approved at meeting, PPEL Levy information shared
The Lynnville-Sully School Board of Education met in regular session on Monday, July 21, in the high school library. Tim Dunsbergen requested an amendment to the agenda to approve an administrative contract correction from last month. It was moved and seconded to amend the agenda. The amended agenda and the consent agenda including the minutes...
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