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Speeding and stop sign concerns voiced at Lynnville Council meeting

The Lynnville City Council met in regular session on Monday, Feb. 14, at Lynnville City Hall. Mayor Roy James called the meeting to order with councilmembers Bev Van Maanen, Kevin Arment, Mark Newberg, and Mark Lageveen present. Terry Fraker was absent. Guests included Jason Teft, Faye Brand, Phil Ebert, Mitch Barnett, and Jay Martin. Prior...
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Girls kick off postseason with win over BGM

Sophomore Aubree Arthur puts up a shot down low in the paint. Arthur scored four points and grabbed seven rebounds in the Hawks’ win in the opening round of postseason play on Feb. 10. The Lynnville-Sully girls basketball team claimed the win in the opening round of the Class 1A Region 7 postseason brackets. The Hawks...
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Hawks down GMG to advance on the tournament trail

L-S dropped a non-conference game to a quality Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont team on Tuesday, Feb. 8, which snapped the Hawks’ five-game win streak. The Hawks regrouped and responded with a 57-41 win over GMG on Monday, Feb. 14, to kick off the tournament trail in the first round of Class 1A’s District 6 postseason play. Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont L-S fought hard against Class...
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Local youth victorious at L-S Athletic Boosters’ tourney

Lynnville-Sully Athletic Boosters’ February 24 tournament features teams in grades 6-8 The hoops were singing in Lynnville-Sully’s middle school and high school gyms as youth basketball teams from across the state traveled to Lynnville-Sully for the annual athletic boosters’ youth basketball tournament on Saturday, Feb. 12. The tourney featured grades 3-5 teams from Lynnville-Sully, Pella, Pella Christian,...
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Eloise Sward, 91

Eloise Sward, 91, of Sully, passed away Feb. 9, 2022. Visitation with the family present will be 4-6 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 25, at Harvest House, 7179 East 110th Street South, Sully. A Celebration of Life will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 26, at Harvest House. Private inurnment will be at Sully Cemetery....
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Great Western Bank merges with First Interstate Bank

First Interstate BancSystem, Inc., parent company of First Interstate Bank, announced that effective Feb 1, it has completed its previously announced merger with Great Western Bancorp, Inc., parent company of Great Western Bank. The combined holding company will operate under the First Interstate name and brand with the company’s headquarters remaining in Billings, MT. “This is...
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Pella Christian Eagles celebrate homecoming

Members of Pella Christian’s 2022 homecoming court are: Front, left to right, Bennett Spronk, Trinity Vos, Micah De Haan, Lauren Dunsbergen; back, Sarah Gritters, Eric Mulder, King Caleb Belzer, Queen Natalie Harrill, Danny Andringa, and Tessa Breems.   Pella Christian High School celebrated school pride with a full week of fun festivities for homecoming 2022. Friday, Feb. 4,...
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