Dr. Alden Frischmeyer, a veterinary who has practiced in his field for 38 years and has served the Grinnell and Lynnville-Sully Veterinary Clinics, will be retiring at the end of this month. To celebrate and honor his 38 years of service to the community, a retirement open house will be held on Wednesday, May 29. From...
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Farm to table: Fire up the grill for National Beef Month and National Hamburger Month

Third time’s a charm” was not the case this morning as we regretfully had to tell a couple of schools for the third time that this Friday was not a good day to visit the farm. We barely snuck by last night, but we stayed dry. In fact, we watched the storms roll north and south of...
Hawks earn gold in three events at state

Lynnville-Sully’s track athletes chased down hardware and incredible accomplishments at the 2019 state track meet last week. Senior Tyson Vander Linden wrapped up an outstanding high school career by garnering gold medals in the 400-m dash and 400-m hurdles as well as the sprint medley with fellow senior Gage Vander Leest and juniors Ethan Wyma and Kinnick McFarland.
Van Maanen cut short of state qualification at regional final

Lynnville-Sully senior Tessa Van Maanen had her high school golf career come to an end on Monday, May 20, at the second round of regionals. Van Maanen was vying for a top-six placement to qualify for state and ended up placing ninth at the Region 4 final at Diamond Trail Golf Course in Lynnville.
L-S softball wins by 10 over Montezuma in season opener

If the season opener is any indicator, good things are in store for the Lynnville-Sully softball team this season. The Hawks topped Montezuma, 13-3, by the 10-run rule at home in their first game of the year on Monday, May 20.
L-S Coach Stacey Alberts saw some good things in her...
Hawk baseball falls to Braves in first game of season

Conference foe Montezuma proved too much for the Lynnville-Sully baseball team to handle in the season opener on Monday, May 20. The Hawks fell, 6-1, at home.
L-S couldn’t get the bats going against Montezuma’s freshman pitcher Eddie Burgess. The Hawks had two hits — both from junior Slater Young, who also scored...
Lynnville-Sully School retirees honored for over 135 years of combined educational service at Monday’s school board meeting
The Lynnville-Sully School Board held a special meeting on Monday, May 20, at 6:30 p.m. in the high school library with board members Tim Dunsbergen, Gerry Van Dyke, Tammy Vos, Jer Schnell, and Steph Young present. Board secretary Karla DeCook, high school principal Shane Wheeler, preK-8 principal Teri Bowlin, superintendent Shane Ehresman, and guests Jacob De Hoedt,...
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