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2024 Chronology

2024 Chronology
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Fikse’s Fixings By Chad Fikse

Fikse’s Fixings By Chad Fikse
I have loved pancakes since I was a little boy, not only because pancakes taste great, but because for me, they remind me of my father. Some of my most vivid memories of my childhood are of my father making pancakes for my sister and me. One of his frequent flourishes was making Mickey Mouse-shaped pancakes....
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Area athletes gear up for return to the court, mat in January

The Lynnville-Sully Hawks are ready to attack the second part of the winter sports season. The first full week of competition following winter break will be a busy one for L-S and PC basketball players, wrestlers, bowlers, and their fans. The L-S girls basketball team holds a 6-3 record with all three of their losses against...
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Roy James, 80

Roy James, 80, of Lynnville, passed away Thurs-day evening, Dec. 26, 2024, at University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics in Iowa City. Funeral services will begin at 10:30 a.m., Friday, Jan. 3, at Heart of Worship Church near Lynnville. A private family burial will take place in the Woodland Cemetery in Lynnville at a later...
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Tim Kelly, 70

Timothy “Tim” Terrance Kelly, 70, of Newton died Saturday, Dec. 21, 2024, at his home. A celebration of life visitation will be held 2-4 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 18, at Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton.  In lieu of flowers, memorials to St Jude Children’s Hospital or Newton Booster Club may be left at...
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Wayne Tripp, 94

Wayne Nellis Tripp was freed from this earthly body and with joy entered the arms of Jesus Christ on the evening of Dec. 22, 2024, at the age of 94. Wayne was born to Clifford and Hilda (Nellis) Tripp on Dec. 18, 1930, in Wayne’s grandparents' house near Kingsbury, NY, at the foothills of the Adirondack...
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GEMS carolers spread holiday cheer

GEMS carolers spread holiday cheer
Kyle Van Kooten, husband of GEMS leader Kendra Van Kooten, listens as the GEMS carolers bring holiday cheer to his doorstep. ‘Tis the season for spreading holiday cheer, and that is exactly what a merry group of GEMS did on Wednesday, Dec. 18. Thirty-one GEMS girls, two club coordinators, eight leaders, and one helper met at...
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