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L-S baseball comes up short to three SICL teams

The Lynnville-Sully baseball team saw its six-game win streak  end after facing some of the South Iowa Cedar League’s top teams last week.

COLFAX-MINGO

[caption id="attachment_2552575" align="alignright" width="200"] Sophomore Blaize Kuhlmann releases a pitch in the game against Colfax-Mingo last Wednesday. He pitched all six innings against the...
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Christina Steenhoek, 81

Christina Steenhoek, 81, passed away at The Cottages in Pella on Thursday morning, June 21, 2018. Funeral services were held Monday, June 25, at Calvary Christian Reformed Church in Pella. Interment was in Evergreen Cemetery at Leighton. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions are preferred for the Calvary Christian Reformed Church or Wesley Life Hospice. Christina...
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Darla Baarda, 60

Darla Jean Baarda, 60, died unexpectedly at her home in Newton on Sunday, July 1, 2018. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, July 7, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. The family will greet friends from 10 a.m. until the time of service at the funeral home. Memorials...
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L-S press box project progresses

The landscape of the Lynnville-Sully football field has changed dramatically over the summer with the addition of a newly constructed 42- x 10-foot press box. The new press box was set into motion in January, when the school accepted the lowest sealed bid from NorthRidge Estate Builders, Inc. for $70,477. Shortly after school was dismissed...
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#SQUIRESSTRONG: Community rallies around local family

An overwhelming outpouring of love, support, prayers, and more is being felt by Steve and Heidi Squires and their five children of Sully. Steve, 40, has been a long-time community volunteer, church youth group leader, and coach and was recently diagnosed with stage 4 stomach cancer. A community prayer service was held Tuesday, June 19, at...
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Helping Haiti: SFRC group serves Haitians of all ages in hot week-long trip

For the fourth time since 2009, Sully First Reformed Church sent a group of volunteers to Haiti to lend a helping hand from June 4-11. This year’s group included Jeff and Alison Knouse, Craig Maasdam, Drew and Shelby Shinkle, Darlys De Penning, Nick De Penning, and Hannah Boehmer. They served with five people from Atlantic, IA. [caption...
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