The Lynnville City Council met in regular session on Monday, Nov. 8, at Lynnville City Hall. Highlights of the one-hour meeting included Unity Point’s acceptance of the City of Lynnville’s bid to purchase the building that houses the Diamond Trails Children’s Center and former Lynnville Medical Clinic, abandonment proceedings, and concrete repairs near city hall....
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Sully Council approves first readings of five ordinance changes including monthly water/sewer bills
Sully City Council met in regular session at 7 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 8, with mayor Gordon Yarrington, city clerk Barbra Maasdam, public works director Jeremy Behun, council-members Jeff Burkett, Josh Foster, Wes Van Wyk, Teryl Ver Ploeg, and Jon Van Wyk present as well as the public via ZOOM due to the pandemic, and...
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Jones brings big dreams to Big Apple, completes NYC Marathon
By LeAnn Hjelmeland
In the past, if you wanted to find Julie Jones on the first Sunday of November, she could be found at home, glued to the TV as she enjoyed every moment of the televised TCS New York City Marathon. Although she’s not much of a TV watcher, the Sully runner would make sure...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers, Nov. 11, 2021
It seems like I’ve been surrounded by female drivers. It is a whole different experience.
First, they like to set the emergency brake.
The cars all have automatic transmissions. They all have PARK. If they would put the gear shift in PARK, a Clydesdale could not budge it.
And the mirrors are never in the right spot. They...
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Darin Morvant, 51
Darin Sean Morvant, 51, a resident of Farming-ton, AR, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 2, 2021, in Fayetteville, AR. He was born Feb. 7, 1970, in Kansas City, MO, the son of Joseph Morvant and Diana Doolan.
Darin spent most of his childhood in Montrose, MO, and most of his adult life in Sully, where he and...
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Virgil Landers, 73
Virgil Landers, 73, of New Sharon, passed away Wednesday evening, Nov. 3, 2021 at UnityPoint Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 8, at Union Mills Christian Church. Burial was in Union Mills Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Union Mills...
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Nov. 2 City, School Election results (unofficial)
Voters went to the polls last Tuesday, Nov. 2 to cast ballots for city and school board elections. The Jasper and Poweshiek County Auditors have released the following unofficial results:
For Lynnville-Sully School Board, three candidates vied for two seats. Incumbents Jer Schnell and Gerry Van Dyke were reelected with 185 (42.43%) and 144 (33.03%) votes,...
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