The holidays are a wonderful time of year, but they are also a prime time to get sick. We’re busy, stressed, and eating poorly. This leads to lowered immune system function. At the same time, we find ourselves in close quarters with people carrying cold and flu viruses at malls, holiday gatherings, and crowded school...
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Tavo Grady
Kent and Nicola Plummer of Omaha, NE, are the parents of son, Tavo Grady, born at 10:08 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015. He weighed 6 pounds 10 ounces and measured 19.25 inches long. He was welcomed into their home by his three sisters: Josie (6), Lucy (4), and Seeley (2).
Grandparents are Roger and Iris...
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Phyllis Tice, 85
Phyllis Tice, 85, of Montezuma passed away Sunday morning, Dec. 27, 2015, at Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 31, at Lynnville Friends Church. Burial will be held in the Woodland Cemetery in Lynnville. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Lynnville Friends Church.
Phyllis Joan...
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Melissa Wickwire, 36
Melissa (Criswell) Wickwire, 36, of Grinnell, died on Monday, Dec. 21, 2015, at Mercy Medical Center – West Lakes in West Des Moines.
A funeral service was held Monday, Dec. 28, at the Grinnell Christian Church with pastor John Epperson officiating. Pallbearers were Charlie Criswell, Cindy Strobel, Tyler Graham, Tim McAtee, Jr., Seth McAtee, and Nick...
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Lynnville-Sully’s teacher leadership recognized
Lynnville-Sully Community School District is one of 97 Iowa school districts chosen to launch local teacher leadership plans through Iowa’s Teacher Leadership and Compensation System, according to Iowa Department of Education Director Ryan Wise.
Ninety-seven school districts, including Lynnville-Sully, have been added to the state system, bringing the total number of districts in the teacher leadership...
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Snowstorm follows barely-white Christmas
The area ground on Christmas Day was barely white even though Christmas Eve Day saw large fluffy snowflakes falling. Most of the snow soon melted locally, but elsewhere in the state it was a white, snowy Christmas.
The last week of 2015 saw a snowstorm with a winter storm warning for 98 counties (only Lyon County...
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L-S students share Christmas love with the community
Four hundred and fourteen non-perishable food items were packaged into 20 boxes by Lynnville-Sully Middle School Student Council members on Friday, Dec. 18, to conclude the group’s annual food drive.
The food drive was part of a community-wide effort to spread Christmas joy and love to local families in need. The 20 boxes full of food...
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