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Feed truck tips over at intersection in Lynnville

Feed truck tips over at intersection in Lynnville
Crews work to clean up the grain spilled when a Key Cooperative semi-tractor and trailer tipped over at a Lynnville intersection on Jan. 6. Traffic was slowed at the intersection of F62E and T38S in Lynnville to allow safe cleanup at the scene. At approximately noon on Monday, Jan....
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Brief hints of winter to date in 2020

Brief hints of winter to date in 2020
Brief hints of winter to date in 2020 Central Iowa has only experienced short bouts of light snow and mild temperatures since the start of 2020. The lack of winter weather has been welcomed by some residents who are taking advantage of the quiet and warm start, but snow enthusiasts are ready for the temperature to...
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812 Faith Place in Pella provides a home for four area men

812 Faith Place in Pella provides a home for four area men
812 Faith Place is located at the corner of Lincoln Street and Marion Street in Pella. Construction on the four-bedroom house began in early 2019. Dec. 4 was the official move-in date for the residents. At the home’s center is an open-concept kitchen and dining area, opening into a great room where the residents spend time...
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From the kitchen of Carrie Lowry

From the kitchen of Carrie Lowry
Carrie and Brian Lowry – both Lynnville-Sully teachers – and their three children, second-grader Ella, fourth-grader Breah, and seventh-grader Hendrick, live in a home they built east of Searsboro five years ago. If you are at Lynnville-Sully School, there is a good chance you will run into at least one member of the Brian and Carrie...
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Lynnville City Council meeting

Short special Lynnville Council meeting The Lynnville City Council met in a short special meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, Jan. 6, at Lynnville City Hall. Mayor Roy James called the meeting to order and led “The Pledge of Allegiance.” City clerk Bev Arthur and councilmembers Kevin Arment, Hugh Carney, Terry Fraker, Mark Newberg, and Bev...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers Jan. 9, 2020

I haven’t learned much in my long, dreary life because I’m a bull-headed, stupid man. I have decided to try anything to repair a broken home appliance. As of yet, I’ve had nearly no success. Our dishwasher quit working recently so I gathered up some tools and tore into it. I had parts all over the kitchen...
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Edna Ozinga, 100

Edna Ozinga, 100, of Pella, died Jan. 2, 2020. Funeral services were held Monday, Jan. 6, at Garden Chapel Fu-neral Home in Pella. Interment was in Peoria Cemetery. Memorials have been designated for Jefferson Place in Pella. Edna Lucille Ozinga was born Nov. 5, 1919, in Mahaska County on the County Line Farm, six miles south...
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