Category Archives: Feature

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...