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Area communities coordinate Halloween fun on Saturday

Area communities coordinate Halloween fun on Saturday
The residents of Killduff, Lynnville, and Sully turned on their porch lights and loaded up on treats for Halloween events on Saturday, Oct. 30. Local families had plenty of fun activities to choose from as several communities celebrated Halloween fun on Saturday. Lynnville’s fall festivities started in the afternoon with the library’s fall festival, a pumpkin...
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Lynnville-Sully’s Family Literacy Night aims to encourage a love of reading

Lynnville-Sully’s Family Literacy Night aims to encourage a love of reading
A first-of-its-kind Family Literacy Night drew over 140 K-5 students and their families to Lynnville-Sully School for a night of reading activities on Tuesday evening, Oct. 26. [caption id="attachment_7073524" align="alignleft" width="225"] Katie Kramer and her daughter Quinn browse the free book table. Every child in attendance was encouraged to...
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Iowa Legislature passes new congressional redistricting maps

Iowa Legislature passes new congressional redistricting maps
  The Iowa State Legislature passed new congressional redist-ricting maps on Thursday, Oct. 28, which will be in effect from 2022-2032. Every 10 years, congressional lines are redrawn to reflect population changes according to the 2020 Census. In Iowa, the process is conducted by Iowa Legislative Services Agency, a non-partisan committee. The first round of proposed maps...
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“A Slice of Home” By Simone Bates

“A Slice of Home” By Simone Bates

TV Dinners

“Honey, I’m home!” Even though Iowa was never in any official lockdown, and even though both Derek and I were considered essential workers and never knew a day off throughout the pandemic, we still managed to make the couch our most-visited destination for the last 18 months. We unashamedly and unabashedly love television....
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Hawks finish XC season at state

Hawks finish XC season at state
Lynnville-Sully sent three runners to the state cross-country meet – the most since 2013 – and L-S Coach Darin Arkema couldn’t be prouder of their performances at the Saturday, Oct. 30, meet held at Lakeside Municipal Golf Course in Fort Dodge. “It was a gorgeous day to conclude the season,” said coach Arkema. The gorgeous day included...
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Hawk heartbreak: L-S falls in second round of playoffs

Hawk heartbreak: L-S falls in second round of playoffs
The Lynnville-Sully Hawks’ comeback season came to a heartbreaking end when the Hawks fell to North Tama, 12-8, on Friday, Oct. 29, in the second round of playoffs. The Hawks were playing on their home field in front of a large crowd of loud and proud Hawk fans. Right from kickoff, the Hawks were in for...
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Hawk netters earn SICL all-conference honors

The South Iowa Cedar League announced volleyball all-conference recognition, and two Hawk volleyball players were honored for their play in 2021. Seniors Aliya James and Lily Zylstra were both awarded honorable mention all-conference. James was the team’s libero and led the team defensively. She notched a team-high 355 digs, which placed her fifth in the SICL...
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