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From the Kitchen with Dawn Schechinger

From the Kitchen with Dawn Schechinger
With Thanksgiving just around the corner, this week’s featured cook, Dawn Schechinger, has plenty on her plate. Dawn and family will host not one, but both, of their families for turkey dinners. Dawn has been married to her husband, Matt, for eight years. When they were first married, they lived in Newton. For the past three...
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Boonstra-Vos

Ranae Ann Boonstra and Justin Robert Vos exchanged marriage vows July 22, 2016, at Doon United Reformed Church with the Rev. Carl Klompien officiating. Parents of the couple are Herman and Ruth Boonstra of Hull and Rick and Kim Vos of Lynnville. Maid of honor was Karen Fischer. Best man was Bryce DeZwarte. Music for the ceremony was...
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Velma Mae Nelson, 83

Velma Mae Nelson, 83, of Grinnell and formerly of Searsboro, died Oct. 31, 2016, at St. Francis Manor in Grinnell. A memorial service was held at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 7, at Searsboro Community Church with the Rev. Mike Johnson officiating. Burial was in the Searsboro Community Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be directed to the Velma...
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Record warm temperatures highlight late fall, harvest

A long stretch of above-average temperatures has made residents question whether the calendar really reads November. Not only have the unseasonably warm temps this past week allowed residents to soak up extra time outside despite fading daylight hours, but the warm weather has also played a pivotal role in this year’s harvest. “The weather was nearly...
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Friends of Lynnville Library plan movie, silent auction

Friends of the Lynnville Library will be holding a movie and silent auction on Saturday, Nov. 12, at the Lynnville Library. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. to provide time for final bids in the silent auction. Items will be on display and some have been open for bidding as early as Nov. 3. Items will continue...
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Election Results

Donald Trump became the 45th U.S. President Tuesday, Nov. 8. After a long and stormy campaign and a huge voter turnout for federal, state, county, and nonpartisan offices as well as the judicial ballot, Republicans gained the majority in the Iowa Legislature and the U.S. House and Senate. The unofficial election results from Jasper County are as follows: In...
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