Caden and Brenna Dunsbergen of Pleasant Hill are the parents of a baby boy, Bennett Lee, born at 7:29 p.m., Thursday, Mar. 12, 2026. He weighed 9 pounds 2 ounces and measured 21.25 inches long.
Grandparents are Paul and Rhonda Carpenter of Lynnville, Eric and Amber Lanser of Lynnville, and Tim and Nicole Dunsbergen of Sully.
Great-grandparents...
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New hours at the Hometown Press
New Hours: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Monday – Friday...
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LSCEF Book Exchange inspires young readers
Hundreds of new and gently used books are available for students to choose from at the LSCEF’s annual Book Exchange on Friday, Mar. 13.
There was nothing unlucky surrounding Friday the 13th for Lynnville-Sully K-5 students as the morning was a literary wonderland. The young students had the opportunity to “shop” at the Lynnville-Sully Community Education...
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Saturday’s chili cookoff and raffle fundraiser to benefit Searsboro’s 150th birthday celebration
Searsboro is celebrating its 150th birthday on Saturday, Sept. 12. A fundraiser chili cookoff and raffle will be held at the Searsboro Fire Station this Saturday, Mar. 21.
Chili tasting competition will be 5-6:30 p.m. with $50 award for the best chili as well as $25 for second place and $10 for third place. The community...
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Jasper County EMA hosts Disaster Task Force Functional Exercise
On Tuesday, Mar. 10, Jasper County Emergency Management hosted a Disaster Task Force Functional Exercise at DMACC Newton. Responders from five counties came together to train on a coordinated response to an active threat incident, working through the full chain of response from the 911 call to hospital transport. The focus was on the Active...
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Blizzard ushers in spring break
Whatever mind games Mother Nature is trying to pull, she can stop her tricks at any time. The weather roller coaster has taken area residents for a wild ride. After temperatures climbed to a record-breaking high of 74 degrees in Des Moines on Monday, Mar. 9, the weather went off the deep end. Tornado watches...
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Celebrate L-S FFA National FFA Week observed February 21-28
Lynnville-Sully’s 2025-2026 FFA members are: Front row, from left, Lori Yoder (‘25-’26 reporter), Hunter Neleman (‘25-’26 vice president), Ashlan Cordes (‘25-’26 president), Brayden Bassett (‘25-’26 secretary), Evan Arkema (‘25-’26 sentinel), Hayden Lowry (‘25-’26 treasurer); second row, Clara Huyser, Tylie Wood, Lindy Bokhoven, Dawson Jones; third row, Trinity Van Wyk, Karly Spear, Cori Fisk, Andrew Arkema,...
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