(Written April 2009)
This is just a story about the Working Man and how he battles to keep his head above financial water. We’ll call him W.M.
The W.M. works two jobs to make $50,000 a year. He goes home with $32,500.00 after taxes, insurance, and of course his very lucrative 401K! His property tax is $2,000.00...
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Fontella Terpstra, 84
Susan Fontella Terpstra, 84, of Lynnville passed away Apr. 22, 2022, at Grinnell Regional Medical Center. A visitation was held 4-7 p.m. Monday, Apr. 25, at Smith Funeral Home, Grinnell. Memorials may be designated to Lynnville Library.
Fontella was born Sept. 22, 1937, to Floyd and Wanda (Hill) Stepp in Grinnell. She was raised in the...
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Marcile Ratcliff, 86
Marcile Ratcliff, 86, of Lynnville, died Friday, Apr. 22, 2022, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. Visitation at 10 a.m. was followed by 11 a.m. service on Tuesday, Apr. 26, at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell. Interment was in Woodland Cemetery in Lynnville. Memorials may be directed to the Lynnville-Sully Community Education...
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Henry Lee
Andrew and Shelby Shinkle are the proud parents of a son, Henry Lee, born Monday, Apr. 18, 2022. He weighed 7 pounds 13 ounces and measured 20.75 inches long. He has an older brother, Carter, age 2.
Grandparents are Craig and Barb Maasdam and Eric and Vanessa Shinkle.
Great-grandparents are Larry and Melanie Maasdam, Ron McKeag, and...
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Dreams of a white Easter granted
Dreams of a white Easter granted
It’s an unusual sight in mid-April – green grass emerging as snow flurries fall. A wintry mix on Easter Sunday, Apr. 17, left many people feeling and thinking the season was more like winter than spring. Above, cousins Brooke Conover and Kate and Tyler Arkema are all bundled up in...
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Annual Community Easter Egg Hunt delivers family fun
Hundreds of children gathered at Old Settlers Park in Lynnville for the community annual Easter egg hunt hosted by Lynnville Heart of Worship on Saturday, Apr. 16.
The children and their families braved the elements and didn’t let unseasonably cool temperatures and windy conditions dampen their excitement. After registering with volunteers inside the Old Settlers Park...
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Lynnville United Fund distributes over $10,000 to local organizations
Fundraising efforts by the Lynnville Home-town Pride Committee for the Lynnville United Fund resulted in $10,400 being shared among eight local non-profit organizations.
Organizations will be receiving their checks by the end of the April, with several using their donated funds for general operating expenses.
Some new projects this year include the Lynnville-Sully Community Education Foundation inviting...
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