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L-S girls track and field claim back-to-back third-place finishes

L-S girls track and field claim back-to-back third-place finishes
Mandeesa Vos keeps her focus ahead in the shuttle hurdle relay in Sigourney. Vos showed her versatility last week, running the hurdles and a season-best time in the 3,000m run. photos by taylor photography  The Hawks are gaining speed – literally – as the regular season winds down and thoughts turn to the Conference and State-Qualifying...
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Wilmesmeier breaks 30-year school record as L-S claims runner-up at Rocket Relays

Wilmesmeier breaks 30-year school record as L-S claims runner-up at Rocket Relays
A senior handoff between Ethan Dunsbergen and Burt Johnson. Both seniors represented the Hawks in the 4x100 and sprint medley at the Eddyville Rocket Relays. The 4x100 claimed victory while the sprint medley team came in second place. photo by taylor photography The Lynnville-Sully boys track team demolished the competition at Eddyville Rocket Relays on Tuesday,...
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Everett Dean

Tim and Lydia Jansen of rural Lynnville are the parents of a baby boy, Everett Dean, born Apr. 28, 2026. He weighed 6 pounds 8 ounces and measured 20 inches long. His sister is Nelia, 21 months. Grandparents are Rob and Kim Bandstra of Pella and Morris and Debbie Jansen of Newton. Great-grandparents are Roger and Glenda...
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Gatsby-inspired prom brings glitz and glamour to L-S

Gatsby-inspired prom brings glitz and glamour to L-S
Tatum Huyser, daughter of Shawn and ChyAnne Huyser, and Michael Spooner, son of Jason and Ada Spooner, were crowned Lynnville-Sully prom royalty Saturday night. Glitz and glamour were on full display as Lynnville-Sully juniors, seniors, and their dates dressed to impress in stunning formal dresses and carefully curated suits and tuxes for the 2026 Lynnville-Sully Junior-Senior...
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Meyer named new youth director at Sully First Reformed Church

Meyer named new youth director at Sully First Reformed Church
Cortney Meyer is Sully First Reformed Church’s new youth director. She has a bachelor’s degree in ministerial leadership and psychology, previous experience as a youth leader, and a heart for cultivating meaningful relationships with people from all walks of life. A degree in Ministerial Leadership and Psychology coupled with a gratifying internship at Radiant Church in...
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Community rallies around Tompkins family of Lynnville

Community rallies around Tompkins family of Lynnville
EJ Tompkins, seven-year-old son of Mason and Bailey Tompkins of Lynnville, smiles while enjoying much-deserved ice cream after enduring surgery to amputate one of his legs below the knee following an accident outside his family’s home. On Saturday evening, April 25, seven-year-old EJ Tompkins, son of Mason and Bailey (Terpstra) Tompkins, was injured in an accident...
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Celebrating all kinds of April Showers by Grace Ver Meer

Celebrating all kinds of April Showers by Grace Ver Meer
What a busy month it has been! Track, soccer, and golf seasons are in full swing, filling many evenings for our local athletes and their supporters. Graduation is right around the corner, and high school seniors and their parents are busy planning their graduation parties. Before we know it, students will be on summer break....
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