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Grace Margery

Joel and Liz Harthoorn of Sully are the parents of a daughter, Grace Margery, born Aug. 21, 2017. She weighed 7 pounds 14 ounces and measured 20.5 inches long. Her brothers are Joah and Major, age 4; and Tre, age 2. Joel and Liz Harthoorn of Sully are the parents of a daughter, Grace Margery,...
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Bearett Wells

Bearett Wells Vecchio was born at 10:38 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 18, 2017, to Andrew and Cyvannah Vecchio of Sully. He weighed 8 pounds .6 ounces and measured 20.25 inches long. His siblings are Crew - 3.5 years old and Whit - 1.5 years old. Grandparents are Mark and Melissa Doll of Lynnville and Anthony E....
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Dwight Eric Vos, 55

Dwight Eric Vos, 55, of Newton died Monday, Aug. 21, 2017, at his home. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 25, at the Sully Christian Reformed Church. The family will greet friends from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 24, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton....
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Leo Edwards Daniels, 80

Leo Edwards Daniels, 80, of Reasnor died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2017, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. A funeral service was held at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 19, at Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton. Memorials to the Killduff United Methodist Church may be left at the funeral home. Leo, the son...
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Lynnville-Sully hosts first sports physical clinic

Lynnville-Sully hosted its first sports physical clinic for local student-athletes entering grades 7-12 on Thursday, Aug. 17. Lynnville-Sully School Nurse Justine Wyma organized the inaugural event that saw 16 student-athletes in grades 7-12 receive sports physicals at a reduced rate of $30. Additionally, insured students could receive necessary immunizations at the nearby Sully Medical Clinic,...
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Fourth annual Smoke on the Water Saturday

If you enjoy great barbecue and supporting a worthwhile cause, make plans to attend the fourth annual Smoke on the Water barbecue competition on Saturday, Aug. 26, at Old Settlers in Lynnville. Twenty-five teams from across the state specializing in all things BBQ will put their tried-and-true and sometimes secret recipes to the test to win...
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Locals experience total eclipse

The total solar eclipse was absolutely one of the most awe-inspiring moments of my life, a moment revealing absolute perfection in the harmony of the details of Nature. It is amazing to me that the moon was placed in an orbit around the earth that allows it to pass directly over the face of the...
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