Russell Adkins was born Sept. 21, 1939, to Roy and Viola (Stewart) Ad-kins in the Rock Creek area near Grinnell. He was the sixth of 10 children. He graduated from Searsboro High School in 1958 and then enlisted in the United States Air Force where he served four years.
Russ was united in marriage to Sandra...
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Clair Fenner, 85
Clair Fenner, 85, of Grinnell, died Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell. A funeral service was held at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, Mar, 3, at Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell with the Rev. John Epperson officiating. Interment was in Woodland Cemetery in Lynnville. Memorials may be designated to Lynnville Wagaman Mill...
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Sully Telephone Association answers the call with $5,000 donation
Sully Telephone Association manager Jack DeAngelo, far left, and Sully Telephone Association Board President Steve Vos, second from right, present a $5,000 check on behalf of the company to Sully Fire Chief Mike Vander Molen and Sully Ambulance Director Justine Wyma for the fundraising efforts for a new defibrillator monitor for the ambulance.
Donations are pouring...
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Community unites in support of Van Haaften family
Support for Barry and Kelsie Van Haaften is rolling in as the community rallies around the family during Barry’s battle with leukemia.
1st State Bank has set up the Barry Van Haaften Benefit Account to provide an avenue in which people may monetarily support Barry, his wife, and their three young daughters. Donations may be received...
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Family, friends gather to honor the late Steve Squires
Nathan Van Wyk, brother-in-law of the late Steve Squires, speaks to those attending the night of worship in remembrance of Squires at Newton Church of the Way on Saturday, Feb. 20. Van Wyk gives special thanks to Newton Church of the Way and its tech team for hosting the event.
The late Steve Squires, a devoted...
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Lynnville-Sully 2020-21 Winter Sports Salute
L-S Wrestling
During the 2020-21 season, the Lynnville-Sully wrestling team boasted a second-place finish at the SICL Conference meet and sent three wrestlers to districts and one on to the state tournament for the first Hawk appearance since 2018.
In his fifth straight year, L-S Coach Jason Walston led the team of grapplers, including 11 returners and...
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Farm to Table by Julie Van Manen
Each day is a day closer to spring! It has been quite a month! We got a new group of calves in on the morning of the blizzard (Feb. 4) that ushered in the bitter cold spell. A one-person trip to feed calves quickly became a three-person job: One to drive the tractor with the...
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