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City of Searsboro to celebrate 150 years

In 1876, Searsboro became an incorporated town and held its first election. Now, 150 years later, the small town will commemorate its sesquicentennial with a special celebration on Saturday, Sept. 12. Community members along with past and present Searsboro residents and anyone who holds the small town close to heart are invited to the celebration. A parade...
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L-S Open House Friday

The community is invited to an open house at Lynnville-Sully School on Friday, Sept. 11, from 5:30-7 p.m. to check out the newly renovated K-8 building. Last school year, the final parts of a massive three-phase renovation took place. Over the summer, additional finishing touches including a full exterior paint job and new signage enhanced the building....
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SFD Smoke Eater Car Show in Sully Saturday

Attention all car enthusiasts! The Sully square is the place to be on Saturday, Sept. 12, for Sully Fire Department’s Smoke Eater Car Show. The family-friendly event will feature hot rods, classics, and every make and model in between as well as door prizes, kids inflatables, and more. Registration is 9-11 a.m., lunch 11 a.m.-1...
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New adventures ahead! By Megan Pothoven

We have had a big change in our family recently with me going back to work as a high school English teacher at Lynnville-Sully. While we are adjusting to this change, it has been so sweet for Hayden and I to have our first year at L-S together as he began kindergarten. I get to...
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Hawk volleyball brings out the brooms for a sweep of the Bolts

All three levels of Lynnville-Sully High School volleyball were in action on Tuesday, Sept. 1, for the lone JV/varsity competition in the second week of play. The Hawks travelled to Baxter to take on the Bolts where they ended the night with a varsity clean sweep. The Hawks’ JV2 team hit the court first for Lynnville-Sully....
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L-S XC rises above extreme heat, ranked competition

Lynnville-Sully’s top-four female runners are separated by no more than 40 seconds throughout the entire race. Shown racing towards the finish line are Peyton Sharp, on the right, and Kate Arkema, above, who finished two seconds apart in 40th and 41st places, respectively. In the dictionary, the word tough should have the Lynnville-Sully cross-country teams in...
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L-S football shuts out Cardinal in home opener

Lynnville-Sully’s Carsen Kottenstette spies open ground ahead and turns on the jets in the Hawks’ 42-0 shutout of Cardinal on Friday, Sept. 4. Kottenstette racked up 117 rushing yards and 57 passing yards in the victory in front of a home L-S crowd. Victory was the perfect way to bounce back from a week-one loss, and...
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