Nola Emmert, 96, died Dec. 24, 2016, in Pella. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Dec. 27, at Garden Chapel Funeral Home in Pella. Memorials have been designated for Liberty Evangelical Free Church – Building Fund and Pella Historical Society.
Nola Fern Monsma was born to Dirk and Anna Elscott Monsma on a farm south of Lynnville...
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Earl Vande Krol, 92
Earl Vande Krol, 92, formerly of Sully, died at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell Tuesday morning, Dec. 27, 2016. A memorial service was held Friday, Dec. 30, at Sully Community Church. Memorials have been designated for the church’s missionary fund.
Earl Wayne Vande Krol was born Feb. 22, 1924, to Geurt and Della (Veldhuizen) Vande Krol...
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400 traffic fatalities record for Iowa
In 2016, Iowa unfortunately saw an increase in traffic fatalities by 27 percent, which resulted in a record 400 lives lost. With the new year, Iowa Governor’s Traffic Safety Bureau goals include:
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- Reduce impaired driving fatalities to less than 25 percent. The most effective way to stop drunk driving is to prevent it from happening...
Megan’s Legacy reaches record level
For 17 years, Dec. 30 was a day of cakes and candles for Mike Hoogeveen and family as they celebrated his daughter Megan’s birthday. Today, Dec. 30 marks a bittersweet day in which the father continues his mission to honor his daughter and bring attention to Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), the rare blood disorder that took...
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Lynnville Medical Clinic closing temporarily
Grinnell Regional Medical Center has been committed to the public’s health and well-being as demonstrated with the opening of the Lynnville Medical Clinic 16 years ago on Nov. 1, 2000. It is a sad announcement that GRMC will close the Lynnville Medical Clinic until they can find a provider to staff the clinic.
For several years,...
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2016 Chronology
The Hometown Press prints all new arrival, anniversary, and death information FREE every week. For your information to be included on the chronology page at this time next year, submit new arrival, anniversary, and obituaries (tell your funeral director) to [email protected] or call 641-594-3200. You may also submit announcements online at www.hometownpressia.com. We will gladly...
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Lynnville-Sully School audit released
Van Maanen, Sietstra, Meyer, and Nikkel, P.C., Certified Public Accountants, have released an audit report on the Lynnville-Sully Community School District in Sully.
The district’s revenues totaled $6,536,173 for the year ending June 30, 2016, a 6.6 percent increase from the prior year. Revenues included $2,875,261 in local tax; charges for service of $966,738; operating grants,...
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