Geraldine Allison, 80, formerly of the Lynnville and Newton areas, passed away Saturday morning, May 31, 2014, at Mayflower Health Care in Grinnell, under the care of Hospice.
Private family services will be at a later date. The Pence~Reese Funeral Home in Newton has been entrusted with the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials in Geraldine’s...
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William D. Sylvester, 84
William Donald Sylvester, 84, of Poughkeepsie, NY, went home to be with Jesus on May 26, 2014, surrounded by his family. He is survived by Bertha, his wife of more than 60 years; his four children, seven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren, brothers Walter Sylvester of Lynnville and Howard and Richard of California, sister Rosa of Cedar...
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$1,000 reward offered for vandalism information
A $1,000 reward for information leading to the successful conviction of the individual(s) responsible for the damage at the Diamond Trail Golf Club has been put forth by a member of the club.
Over the past month, a couple of vandalism events have happened at the golf course:
1. Yardage flags on the driving range have been...
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Jacob Henry
Jacob Henry Dykema was born at 11:43 p.m. on Friday, May 30, 2014, at Pella Regional Health Center to Dan and Stephanie Dykema of Sully. He weighed 7 pounds 8 ounces and measured 20 1/2 inches long. He was welcomed home by Emily (10), William (almost 4), and Zachary (2).
Grandparents are Roger and Carolyn Zylstra...
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Suiter finds double-shelled egg
A rare double-shelled egg was found by Jack Suiter on May 20 while gathering eggs at his farm west of Sully. The inner shell is dark brown while the outside shell is light tan. “It’s quite an oddity,” Suiter said. “Even the staff at the Lynnville-Sully Vet Clinic had never seen such a thing.” Suiter...
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First NHRA National Event win for Brand and team
In their fourth event of the 2014 season, Team Co-Line/Goalsetter was in hot pursuit of its first win at the NHRA Kansas Nationals in Heartland Park Topeka May 23-25. While Mother Nature tried to dampen things with a second-round qualifying session rainout on Friday and a third qualifying session rainout Saturday, along with several more...
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De Jong house fire smolders for hours after lightning strike
Johnnie and Delia De Jong's home at 705 3rd Street in Sully was struck by lightning early Wednesday morning, May 21, which resulted in an attic fire and extensive damage to their home. The Sully and Lynnville Fire Departments were called at 7:50 a.m., about an hour after the De Jongs got up and smelled...
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