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Back to School: Students, staff prep for 2017-18 school year

Back to School: Students, staff prep for 2017-18 school year
Back-to-school preparations are in full swing as parents, guardians, school staff, and students anticipate the start of the 2017-18 school year and sports seasons. Annual back-to-school nights were held and widely attended by incoming students and their families. Lynnville-Sully held its back-to-school night on Monday, Aug. 21. All K-12 students were able to drop off school...
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Contracts, resignations, open enrollments approved at L-S School Board meeting

The Lynnville-Sully School Board of Education met Monday, Aug 21, in the high school library at a delayed start time due to back-to-school night activities happening earlier in the evening. Those present were board members Tim Dunsbergen, Gerry Van Dyke, Jer Schnell, Steph Young, Tammy Vos, superintendent Shane Ehresman, high school principal Shane Wheeler, preK-8...
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Locals place at Iowa State Fair

"Nothing Compares to State Fair Thrills” Iowa State Fair was held Aug. 10-20 in Des Moines. Following are judging results with some local winners. Iowans from all over the state gathered to show off their crops in the farm crops contests judged Aug. 10 at the 2017 Iowa State Fair. Brent Lowry of Searsboro won first...
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FOCUS youth serve wherever needed in Nashville

FOCUS youth serve wherever needed in Nashville
Lynnville Friends Church youth group members dedicated a week of their summer to serving however and wherever needed in Nashville, TN. They returned home with closer connections among the youth group, a greater awareness of people in need, and a deepened faith in God. The FOCUS youth group headed out on July 23 and returned July 29....
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Mar Kar Farms takes home the gold in Wisconsin

Mar Kar Farms takes home the gold in Wisconsin
In the wee hours of the morning on Aug. 9, Mark and Karla De Cook of Sully traveled to Milwaukee, WI, with seven of their registered Percheron draft horses, six of which are homebred and raised. They met over 100 horses to participate in the Wisconsin State Fair Percheron Draft Horse Show. The halter show, where...
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L-S partners with WPU to make strength and conditioning program stronger

L-S partners with WPU to make strength and conditioning program stronger
Lynnville-Sully has recently partnered with the William Penn University Department of Athletic Performance to further improve and grow L-S’s strength and conditioning program. This is a collaboration between the L-S Athletic Boosters, L-S admin-istration and coaches, William Penn University (WPU), and the Diamond Trail Fitness Center. This partnership officially commenced at the beginning of June, with trainers...
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Hole-in-one for Rousseau at DTGC

John Rousseau (on right in photo at left), of Killduff, is presented with a golden putter by Nick Beyer from 1st State Bank in Lynnville. Rousseau was given the putter for hitting a hole-in-one on hole 3 at the Diamond Trail Golf Club on Wednesday, Aug. 9....
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