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Carlson wins LSCEF Half-Minute Challenge

Carlson wins LSCEF Half-Minute Challenge
  Trace Carlson, son of Adam and Paige Carlson of Lynnville and a freshman at Lynnville-Sully High School, has $500 more to his name, as does the Lynnville-Sully Community Education Foundation, after he made a lay-up, free throw, three pointer, and a half-court shot in just 30 seconds during the LSCEF’s Hawk Half-Minute Challenge on Monday,...
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Searsboro Community Church welcomes new pastor

Searsboro Community Church welcomes new pastor
Every Sunday for the last two months, Pastor Dick Larson and his wife Jane of West Des Moines have been traveling 70 miles to Searsboro to help lead services at Searsboro Community Church. That might seem like quite a commute to pastor a church in a small community, but for Dick and Jane, it’s their...
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Rival Montezuma ends L-S eight-game win streak

Rival Montezuma ends L-S eight-game win streak
Aubree Arthur puts up two of her 10 points in the lane against Montezuma. She also grabbed seven rebounds in the loss. 
After over a week off from competitive play and several missed practices, the Lynnville-Sully girls basketball team was finally able to get back into game rhythm on Friday, Jan. 19, when they took on...
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L-S keeps winning, moves up in 1A rankings

L-S keeps winning, moves up in 1A rankings
After what felt like a second Christmas break given the number of games and practices canceled due to inclement weather, the Hawks were finally back on the basketball court for a match up against HLV on Friday, Jan. 19.
L-S started slow and the lack of practice and play time was evident in the first half. L-S led the...
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Phyllis Phipps, 78

Phyllis Phipps, 78, of Grinnell, died Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, at her home. The family will receive friends at the visitation held 4-7 p.m., Thursday, Jan. 25, at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell. A funeral service will be held at 10 a.m., Friday, Jan. 26, at Grinnell Friends Church. A luncheon will follow the service...
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