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Lynnville City Council takes care of August business in one hour

The Lynnville City Council met in regular session on Monday, Aug. 12 at 5:30 p.m., at Lynnville City Hall. Mayor Mark Newberg called the meeting to order with council-members Bev Van Maanen, Tanis Comegys, Terry Fraker, and Terry Needham present along with city clerk Bev Arthur and city maintenance director Nick Arthur. Bailey Thompkins was...
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Ballpark equipment order approved at Sully City Council meeting

Sully City Council met in regular session at Sully Community Center at 7 p.m., Monday, Aug. 12. Members present were city clerk Barbra Maasdam, public works director Jeremy Behun, council-members MaryCarol Cross, Tim LeCompte, Dan Stouthammer, Jon Van Wyk via Zoom, and Justin Van Soelen; and guests Andrew Collins—Executive director for MIPA, Wes Van Wyk,...
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Dennis Zylstra, 75

  Dennis Zylstra, 75, of Lynnville, passed away  Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, at Montezuma Specialty Care in Montezuma.  Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m., Friday, Aug. 16, at Lynnville Friends Church. Burial will be in Woodland Cemetery. Visitation will be Thursday, Aug. 15, at the FCC Building in Lynnville beginning at noon with the family present...
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Gilbert Van Wyk, 91

Gilbert Van Wyk, 91, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024. Funeral services were at 11 a.m., Friday, Aug. 9, at Sully First Reformed Church. Memorials may be given to Iowa River Hospice or Newton Village.  Gilbert Van Wyk was born Feb. 9, 1933, to Henry G. and Clara (Ver Steegt) Van Wyk on a farm...
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Arnout Dunnick, 86

Arnout Dunnick, 86, of Barnes City, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2024, at UnityPoint Grinnell Regional Medical Center. Funeral services were at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, Aug. 13, at New Life Fellowship in New Sharon. Burial with military rites was held in the Barnes City Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to...
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Lewis Arkema, 90

Lewis Arkema, 90, of Sioux Center, went to be with his Lord and Savior Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024, at Crown Pointe Estates in Sioux Center. A family prayer service was held at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 10, at First Christian Reformed Church in Sioux Center. Interment followed in Memory Gardens Cemetery of Sioux Center....
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Silas Adrian

Skyler and Nicki Redding of Buffalo, MO, are the parents of a son born at 11:10 a.m., Aug. 10, 2024. He weighed 9 pounds 5 ounces and measured 22.5 inches long. Grandparents are Jim and Louise Redding of Lynnville and Nick and DeAnne Bergstrom of Benton, PA. Great-grandparents are Joan Eysink of Sully, Tom and Gay Redding...
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