Taking the oval at home on Tuesday, May 1, the L-S girls track and field team was looking to win a conference title. This was one of the few meets remaining before districts, and the Hawks ran really well in the field of 11, coming up just 2.5 points short in a loss to conference...
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Van Maanen’s consistent game earns her fifth in conference; L-S golf boys prepare for sectionals Friday, girls at regionals Monday
The inexperience of the Lynnville-Sully golf teams showed at the South Iowa Cedar League golf meet held at Oakland Acres near Grinnell on Monday, May 7. Both the boys and girls teams struggled throughout the 18 holes and finished behind all other conference teams. Individually, however, junior Tessa Van Maanen played right with the competition...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers May 10, 2018
My wife and I get along fairly well most of the time. I doubt that there is another woman in our country that would have stayed with me for a half a century.
One thing that always causes grief is working together on the same project, like doing yard and garden work together. The woman is...
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Lynnville-Sully’s Tyson Vander Linden dominates at Drake Relays
Lynnville-Sully junior Tyson Vander Linden, son of Jason and Amber Vander Linden of Lynnville, put forth a record-breaking effort among some of the fastest athletes at the prestigious Drake Relays in Des Moines on Saturday, Apr. 28. The junior clocked in at 53.79 seconds in the 400-m hurdle event, good for third place. His time...
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Elevated fire dangers persist across Iowa
The combination of dry grass with gusty winds and low relative humidity has caused elevated fire dangers across portions of Iowa. The U.S. National Weather Service in Des Moines has posted warnings for the public that burning is discouraged and people should use caution near dry fuels and grasses as conditions have been favorable for...
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Lynnville United Fund underway, goal of reaching $10,000 by May 25
For over 50 years, local organizations have benefitted from the generosity of friends of the Lynnville community through the Lynnville United Fund, originally the Lynnville Community Chest. Again this year, the Lynnville Chamber is partnering with Keep Iowa Beautiful to form the Hometown Pride Lynnville United Fund for the 2018 campaign. A mailing to all...
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Conover, Hackert receive Iowa FFA Degrees
Two Lynnville-Sully senior FFA members – McKinley Conover, daughter of Ben and Tara Conover of Lynnville, and Daphne Hackert, daughter of Steve and Diane Hackert of Sully – were awarded the Iowa FFA Degree at the annual Iowa FFA Leadership Conference on Tuesday, Apr. 24, in Ames. The Iowa FFA Degree is the highest degree the...
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