The weekend ended on Charlie smearing A&D cream all over her wooden rocking horse while I was on my hands and knees with a magnifying glass picking up literally 1,000 tiny little microscopic rubber bands for her hair that she had gotten ahold of and dumped all over the house. I’m pretty sure Beastro the...
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Lynnville woman claims lottery prize
A Jasper County woman has won a $50,000 lottery prize. Renee Cox of Lynnville claimed the 27th of 37 top prizes of $50,000 available in the Iowa Lottery’s “Super Crossword” instant-scratch game.
Cox claimed her prize at the lottery’s headquarters in Clive. She purchased her winning ticket at Casey’s in Sully.
Super Crossword is a $5 scratch...
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Pastor’s Pen: Blessed is the nation
A couple months ago, I had the privilege of visiting Samara, Russia, on a ministry trip. My week there was filled up with teaching a seminar on spiritual leadership to Russian pastors. However, on Saturday, my host took me to see some of the sites around the city.
One place of historical interest that we visited...
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Dunsbergen falls in two matches in first high school state tournament appearance
Josh Dunsbergen may not have done as well as he wanted at state wrestling, but a taste of the state tourney has left the freshman hungry for more as he looks ahead to three more years of high school wrestling.
“It was a pretty cool experience as a freshman for my first time going there –...
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Hawk Heartache: L-S girls fall one game short of state
The Lynnville-Sully girls basketball team lost a heartbreaker Monday night, Feb. 23, in the regional final at Iowa City West versus the Springville Orioles. The game was close the entire 32 minutes, but when the final buzzer sounded, the Orioles prevailed, 45-40.
“I could not be more proud of the girls; they really battled tonight,” said...
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Hawks breeze past HLV to start tourney
The first leg of the regional basketball tournament was quick and painless for the L-S girls. The Hawks scored twice the points as HLV on Tuesday, Feb. 17, trouncing the Warriors 64-32.
L-S went up 21-6 in the first quarter and held the lead the rest of the game, capping it off with a 19-5 fourth...
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L-S girls put an end to Plainsmen’s season
Facing the Belle Plaine Plainsmen for the third time this season, the Lynnville-Sully girls basketball team knew they needed to play tough from the very beginning of the regional semi-final game held in Sully on Friday, Feb. 20. After a tough first half, the Hawks pulled away in the second half, advancing to the regional...
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