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Wagaman Mill Museum repairs on schedule, will reopen Aug. 2

Wagaman Mill Museum repairs on schedule, will reopen Aug. 2
The disintegrating original sandstone basement walls at the Wagaman Mill, built in 1846 in Lynnville, have been repaired. A concrete 16” x 30’ south wall, as well as a concrete section of the west wall, were constructed by Paul Van Hamme and his crew of Van Hamme Construction, Tama. Only the sidewalk is left to...
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Five-hour power outage in Sully Monday

Five-hour power outage in Sully Monday
At approximately 3:15 p.m. on Monday, July 20, the northwest portion of Sully lost electricity. The power outage was caused when a dump truck took down power lines at Sully Plumbing and Heating’s construction site west of the business. A power pole northwest of Key Cooperative’s lumber department main building broke off. Alliant Energy restored power...
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Five contracts, one modification, one transfer all approved by L-S Board

The Lynnville-Sully School Board met in regular session on Monday, July 20, in the high school library. Guests included Suzi Arment, Beth Steenhoek, Steph Young, and Faye Brand. President Duane Rozendaal called the meeting to order. The agenda was amended to include approve transfers. The amended agenda was approved as well as the consent agenda, which included...
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L-S boys fall in second district tourney game

L-S boys fall in second district tourney game
First post-season win in eight years Two teams were aiming to advance past Tuesday’s district quarterfinal. The Lynnville-Sully Hawks and the Colo-Nesco Royals found themselves in a 4-4 tie going into the bottom of the sixth inning. The Hawks pushed ahead of the Royals in the bottom of the sixth with two runs. Colo-Nesco made an...
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Final Take: Seniors share thoughts heading into state tourney

Seasoned seniors share thoughts on the season prior to the state tournament. L-S seniors this year are #10 Madison Rasmusson (has now been to state four times), #16 Lysandra James (has now been to state three times), #5 Riley Rockwell (has now been to state three times), #20 Bayli Van Manen (has now been to...
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Local 11U softball team places in top 20 at nationals

Local 11U softball team places in top 20 at nationals
The Lynnville-Sully 11U softball team competed at the 11U USSSA National Championships in Des Moines July 14-16. Teams came from Oklahoma, Missouri, Nebraska, Illinois, Michigan, South Dakota, and Iowa. The girls had two losses on Tuesday, their first day. The Hawks fell to Plainfield, IL, 9-2. It was a 3-2 game going into the fifth inning, but...
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