Letter to the Editor:
The Jasper County Fair was again a success. The rains and the heat both gave us challenges, but we all adapted to the weather and didn’t let it stop us from having fun at the fair. Thanks to everyone on behalf of the fairboard for your participation, volunteering, and support of another...
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Letter to the editor: We can’t afford Patty Judge
If a candidate is known by the company they keep, the endorsement of Patty Judge by the deceptively named League of Conservation Voters and its misguided priorities speaks volumes.
Among that radical group's misguided priorities is an attack on ethanol. Its principles state, "Conventional corn ethanol has far-reaching negative environmental impacts, including water pollution, global warming...
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The DeeZee Spirit by Darrell Zegers – 8/4/16
There was a time in my life when I did not give a hoot about anything. I didn't worry much. A lot of people who know me say that has not changed much, and they are right to a certain extent.
People around town who worried about everything and ran their lives perfectly always bothered me....
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Save the date: Two local events August 27
Organizers of the following Lynnville and Sully events think their events draw different crowds and/or people can take in parts of both events.
Smoke on the Water Aug. 27
After two successful “Smoke on the Water” fundraiser barbecue competitions, the third annual event has been set for Saturday, Aug. 27, at Lynnville Old Settlers Park.
The cookout this...
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Clothing and school supply giveaway blesses hundreds
Submitted by Heart of Worship
The end of July brings many things – another summer wrapping up, the excitement of a school year approaching, and for Lynnville’s Heart of Worship Church, the third annual Pay It Forward event. After Pastor Tom Pool challenged our congregation with the motto, “Do Something,” our church family and community ran...
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Nearly $1 million in fire damage to Jasper County pipeline construction equipment
The Jasper County Sheriff’s Office received two separate reports on Aug. 1 of criminal mischief to excavating equipment located in Jasper County in the 4500 block of South 12th Avenue West, Newton, and the 8800 block of Salmon Street, Reasnor. Construction began on the 1,164-mile crude oil pipeline in Jasper County last week, part of...
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The heat is on!
The dog days of summer have officially arrived. Iowa was one of several states in the midwest under excessive heat warnings as temperatures rocketed to the triple digits last week. An intense heat wave combined with elevated humidity combined to create what is known as a “heat dome” and therefore, some of the hottest and...
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