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Waiting. Waiting is the name of the game for area farmers. Rain after soaking rain has been the talk of the town in recent weeks, and it’s not the positive kind of conversation among those living in central Iowa where fields are ripe for the picking. Following a record-breaking month of rain in September, the...

In an effort to become the healthiest state in the nation, locals hit the streets on Wednesday, Oct. 3, for the 2018 Healthiest State Walk as part of Iowa’s Healthiest State Initiative. This is the fourth consecu-tive year in the walk’s eight-year history that orga-nized walks were held in all 99 Iowa counties. Locally, junior high...

Julie Jones laced up her running shoes early Sunday morning, Oct. 7, and raced along the streets of Chicago for a cause that far defied the goal of any time goal she may have crossed the finish line with. Julie ran Bank of America’s Chicago Marathon for six-year-old Sophia Bell of Sully and the 30,000...

As one enters Kurt Jackson’s office, it’s hard not to notice the framed print hanging on his wall entitled “It Is the Veteran…” with faces of 16 military men from every branch of the service, beginning with the time of the Revolutionary War represented by a red, white, and blue uniform and tri-corner hat, and...

You can’t live in the Lynnville-Sully area without being influenced by the importance of desserts! When I moved here from Des Moines 15 years ago, I’d never heard of “coffee time” before, which I soon realized is somewhat different from a “coffee break.” In coffee time, there are always sweets involved! I did some research and...