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L-S boys suffer two losses as post-season play approaches

The Lynnville-Sully boys basketball team did some things well but came up short to Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont and Belle Plaine in the past week of action.

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                L-S had half the number of rebounds as Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont during a road game on Friday, Feb. 1, that ended with the Hawks behind, 73-42.

Vernon Van Der Kamp, 91

                Vernon Van Der Kamp left this life on Jan. 18, 2019, in Sierra Vista, AZ at the age of 91 years and seven months.  He was born June 18, 1927, to Paul and Gertie Van Der Kamp into a family of three brothers and three sisters.  He worked with his father on the family farm and dairy....

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Norm Nieuwsma, 85

                Norman Wayne Nieuwsma, son of Henry and Irene (Andringa) Nieuws-ma, was born July 26, 1933, in Taintor. He passed away Feb. 3, 2019, at the Comfort House in Pella at the age of 85.

                Funeral services were held Wednesday, Feb. 6, at Second    Christian Reformed Church in Pella with interment at Oakwood...

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Barrett Dow

                Derek and Allison Van Weelden of Grinnell are the parents of a son, Barrett Dow, born Jan. 29, 2019. He weighed 9 pounds 10 ounces. His brother is Sheldyn, age 7.

                Grandparents are Dwight and Jerilyn Van Weelden of Lynnville and Les and Gretchen Hall of Grinnell.

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Trucking industry booms as ‘backbone of the economy’

Eastern Jasper County is home to several businesses serving in one of our nation’s biggest industries. Local businesses in the trucking industry are responsible for hauling freight – everything from fuel to livestock to grain – across Iowa and the United States in an effort to keep our economy thriving. For many years, Sully and the surrounding...

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First Jasper County Impact Award presented to Jeff Davidson

                The Jasper County Impact Award is a newly established award by the Jasper County Economic Development (JEDCO) and The Greater Area Newton Chamber of Commerce that will be given at the chamber’s annual dinner to a person, organization, business, or other that has had the largest impact on Jasper County the previous year. Jeff Davidson, Jasper County’s...

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SCS Food & Fun Night promises adventures that are OUT OF THIS WORLD

                Are you looking to escape the snow and sub-zero temperatures? The annual Food & Fun Night at Sully Christian School promises to be an “Out of This World” experience inside the school on Saturday, Feb. 2.

                The fun starts with a meal served from 4:30-6:30 p.m. A silent auction, games for...

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