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Claire Butin, 98, longtime resident of Monroe, retired from teaching physics and other sciences at Monroe High School in 1983. But before he became an educator and mentor to students, he served in the U.S. Army Air Corps before and during World War II. Butin grew up in the Monroe area, attending three years of high...

This week’s featured cook is Annette Zimmerman. Annette grew up in Sully and also south of Lynnville. She attended Lynnville-Sully School. She is married to Derrick, and they will be celebrating their 10-year wedding anniversary on July 5 of this year. They have a daughter, Georgia, who will turn three on July 1. Georgia loves...

Memorial Day 2018 dawned hot and sultry, but the weather didn’t stop approximately 500 people from attending the annual pancake breakfast hosted by the Sully Christian Reformed Church Cadet Club held at the Sully Christian School gym on Monday, May 28, nor did it stop the 20 pilots who flew planes of all makes, models,...

The Lynnville-Sully Community School District recently boasted the largest number of preschool attendees in history since the two area preschools – Diamond Trail Children’s Center and Inspirations Daycare and Preschool – have operated as classrooms within the school district after the district received the four-year-old statewide voluntary preschool program several years ago. Fifty-six youngsters culminated...

Vernon Hartgers, 79, of Sully is a self-taught woodworker who has recently found a mission-minded application for his talent of over 30 years. This past winter, Vernon and his wife Marge needed major surgeries, which greatly affected their abilities to take care of day-to-day tasks while they both were recuperating. Their church family members from the...