Donald Lee Henderson, 94, of Grinnell and formerly of Lynnville, passed away Mar. 27, 2026, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell. Graveside services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are being handled by the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton.
Don was born in Albia on Apr. 1, 1931, to James Floyd...
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Allen Taylor, 82
Charles Allen Taylor, 82, of Sully, passed away Apr. 1, 2026, at MercyOne in Des Moines.
Born Mar. 30, 1944, in Newton, he was the son of Walter Edward and Alice Mary (Johnson) Taylor. He grew up in Newton and graduated from Newton Senior High School in 1962. Shortly after, he proudly served his country in...
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Marty Rickard, 88
Marty Rickard, 88, of Pella, passed away Apr. 5, 2026. Memorial service will be at 3 p.m., Friday, Apr. 10, at Third Church Auditorium, East 13th Street, Pella. The family invites friends to join them for a visitation and coffee time following the memorial service. Memorials may be given to Hospice of Pella.
Marty, son of...
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Dreamy evening for young girls at LSCEF’s Daddy-Daughter Dance
Jason Van Zee and his daughter Piper and Ronald Rybkowski and his daughter Sophia and her kindergarten classmate Faith Harthoorn hit the dance floor.
The mood on Saturday night, Mar. 28, was dreamy as the Lynnville-Sully Community Education Foundation’s 12th annual Daddy-Daughter Dance lived up to its theme of an Enchanted Evening for 106 K-5 girls...
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L-S Art Show delivers on talent, creativity
Hundreds of proud family and friends as well as community members weaved through the incredible displays of K-12 student art at the annual Lynnville-Sully Art Show on Monday, Mar. 30. Guests left inspired and in awe of the talented artists whose work graced board after board of displays inside the high school gym and outside the...
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Utility relocation delays Elk Creek bridge replacement project on Hwy. F-62
Jasper County officials anticipate the Elk Creek bridge replacement project will now start in late April once crews finish relocating fiber optic cable.
With the weather warming up, so is construction season, and locals need to plan for another lengthy bridge improvement project that will close a busy stretch of highway late April through November, weather...
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Fikse’s Fixings by Chad Fikse – Get creative in the kitchen when ingredients are missing
I have wanted a cast iron skillet for several years. A few weeks ago, while shopping at The Well, Lynnette found an enamel-coated 12-inch cast iron skillet and purchased it for me as an early anniversary present.
Now a pan this special (did I mention it’s pink?) needed a great recipe to test it out, so...
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