Richard (Rick) Harrison Linn, 76, of Montezuma, died June 30, 2021, at his home. Rick, the son of Frank and Jewel Linn, was born June 12, 1945, in Bremerton, WA. He attended school in New Sharon and Montezuma. He graduated with the Montezuma Class of 1963. He went on to attend and graduate from Ellsworth...
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Dwight Thompson, 92
Harold Dwight Thompson, 92, of New Sharon and formerly of Lynnville, passed away on Wednesday, June 30, 2021, at his New Sharon Home. Funeral services were held Tuesday, July 6, at 10 a.m. at Holland-Coble Funeral Home in New Sharon. Burial was in Friends Cemetery at New Sharon. Memorials may be directed to the Harvest...
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Eloise Collins, 81
Eloise A. (Van Gennep) Collins, 81, of Sully, passed away Sunday, July 4, 2021, at West Ridge Specialty Care in Knoxville.
Eloise, wife of the late Robert E. Collins, is survived by four children: Duane (Joni) Collins of Lynnville, Lynnette (Bruce) Duns-bergen of Sully, Vicky (David) Bell of Reasnor, and Timothy Collins of Lynnville; 10 grandchildren;...
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Larsyn Dale
Corey and Shelby Van Der Wilt of Lynnville are the parents of a son, Larsyn Dale, born June 29, 2021. He weighed 8 pounds 1 ounce and measured 21 inches long.
Grandparents are David and Lisa Foster of Sully and Maury and Stacie Van Der Wilt of Lynnville.
Great-grandparents are Gordon and Faye Foster of Peoria, Dwight...
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Community service comes natural for Sully’s Fourth of July parade marshals
Shane and Tashia Ehresman, Sully’s Fourth of July parade marshals, have been serving the Lynnville-Sully Community School District and community since 2010.
Lynnville-Sully Community School District’s outgoing superintendent, Shane Ehresman, and his wife Tashia will serve as Sully’s Fourth of July parade marshals during the annual festivities on Monday, July 5.
The Ehresmans’ reach far exceeds school...
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Bokhoven crowned Jasper County Fair Princess
Miss United States Agriculture representatives and Jasper County Fair Queen contestants, left to right: 2021 Miss United States Agriculture Katelyn Folkmann, Ellie Dunsbergen, Princess Dakotah Bokhoven, Queen Kelcie Steenhoek, Eleigh Davis, and 2021 National People’s Choice Miss United States Agriculture Mackenzie Cupples.
Dakotah Bokhoven, 17-year-old daughter of Cassie Elscott of Sully and Jeff Bokhoven of Pella,...
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Vern Hartgers crafts his final and 15,000th wooden car
Vern and Marge Hartgers, on the left, share a laugh with Lynnville’s Heart of Worship Pastor Tom Pool during the June 20 church service. Hartgers was presented with the 15,000th car he created in a commemorative display.
Vern Hartgers’ colorful wooden cars, made in his garage workshop in Sully, have brought delight to nearly 15,000 children across...
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