Joseph Justin Johnson, 45, of Iowa City, passed away Jan. 2, 2026. Visitation will be at 1 p.m., Saturday, May 16, followed by a funeral service at 2 p.m., both at Agency Community Church, Agency. Joe was a Lynnville-Sully graduate with the Class of 1999.
Among survivors are his parents Dave and Jodi Johnson of Lynnville,...
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Mother’s Day photo contest winner announced
Winner: Amy Opensky with her mom, Alma Terpstra
Mother’s Day is this Sunday, May 10, and to celebrate, we encouraged our Facebook followers to share photos of themselves with their kids or photos of their own wonderful moms. All of the photos on this page were put into a random drawing for a La Rose Marie...
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Farmers hope to accelerate planting efforts with cooperation from Mother Nature after slow, wet start
Area farmers took advantage of favorable weather conditions on Monday, May 4, and were out in full force preparing fields and planting. Here, Blaize Kuhlmann plants corn southwest of Sully. photo by sandy Kuhlmann
Warm temperatures in March gave area farmers an early spring planting itch. But cooler temperatures and rainy days slowed planting season progress...
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Harthoorn receives Iowa Governor Scholar’s Award
Kate Harthoorn with Lt. Governor Chris Cournoyer and Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds at the Apr 25 Governor’s Scholar Ceremony.
Since 2003, the Governor’s Scholar Program has honored seniors who are the highest academic achievers in their high schools. Harthoorn was honored at the Governor’s Scholar Ceremony held Sunday, Apr. 25, in the Grand Ballroom at the...
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Musco lights up Lynnville-Sully with $3,000 donation
Lynnville-Sully grad and Musco team member Reagan McFarland presents a $3,000 to Lynnville-Sully administrators on Friday, May 1. Lynnville-Sully was selected as a winner of Musco’s Spirit Spotlight contest back in March. Shown at the May 1 check presentation are, left to right, L-S Superintendent Matt Dunsbergen, L-S 7-12 Activities Director Mike Parkinson, and L-S 6-12 Principal...
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Fikse’s Fixings by Chad Fikse – Time to fire up the grill…but clean the grease tray first
One of my favorite things whenever I acquire a new gadget is exploring all its features and figuring out how to utilize it to its fullest capacity. My parents tell me that anytime they would test-drive a car when I was a kid, I would know what every switch and latch did, where all the...
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Hawks sweep dual with Iowa Valley at the DTGC
Senior Boston Agan watches his golf ball soar across the fairway at the Colfax-Mingo meet. photos by taylor photography
Lynnville-Sully golfers are swinging the clubs well. In the past week of golf, the boys and girls golf teams have racked up a collective four top-three finishes with two of those being team victories.
On Monday, Apr. 27,...
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