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Joane Cline, 73

Helen "Joane" Cline was born to Enoch and Helen Rexroat on Mar. 21, 1951, the youngest sister to Harold, Ronald, Jim, and Joyce. Joane grew up in Newton and spent many summers at her grandparents’ resort in Minnesota. Joane graduated from the Newton High School with the Class of 1969 and then started her first job...
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Ember Lou

Ember Lou was born to Andrew and Nicole Goemaat of Sully on Dec. 27, 2024. She weighed 7 pounds and measured 19 inches long. Grandparents are Ed and Shawna Goemaat of New Sharon and Dave and Lana Redlich of Oskaloosa. Great-grandparents are Karen Linville of Oskaloosa, Patsy Redlich of Peach Tree, GA, Glenda Goemaat of New Sharon,...
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Young dancers shine in the spotlight

Young dancers shine in the spotlight
Madeline DeZwarte, Kinsley Doane, Sadie Zimmerman, Molly Kornelis, Vada Doonan, and Mabel DeBruin perform their tap routine. Seventeen young and aspiring dancers took audience members to a “whole new world” with their Aladdin Dance Performance on Thursday, Feb. 6, at Sully Christian School. The dancers, under the direction of longtime dance instructor Angie Ver Ploeg and...
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Seven L-S speech students deliver superb performances at State Large Group Speech

Seven L-S speech students deliver superb performances at State Large Group Speech
Lynnville-Sully sophomores Audrey Kaldenberg and Kaitlynn Hobbs receive an overall Division I rating at the IHSSA’s Large Group State Speech Contest on Saturday, Feb. 8. Lynnville-Sully musicians, vocalists, and radio broadcasters joined hundreds of other competitors at the Iowa High School State Association’s State Large Group Speech Contest on Saturday, Feb. 8. Lynnville-Sully’s three groups, consisting...
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Love is in the air with the HTP’s Parade of Couples

Love is in the air with the HTP’s Parade of Couples
Marvin and Iva Baarda of Sully earn the prize for being the longest married couple in our featured piece this week, the 2025 Parade of Couples. This month, we are celebrating couples in our community who have been married for three decades or longer. With Valentine's Day later this week, it's only fitting we recognize 2,504...
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The countdown to spring is on By Megan Pothoven

The countdown to spring is on By Megan Pothoven
Who else is ready for spring? Me! And I can speak for my kids, too, that they are ready to play outside in the yard, go to the park, and go on walks. We were able to go away for a few days with the older two to Wisconsin Dells. It was a blessing spending...
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