Bryan and Jill Van Soelen of Holland, MI, are the proud parents of a baby girl, Genevieve Faye. She was born Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019. She weighed 8 pounds 10 ounces and measured 21 inches long. She was welcomed home by her almost-four-year-old sister Hattie and her brother Ellis who is 2.
Grandparents are Mike and...
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ATV/UTV use allowed on Jasper County gravel roads
Even though Denny Carpenter, chair of the Jasper County Board of Supervisors, disapproved of the idea, regulated recreational use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and off-road/utility task vehicles (UTVs) is now permitted on gravel roads in Jasper County. The final of three public hearings was held at the courthouse on Aug. 27. The supervisors voted 2-1...
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Local Heritage, Century Farms recognized
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, Iowa Farm Bureau Federation President Craig Hill, and Vice President Joe Heinrich honored 485 Iowa farm families with Century or Heritage Farm designations at the Iowa State Fair. The program celebrates farms that have been owned by the same families for 100 and 150 years, respectively. The Century Farm...
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Sully Lions Club donates golf tourney monies
The Sully Lions Club recently awarded $1,162 checks to the Lynnville and Sully Libraries thanks to money raised at the 2019 Sully Lions Club Ryder Cup Golf Tournament held at the Diamond Trail Golf Club in Lynnville July 27. This year marked the 19th year of the annual golf tournament, and 42 golfers participated. There...
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From the Kitchen of Sabrina Smead
Sabrina Smead of rural Newton has developed a routine on Sunday afternoons after church that keeps her family’s busy weeks a little less chaotic. The mother of four growing boys takes her thoughtfully compiled and budget-friendly grocery list to Hy-Vee and purchases all she needs for a week of quick yet healthy meals. She then...
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Hawks can’t get past P’ville in home opener
The first home game of the 2019 season didn’t quite go as the Hawk football team hoped on Friday, Aug. 30. Lynnville-Sully hosted Pleasantville from Class 1A and came out of the night with a 45-14 loss.
L-S Head Coach Mike Parkinson noted a couple of factors that contributed to the loss.
“We struggled to tackle at...
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L-S VB sweeps MSM, places sixth at Grinnell in opening week
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Lynnville-Sully volleyball girls started their season off strong on Tuesday, Aug. 27, at Martensdale St. Marys with a 3-0 win.
The Hawks battled hard in the first set with a 25-21 win. They didn’t slow down in the second for a successful 25-17 set. A 25-9 win in the third finished the match for the night...
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