Alma Jane Veldhuizen, 89, of Pella passed away Saturday morning, Jan. 26, 2019. Her funeral will be held at Sully First Reformed Church on Saturday, Feb. 2, at 10:30 a.m. Visitation will be held before the service beginning at 8:30-10 a.m. in The Gathering Place at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be...
DTGC drops membership requirement, opens course to public
The calendar may display January, but members of the Diamond Trail Golf Club (DTGC) in Lynnville already have their sights set on the upcoming golf season. And an exciting season it will be with big changes being made to the structure of playing at the golf course.
Ever since opening in 1997, the...
Sold-out crowd gathers at Pheasants Forever Banquet
It may have been a white winter wonderland outside on Saturday, Jan. 19, but inside the Christian Conference Center in rural Newton was a sea of blaze orange as a sold-out crowd of hunting enthusiasts and supporters gathered for the 34th Annual Jasper County Pheasants Forever Banquet.
The Jasper County Pheasants Forever Chapter...
Local churches organize volunteer relief efforts for people affected by Marshalltown tornado
You’ve heard about the need for help for the citizens of Marshalltown whose lives have been forever changed by the ravages of the EF3 Tornado that hit Marshalltown on July 19 of last year. Many stories have appeared on local television news and in print throughout the state detailing the devastation and the efforts needed to help...
Fifth-ranked L-S falls to No. 3 Monte, tops No. 10 NM
A look at the ranked teams in Class 1A shows the SICL is a power-packed conference this year. Three of the top 10 teams are from the SICL – Montezuma (No. 3), Lynnville-Sully (No. 5), and North Mahaska (No. 10). The Hawks faced their fellow ranked SICL teams in the past week of action and finished...
L-S wrestlers go 1-2 at home dual meet
The Lynnville-Sully grapplers hosted a home dual meet on Thursday, Jan. 17, and finished the night at 1-2. The Hawks defeated Montezuma but fell to Centerville and English Valleys-Tri-County.
Against Centerville, L-S won just three matches in the 48-12 loss. At 138 pounds, senior Ty Breeden, who finished the night undefeated, pinned Mason...
Hawks fall to third-ranked Monte, beat NM in OT
The Lynnville-Sully boys faced a couple of challenging conference opponents in the past week. The Hawks couldn’t take down Class 1A third-ranked Montezuma, but they did pull off an overtime win over North Mahaska.
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For the second time this season, the L-S boys fell to the top team...
