Memorial services for Bonnye Varland, 69, of Grinnell will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018, at Pence~Reese Funeral Home in Newton. Friends may greet the family from 9:30-11 a.m. before the service. Memorials may be designated to the Pregnancy Center of Central Iowa or Grinnell Regional Hospice and may be left at...
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CANCELLED: Sully community meeting January 11
THE MEETING REFERRED TO IN THE ARTICLE BELOW HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A make-up date will be announced in a future issue of the Hometown Press.
The City of Sully, Sully Betterment Committee, and Sully Hometown Pride Committee will host a community meeting tonight – Thursday, Jan. 11 – at 6:30 p.m. at the Sully Community Center...
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Terpstra’s photo wins honorable mention in photo contest
Warren Terpstra of Sully recently won an honorable mention for his photo “Amish Country Road” in Silos & Smokestacks National Heritage Area (SSNHA) 10th Annual Capture the Heart of America Photo Contest at the end of 2017. Terpstra won in the Life on the Iowan Farm category with his photo taken in Kalona on a...
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Hawk wrestlers fall to C-M and S-K, beat host HLV
The Hawk wrestlers returned to the mat after Christmas break with a quadrangular dual at Victor against HLV, Colfax-Mingo, and Sigourney-Keota on Thursday, Jan. 4. After tying with HLV in the first round, the Hawks were awarded the dual win since they had more takedowns. L-S then fell short to both C-M and S-K. With...
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A beautiful display of sun dogs
An Arctic cold front ushered in 2018 with dangerously cold temperatures and wind chills up to 45 degrees below zero in Iowa. The new year broke records right away with the U.S. National Weather Service in Des Moines recording a temperature of -19, which was the lowest temperature recorded in Des Moines on Jan. 1...
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Sully Cemetery Association meeting Saturday
The annual meeting for the Sully Cemetery Association will be held at 8 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 13, at Marty’s shop across from Casey’s in Sully. All shareholders are welcome and urged to attend....
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Lynnville Council reviews sewer project funding
The Lynnville City Council met in regular session on Monday, Jan. 8, with all councilmembers present and guests Jack Pope with Garden and Associates, Travis Squires with Piper Jaffray, Glenn Lewis, and Faye Brand.
A resolution to approve gross salary report was added to the agenda. The amended agenda was approved. The minutes of the December...
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