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L-S Hawks power past Earlham, earn top seed in playoff run

L-S Hawks power past Earlham, earn top seed in playoff run
Class A football playoffs kicked off on Friday, Oct. 21, with the Lynnville-Sully Hawks hosting the Earlham Cardinals in the round of 32. With their undefeated season and hopes of progressing far in the playoffs on the line, the Hawks struck early and often en route to a 49-16 victory. A large crowd of Hawk fans watched...
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The DeeZee Spirit By Darrell Zegers

As I get older, I’m finding that life is full of things I’ve not known before - some good and some not so good. I’m scheduled for back surgery the day this article will be in the paper. I’m scared to death. I’ve never been in a hospital before. I’m always the guy that takes...
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Mary Jo Watson, 84

Mary Joann Watson, 84, of rural Montezuma was called home to our Lord and Savior Thursday afternoon, Oct. 20, 2022, at her home surrounded by her family. Celebration of Life will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 29, at Holland-Coble Funeral Home in Montezuma. A reception/visitation will follow the service in the Community Hope Church...
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Chuck Maston, 66

  Charles “Chuck” Vern Maston, Jr., 66, of Killduff, passed away Thurs-day, Oct. 20, 2022, with family by his side at the Comfort House in Pella. A visitation was held Tuesday, Oct. 25, at Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. Memorials in Chuck’s name (checks made payable to Rita Maston) may be left at...
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Harriet Fisk, 85

Harriet Fisk, 85, of Lynnville, passed away Saturday afternoon, Oct. 22, 2022, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell. Funeral services were at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 25, at Lynnville Friends Church. Burial will be held in the Woodland Cemetery at a later date. Memorial contributions may be made to Lynnville-Sully Athletic Boosters Harriet Diane Fisk, the...
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Iowa’s absentee voting period now underway

Iowa’s absentee voting period now underway
Iowans began casting ballots for the 2022 general election on Wednesday, Oct. 19, which was the start of the absentee voting period. It marked the first day Iowans could vote in person at their county election office and the first day auditors could mail absentee ballots to voters who requested them. More than 144,000 Iowans have...
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Multiple agencies respond to rural Lynnville fire

Multiple agencies respond to rural Lynnville fire
A field and grass fire southeast of Lynnville was fueled by extremely windy conditions on Thursday, Oct. 13, and required the assistance of six area fire departments, Jasper County Sheriff’s Department, Jasper County and Poweshiek County Secondary Road Departments, area businesses, and area farmers to safely extinguish. The fire was called in by a passerby at...
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