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Record-breaking $32,500 raised for SCS

A face-painted Noelle Van Zante, daughter of Landon and Jana Van Zante of Sully, proudly holds the jar of gummy worms she won. Keith and Darlene Struik browse the Food & Fun Night auction items. Food & Fun Night attendees of all ages enjoy the meal Saturday night in the SCS gym. Oliver Lundgren is all smiles after winning a huge container of...
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L-S ranks as ‘High-Performing’ at all levels

The Iowa Department of Education released new results of the Iowa School Performance Profiles, and Lynnville-Sully ranks at the top for the high school, middle school, and elementary levels. Lynnville-Sully was given a “High Performing” rating at the high school, middle school, and elementary levels, a feat that required a score of 60.61-66.30. Of Iowa’s public...
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Iowa holds first-in-the-nation caucuses Monday

All eyes were on Iowa Monday night, Feb. 3, as the state held the first-in-the-nation caucuses. Iowans gathered at various locations in over 1,600 precincts to discuss and vote on the candidates in the first major contest of the United States presidential primary season. At the time Hometown Press went to print, Iowa Democratic Party officials...
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Zegers gains solid reputation, lifelong friends in the service

A few weeks ago, Bill Zegers of Newton was working on an antique John Deere tractor for a customer from Maryland, which isn’t very unusual in itself until you realize that Zegers is 93 years old. His reputation of skill and knowledge of John Deere equipment has spread far and wide, due to being a...
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From The Kitchen: Conversation Hearts

You know, I’m talking about conversation hearts – those hard little sugar hearts of assorted colors you find around Valentine’s Day in a teensy little box, with each heart sporting a cute little saying of affection in pink “ink” for its recipient. These candies have been around since at least the early 1900s, first produced...
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Trio of SICL losses for L-S boys in challenging week

After a week-long break in action, the Lynnville-Sully boys basketball team took on a trio of SICL Conference teams last week. The Hawks were unable to get a win and dropped to 5-11 on the season. BGM The boys started their week out in Brooklyn on Tuesday, Jan. 28. The Hawks struggled offensively in the second half and...
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