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Van Zante hangs up the badge after 35 years of law enforcement

Van Zante hangs up the badge after 35 years of law enforcement
For the past 27 years, Deputy Brad Van Zante’s patrol car has sat in his yard whenever he was off duty. Now, there’s just a big open spot and a bare path where he used to park. Van Zante retired last week after 27 years of protecting and serving the people of Jasper County and 35...
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Pella’s blooms welcome visitors near and far

The city of Pella is ready to roll out the welcome mat for the hundreds of guests who will visit the small Dutch town May 6, 7, and 8 for the annual Tulip Time celebration. Right now, the many tulip beds lining the downtown streets and in the beautiful parks and gardens are in peak bloom....
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Garden-fresh goodness on the menu this summer

Garden-fresh goodness on the menu this summer
By Megan Pothoven Growing up, I hated pulling weeds. Weeding my mom’s vegetable garden was one of the chores my siblings and I were responsible for in the summer. And of course, my mom seemed to plant everything in her garden, making it rather large. One of the memories I have is spending hot, sunny summer...
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Girls win BGM Classic

Girls win BGM Classic
BGM Classic Relays The L-S girls track team celebrating its team win at the BGM Classic Relays on Apr. 23 are: Front row, Dylann Huyser, Lily Zylstra; middle, Aliya James, Reagan McFarland, Carsyn McFarland, Cally Gibbs, Cayler Noun Harder, Megan Van Zante, Jaden Brand, Meleisha Vos, Caitlin Alberts; back, coach Jill Schuring, Morgan Jones, Kinsley Tice, Korinne Jansen,...
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Hawks reign as meet champs at EBF

Hawks reign as meet champs at EBF
By Zach Morningstar Ike Ryan Relays ­– Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont On Thursday, Apr. 22, the L-S boys picked up a meet at Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont in what would have otherwise been a week free of competition given the canceled BGM meet due to weather. The Hawks were focused and ready to compete at Eddyville. They edged out SICL rival North Mahaska...
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Windy conditions don’t deter L-S golfers from improving their game

Windy conditions don’t deter L-S golfers from improving their game
  Girls golf at Iowa Valley On a cool spring afternoon, the Lynnville-Sully girls golf team sported their skills at Iowa Valley on Friday, Apr. 23. While the winds were low, it was a brisk and overcast night with temperatures in the mid-50s. Schools present were Iowa Valley, Mid-Prairie, Sigourney, HLV, English Valleys, Lone Tree, North Mahaska,...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers, Apr. 29, 2021

No great things going on right now. Oh, I forgot, there is one great thing going on, see way below. I have put my garden in. I’m not much of a green thumb. I slam that garden in as fast as I can because I don’t like to do it. My rows are terribly crooked because...
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