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Fall fun for the whole family at Cat’s Farm Oct. 2

Fall fun for the whole family at Cat’s Farm Oct. 2
Families looking for local fall fun need to plan on visiting Cat’s Farm located north of Sully on Saturday, Oct. 2, between 10 a.m.-3 p.m. for a fall open house. A bountiful harvest of pumpkins and gourds of all shapes, sizes, and varieties will be available for purchase. Cat will also have fresh, organically-grown produce...
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Smock, Gruver pace Hawks at Eddyville Invitational

Smock, Gruver pace Hawks at Eddyville Invitational
James Gruver, L-S junior on the far right, stands with other top-10 finishers at the Eddyville Invitational on Sept. 21. Gruver crossed the finish line in 18:18 for sixth place. Photos by Christine Morningstar and Darin Arkema.   The Hawks experienced a slower week in the schedule, but the times they put forth on Tuesday, Sept. 21, at...
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Defining night for L-S football as they improve to 4-1

Defining night for L-S football as they improve to 4-1
History was made within the L-S football program on Friday, Sept. 24, when they defeated the Madrid Tigers, 21-14. The Hawks had never beat the Tigers in all previous meetings, and on Friday, L-S came out determined and changed the course of history with a hard-fought victory on the Hawks’ senior night. The Hawks won the...
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Hawk netters add another win with five-set victory against BGM

Hawk netters add another win with five-set victory against BGM
Senior Lily Zylstra reaches high to send one of her nine kills across the court against BGM. Teammates Alexy Conover and Natalie Roberts (32) are in block coverage.  Coming off a streak of losses, the Lynnville-Sully Hawks were able to celebrate a victorious win against BGM on Thursday, Sept. 23. It was a close match that...
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From the kitchen: Megan Pothoven

From the kitchen: Megan Pothoven

Go-to Crock-Pot recipes from a busy stay-at-home mom

By Megan Pothoven Being a stay-at-home mom is something I never thought I would become. I taught middle school language arts for two years at Interstate-35 Schools, and I was determined that I would be a working mom. However, God pressed it on my heart a few...
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The DeeZee Spirit, Sept. 30, 2021

Most of my life is behind me. I have this strange feeling to reveal just a few of the horrible things I have done in my life. I’m not going to tell all the bad things I’ve done because the entire paper would not hold it. I talk about things I did as a teenager because that...
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Robin Gray, 72

Robin Gray, 72, of Searsboro, passed away Friday evening, Sept. 24, 2021, surrounded by family at his home on his farm under hospice care. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 30, at Grinnell Friends Church. Burial will be held Friday, Oct. 1, at 2:30 p.m. at Lynnville Friends Cemetery. Memorial contributions...
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