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National EMS Week May 21-27

National EMS Week May 21-27
  May 21-27 is the 49th Annual National EMS Week to celebrate EMS practitioners and the important work they do in our nation's communities. This year's theme is “EMS: Where Emergency Care Begins.” “During EMS Week, I want to thank all of our volunteers and their families for the dedication to serving our community. I also want...
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Farm to table by Julie Van Manen

Farm to table by Julie Van Manen
As we hosted Kennedy’s preschool class for a field trip this month and watching Kennedy share the story of beef production with her friends, I couldn’t help but think how awesome it is that our family plays a small role in producing the high quality, nutritious, mouth-watering beef that Iowa is known for around the...
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Williams hired as new L-S Athletic Director

  The Lynnville-Sully School Board met in regular session at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 16, in the high school library. President Tammy Vos called the meeting to order with school board members Dave Foster, Amanda Jones, and Jer Schnell present. Gerry Van Dyke was absent. Superintendent Matt Dunsbergen, preK-8 principal Teri Bowlin, high school principal...
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Hawks write their names in the record books with speedy state performances

Hawks write their names in the record books with speedy state performances
The 4x100m team of Kyle Squires, Bryce Richards, Caleb Rea, and Corder Noun Harder finished 10th at the state meet.  It was a memorable, record-breaking three days for six Lynnville-Sully boys track athletes and coaches at the Iowa High School State Track and Field Championships held at Drake Stadium May 18-20. Coach Darin Arkema and assistant...
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Championship, runner-up awarded to local PC athletes

Championship, runner-up awarded to local PC athletes
Bailey Vos sprints to the finish line as anchor of Pella Christian's second-place sprint medley team.        Track and Field Pella Christian was well represented at the Class 2A Iowa High School State Track and Field Meet May 18-20, and the Eagles brought home the hardware.  Trevor Veenstra, son of Darrell and Angela Veenstra, is...
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Myron Krull, 76

Myron J. Krull, 76, of Rock Rapids, went to Heaven Wednesday, May 17, 2023, doing what he loved to do near his childhood home, on a tractor. Funeral services were held Monday, May 22, at First Reformed Church, Rock Rapids, at 10:30 a.m. A private family burial was held following the services. Myron James Krull was born...
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