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Supporters of Christian education showed up with generous hearts for Sully Christian School’s annual Food and Fun Night Saturday evening, Feb. 3. Over 360 people attended the event that included a freewill donation meal, live and silent auctions, carnival games, and kid-friendly entertainment from Tom Terrific, the balloon man, and Greg Beekhuizen, a PCHS teacher who amazed...

Lynnville-Sully was well represented at the state large group speech contest held at Linn Mar High School on Saturday, Feb. 3. Two groups advanced to the state contest with Division I ratings earned at districts, and brought home two more Division I ratings from the state level. The nine-member choral reading group of “Bloodwork,” costumed in...

                Pella Christian High School wrapped up a week of homecoming festivities on Friday, Feb. 2. Hayden Vroom of Pella and Makenna Van Dyke, granddaughter of Marv and Pam Van Dyke of Sully and daughter of Derek and Cassie Van Dyke of Pella, were crowned 2018 homecoming king and queen. The 2018 homecoming court included...

Feb. 9 is National Pizza Day! And who better to share her perspective on this than this week’s featured cook, Denise Horman, retired manager of the Newton Pizza Hut. Denise spent 25 years working in the pizza business. Denise grew up by Fifield Park near Red Rock until she was five, and then she moved east...