Lawrence “Larry” Johnson, 75, of Newton and formerly of Monroe, passed away Friday, Nov. 8, 2024. A funeral service was held 10 a.m., Wednesday, Nov. 13, at Monroe First Baptist Church. Burial was in Silent City Cemetery at Monroe. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be left to Sully Community Church or made out to...
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17,280 meals packaged for hunger relief
Co-Line’s team of volunteers at the Jasper County Hunger Relief: Front, left to right, Patti Pieper, Paula Ingle, James Heimbuck, Summer Anderson, Reggie Kaldenberg, Signey Kaldenberg, Lanai Van Hal; back, Cory Tice, Roger Van Hal, Justin Deal, Chris Miller, Nate Blunck, and Chad Miller.
Saturday morning, Nov. 2, 10 teams of 10-12 volunteers packaged 17,280 meals...
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Iowa Intensity supports Lynnville-Sully basketball with generous $7,500 donation
Lynnville-Sully head boys high school basketball coach Nick Harthoorn accepts a check for $7,500 to be used for basketball-related projects from Iowa Intensity Executive Director Chris Hansen (left).
For well over a decade, Iowa Intensity has made a name for itself in central Iowa as a program devoted to developing quality basketball players. Many Lynnville-Sully athletes have fine...
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Dutch letter delight More than 4,000 Dutch letters made for annual SCS fundraiser
Supporters of Christian education rolled up their sleeves, donned their aprons, and got to work last week making a whopping 4,088 Dutch letters.
Dozens of volunteers and many donations made the SCS Dutch Letter Fundraiser a success, raising approximately $20,000 for the school. A total of 681 boxes, each with half a dozen Dutch letter pastries...
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A Slice of Home Green Beans Galore by Simone Bates
We have made it to November! Honest-talk time, how much candy is in your house right now? And how much is already gone?!
I have a mom-confession: We took our kids to Diamond Lake’s trunk-or-treat event in Montezuma earlier this month. Liam has never done trick-or-treating, but we put him in an outfit and walked around...
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Hawk XC at State: Girls team claims sixth place, boys 14th
For the first time in 29 years, both Lynnville-Sully’s boys and girls cross-country teams advanced to the Class 1A State XC Meet in Fort Dodge. Prior to the big meet, the school held an assembly for them on Thursday, Oct. 31. Every cross-country member gathered outside the school for a group picture with their state...
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Hawks and Eagles are State bound
Both the Lynnville-Sully boys and girls cross-country teams are on to State! Front row, left to right, Breah Lowry, Emma Parkinson, Peyton Sharp, Olivia Norrish, Mandeesa Vos, Abigail Ver Ploeg. Middle, Jordan Dunsbergen, Colton Alberts, Ethan Dunsbergen, Madden Gunsaulus; back, Andrew Arkema, Blake Wilmesmeier, Samuel Terlouw, Hendrick Lowry, Evan Arkema, Will Conover, and Keegan Schnell.
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