Larry and Clarissa St. John of West Des Moines are the parents of their second daughter, Scout Bordeaux St. John. She was born Aug. 8, 2016, and weighed 7 pounds 7 ounces. Her sister is Atlas Renn, 22 months. Grandparents are Mark and Melissa Doll of Lynnville and Rick and Robbin St. John of Monroe,...
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Bid approved for repair of highway through Sully
By Margaret Vander Weerdt
The street in the worst condition in Sully, and possibly all of Jasper County, will be repaired soon now that the Jasper County Board of Supervisors approved an over $2 million bid from Manatts Inc. on Aug. 9 that includes 1st Street/Highway F62 in Sully. The 45-day contract totals $2,732,084.30 and is...
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Local motocross rider on the road to recovery
Daniel Zimmerman of Galesburg and his family and friends are counting their blessings one week after a severe motocross accident left the young 20-year-old wounded with internal injuries doctors report many people don’t survive from.
Oak Ridge Motocross
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The Wooden Spoon – Six-Pepper Buttermilk Ranch
First of all, let’s just start this article off with some pictures. Some pictures to get your mouth watering. Actually, not watering. Full-on drooling. Better grab a tissue to wipe your mouth. Happy viewing.
Obviously, pictures are all you need to be talked into making this recipe! Oh, I guess you need to know the ingredients.
It’s...
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New hires plan to continue great care at Inspirations
The Inspirations Childcare and Preschool Center Board of Directors is excited to announce the hiring of two new staff members. The board had big shoes to fill following the resignation of long-time director Dawn Allbee, and they immediately went to work conducting a thorough search for qualified candidates to fill the open positions. Kim Van...
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3-1, Sully Council approves two more $1 lots for townhouses in Northridge Estates
Sully City Council met in regular session at 7 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 9. Present were mayor Brent Vander Molen, city clerk Barbra Maasdam, councilmembers Chad Fikse, Brad Rozendaal, Diane Vos, and Jeff Brummel, (Darin Morvant absent); Ryan McFarland, Teryl Ver Ploeg, Rod Jansen, Craig Maasdam, and Margaret Vander Weerdt.
Consent agenda approved July 11 minutes,...
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Racing in the Rockies
Tim and Sam Collins of Lynnville celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary combining their mutual love of nature with their love of health and fitness in the Colorado Rockies.
The couple, whose motivational journey to well being and fitness has been well documented on the pages of this newspaper and on social media, planned their anniversary getaway...
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