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Gas prices drop below $2 per gallon

The lower price consumers are paying at the pump is a nice holiday bonus for the pocketbooks. With holiday shopping and travel ramping up, paying under $2 for a gallon of gas is sure to put drivers in the holiday spirit. The price of regular unleaded gasoline in Sully dropped to $1.94 per gallon on Nov....
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 11/26/15

Oh, it’s Thanksgiving week! We just adore Thanksgiving! What are we thankful for this year? Receiving so much more than we'll ever deserve from healthy families, babies, friends, freedoms, faith, and full tables, but mostly we're thankful for leftovers, Turkey Day leftovers. And you guys, we're thankful for you guys, too. When it comes to choosing...
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Preschoolers fill boxes of love, generosity

When Inspirations Daycare and Preschool Director Dawn Allbee learned her church, Lynnville Friends Church, challenged the congregation to send 200 Operation Christmas Child boxes to children around the world, she knew some of the smallest people in her life could help make a huge impact. Allbee enlisted the help of Melissa Watson, Inspirations and Diamond...
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L-S dance team ready to light it up

For the past two weeks, the darkened high school gym has flashed with neon lights as 17 members of the high school dance team practice their newly-formed dance routine long before the sun rises. The early morning practices, under the direction of first-year dance coach Trisha Vander Molen, have been focused but fun as the...
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Local fire departments recognize fire prevention poster winners

The Lynnville, Searsboro, and Sully Fire Departments invited Lynnville-Sully and Sully Christian students in third through fifth grades to participate in the annual fire prevention poster contest. Students were challenged to create a poster revolving around this year’s theme, “Hear The Beep, Where You Sleep.” This year’s theme stresses the importance of having working smoke...
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Remember When – 11/26/15

35 years ago (1980) George’s Market had Sunkist sweet navel oranges five for 49 cents, Van Camp’s 16-ounce pork and beans for 29 cents, Crown round bologna for $1.19 per pound, 14- ounce Heinz ketchup for 49 cents, and Rice Chex, 12 ounces for 99 cents. Sully Co-op Exchange Petroleum Department had all-season P185/75R-13 radial tires starting...
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Press INKlings: Time to reflect on simple pleasures

It’s the time of year to celebrate the “feedfest” and unofficial holiday season kickoff – Thanksgiving. Thanksgiving is not all about turkey, stuffing, and cranberry sauce. The name of the holiday conveys what the day is supposed to be about. Thanksgiving is a day to count one’s blessings, reconnect with friends and relatives, and gorge...
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