The self-described competitive nature of Elizabeth “Liz’’ Snodgrass has been a driving force that has taken her from foot races against childhood neighbors in small-town Sully to solving crime in San Diego where she currently works as a special agent with the FBI. Snodgrass, daughter of Denny Snodgrass of Sully and the late Nancy Snodgrass, graduated from Lynnville-Sully in...
In June 2018, Bryce Engbers of rural Grinnell had his eyes opened to truly desperate, life-threatening poverty in Uganda, Africa. The hog producer from Iowa was deeply motivated to take action and helped brainstorm a solution to the malnutrition: Give the Ugandas the help they needed to increase production of pork, an excellent source of protein.
Hundreds of people gathered at Sully Community Church on Saturday evening, June 1, and generously opened up their wallets to show support to Alison Agan and her three young boys. The benefit was organized by family and friends following the unexpected death of the family’s husband and father, Shelby, at the age of 38 in late...
Paul Elzey of Sully grew up as a typical son of a Lutheran pastor, living in many different places as his father was assigned to serve various churches in Arkansas, Missouri, Indiana, Illinois, and Iowa. Elzey graduated from high school in Roanoake, IL, the only one of the four siblings in his family who was able...
Acea Hackert, 15-year-old son of Jamie and Cindy Hackert of Lynnville, joined nearly 3,000 other athletes at the Special Olympics Games at Iowa State University in Ames on Friday, May 24.
Friday marked Acea’s second trip to the Special Olympics, and his parents had one goal for him. Simply put, they wanted him...