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Darlene Van Der Zyl, 82­

Darlene Y. Van Der Zyl, 82, of Sully died Friday, Sept. 7, 2018, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell. A funeral service was held on Monday, Sept. 10, at Sully First Reformed Church. Memorials have been designated to Inspirations Daycare. Darlene, the daughter of Ben and Viola (Renaud) Van Kampen, was born Oct. 6, 1935, on...
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Christen Papa, 49

Christen Lyn Toppenberg Papa, 49, of Effingham, IL, passed away Satur-day, Sept. 1, 2018, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 7, 2018, at New Hope Church in Effingham, IL, with burial in Woodlawn Cemetery. Her family has requested memorial donations be made to Fear Nothing. Donations may...
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Eliana Koralye Jo

Craig and Lindsey O'Dell of Monroe finally have a little girl. Her name is Eliana Koralye Jo O'Dell. She was born Sept. 5, 2018, (her oldest brother’s birthday), weighed 8 pounds 11 ounces, and measured 21 inches long. Her brothers are Gavin-8, Logan-5; and Gabriel-2. Grandparents are Bob and Lesa O'Dell of Reasnor, Cresty and Gerald...
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EJ Michael

EJ Michael Tompkins was born to Bailey Terpstra and Mason Tompkins of Lynnville on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. He weighed 7 pounds 14 ounces and measured 21 inches long. Grandparents are Mike and Brenda Terpstra of Lynnville and Mike and Deb Tompkins of Montezuma. Great-grandparents are Wilbur and Fontella Terpstra of Lynnville, Lyle and Mary Tompkins from...
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Rhea Evelyn

Spenser and Amber Remick of Reasnor are the parents of a daughter, Rhea Evelyn, born at 5:45 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 7, 2018. She weighed 6 pound 13 ounces and measured 19.5 inches long. Grandparents are Gary and Brenda Smith of Malcom and Joe and Carol Remick of Hillsboro. Great-grandparents are Jerry and Barb Minner of Malcom,...
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Lions, links, and literacy

The Sully Lions Club recently awarded $2,226 checks to the Lynnville and Sully Libraries thanks to money raised at the 2018 Sully Lions Ryder Cup Golf Tournament held at the Diamond Trail Golf Club in Lynnville July 28. This year marked the 18th year of the annual golf tournament, and 42 golfers hit the links...
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Weekend Washout: Heavy rains leave rare Labor Day weekend flooding

Typically, local farmers say, “The crop isn’t in the bin yet” even when fields look really good. Rare Labor Day weekend flooding means some will lose crops to the flooding. An old Sunday school song says, “The rain came down and the floods came up.” That’s exactly what happened locally during the Labor Day weekend....
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