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‘A Slice of Home’ by Simone Bates

‘A Slice of Home’ by Simone Bates
We love this time of year: Gorgeously warm sunshine, blue skies, and dry playground equipment - everything we need for a fun day outside! This mama loves keeping the kids outside as much as possible. Both Liam and Liesl are drawn like magnets to the sandbox or a pile of dirt. Liam has finally stopped...
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Hawks snap four-game losing streak with win over Baxter

Hawks snap four-game losing streak with win over Baxter
Peyton Sharp (#8) trots towards home plate with a crowd of Hawk teammates ready to celebrate her first over-the-fence homerun of her high school career. The freshman belted the bomb against the Baxter Bolts on Thursday, May 30. Lynnville-Sully’s softball team had mixed results the past week with one win and two losses. Montezuma Montezuma handed the Hawks...
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Kyle Stock, 73

Kyle Lynn Stock, 73, of Oskaloosa, passed away June 1, 2024, at home. A memorial visitation will be held Thursday, June 13, from 5-7 p.m. at Baxter Congregational Church in Baxter. A memorial service will be held Friday, June 14, at 10:30 a.m. at Baxter Congregational Church. Burial will follow in the Restland Cemetery in...
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Benjamin Sully and Bella Beth

Jeff and Alison Knouse of Sully are the parents of twins born Wednesday, May 29, 2024. Benjamin Sully weighed 6 pounds 8 ounces and Bella Beth weighed 4 pounds 14 ounces. Their brothers are Jay age 3 and Sam age 1. Grandparents are Rob and Glenda Kretzinger of Johnston and Mark and Lora Knouse of Wilton. Great-grandparents...
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Stormy spring leads to historic flooding

Stormy spring leads to historic flooding
Justin Van Soelen captured this aerial shot of the Wagaman Mill in Lynnville on Tuesday, May 21, with his drone camera. Long-time residents claim they do not remember seeing flooding this extreme. Highways T38 north of Lynnville and F62 east of Lynnville were both closed for approximately 1.5 days due to the flooding. Nothing says “happy...
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Primary Election is Tuesday, June 4 

Primary Election is Tuesday, June 4 
Iowa voters will head to the polls for the Primary Election, Tuesday, June 4, to cast ballots for their preferred candidates, with the winning candidates advancing to the General Election in November. Most candidates are running unopposed for their party’s nomination in the Primary Election, with the exceptions of United States Representative, District 1 and Jasper County...
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