Joel Sturkie and Tiffany Mathess of Lynnville are the parents of a son, Gunnar Wyattlee, born Friday, Nov. 11, 2022. He weighed 7 pounds 14.5 ounces and measured 19.25 inches long. He has two siblings: Reece, age 8; and Taya, age 5.
Grandparents are Randy and Carrie Vander Weerdt of Searsboro, Mickel Sturkie of Fairmont, NC, and...
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Vera Ruby
Riley and Cori Schnell of Killduff are the parents of baby girl born Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022. Vera Ruby weighed 7 pounds 3 ounces and measured 18.5 inches long. Her brother is Rian age 20 months.
Grandparents are Randy and Karen Rice of Lynnville and Jason and Londa Schnell of Sully.
Great-grandparents are Jenice Van Rees of...
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Lynnville-Sully Hawks are heading to the Dome
The Lynnville-Sully Hawks celebrate a fumble recovery in their Class A quarterfinals victory in Sully on Friday night, Nov. 4. The Hawks shut out AHSTW, 20-0, to advance to the Dome – a feat that hasn’t happened since 1986. Rain fell all day and night, making game-time conditions less than ideal, but Hawk players, coaches, and...
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Record-breaking Dutch Letter fundraiser brings in nearly $20,000 for SCS
Sully Christian School’s annual Dutch Letter fundraiser hit a sweet note for everyone involved, from the volunteers who made the S-shaped pastries to the customers who will enjoy the letters, and finally to the students who will benefit from the nearly $20,000 raised.
Many hands made light work of fulfilling the 680-box order of Dutch Letters....
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Voters head to the polls Tuesday for midterm elections
As of 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 555 votes had been cast in the Lynn Grove and Richland Townships precinct, which was taking place at the Sully Community Center, along with the precinct for Buena Vista and Elk Creek Townships. In Jasper County, 15,094 votes were cast for local, state, and federal races.
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Veteran Salute
The Jasper County Freedom Rock, located on the southeast corner of the Sully square, honors all United States veterans. The rock was painted by Ray “Bubba” Sorensen II, of Greenfield, in June 2014. In 2021, Sorensen completed his tour of Iowa providing a unique-to-their-area Freedom Rock for all 99 counties. He is now on a 50...
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Hunting season is here
By Megan Pothoven
“We interrupt this marriage to bring you hunting season.” This quote is a humorous way to describe the months of November and December in our family because I am, in fact, a hunter’s wife. Now of course, the reality is not quite this dramatic, but sometimes, the early mornings and late afternoons of...
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