Corey Jansen, the son of Don and Karen Jansen of rural Grinnell, recorded his first hole-in-one on Sunday, Oct. 25. He was playing in a two-person Ryder Cup at Veenker Memorial Golf Course in Ames and aced the par-three eighth hole with a 7-iron from 158 yards. His partner Paul Stueckradt as well as Mike...
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Kuhlmann’s high school XC career ends with best run at state
Senior Canyon Kuhlmann’s high school cross-country career culminated with a third trip to the state meet and a placement of 31st – his best finish at state – on Saturday, Oct. 31. Not only that, Kuhlmann ran the race in 17:41, his fastest time at state by 11 seconds. It was an impressive finish for...
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Hawks stop Pekin short in post-season play, 36-34
In the first round of the Class A football playoffs, the L-S Hawks were on the road facing the Pekin Panthers at Pekin on Wednesday, Oct 28. The Hawks scored a 36-34 victory and marched on to the second round of playoffs.
"Wednesday night's win was an exciting exhibit of Lynnville-Sully football, as we proved why...
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Sully Ambulance and Fire Dept. Emergency Topics for You
By Mike Vander Molen, Sully Fire Department Chief
It has been a very busy season for your local fire departments. We were all busy with field fires for a while when it was so dry and windy. All three of our local departments worked together to teach fire prevention to the kids at school. Here at...
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Remember When – 11/5/15
35 years ago (1980)
After a 60-degree weekend, the area was hit with a snowstorm. There was enough snow for Kevin Terlouw, John Claussen, and Doug Terlouw of Terlouw Roofing to construct a nine-foot snowman.
Janel Schmidt, daughter of Fred and Helen Schmidt of Sully, placed second overall in Iowa’s Little Miss America Contest held in Des...
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Sully Fire Department report
At noon on Monday, Nov. 2, the Sully Fire Department was called to 107 1st Street in Sully for a field fire.
At 6:05 a.m., on Friday, Oct. 30, Sully Fire Department was called by a fire alarm at Lynnville-Sully High School. There was no fire.
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 11/5/15
With the high school football boys doing so well in the playoffs, I couldn’t help but think of my old high school career under Walt Becker.
He seemed like a horrible man at practice, trying to get the best out of every player.
He was unorthodox, but playing for him was a great part of my high...
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