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Thousands of Dutch letters rolled in 13.5 hours

Thousands of Dutch letters rolled in 13.5 hours
Daunting tasks are often made easier when tackled as a team, as seen at SCS last week. It took the willing hands of young and old alike to make the second Dutch Letter Marathon a success. The school makes and sells Dutch letters – flaky pastries filled with almond paste and topped with crunchy sugar –...
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Sully, Lynnville Election Results

Sully Mayor Brent Vander Molen was successful in his unopposed bid for re-election to his second term, according to uncertified election tallies released Tuesday night by the Jasper County Auditor's Office. The only incumbent on the ballot, Jeff Brummel was elected. Current council member Brad Rozendaal was elected by write-in. To fill an unexpired two-year...
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The Wooden Spoon by Shelly Rankin – 11/5/15

Is it sad that I will be 30 and my sole goal in life right now is to make it a week without needing to go to my parents’ for something? Whether it’s the kitchen remod, the mama’s pantry, the sitter services, or to borrow some black boots? This got me thinking. I need to be...
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FFA 2015 harvest wraps up

Several Lynnville-Sully FFA members recently completed harvesting 35 acres of soybeans on Saturday, Oct. 17, at the FFA Land Lab located near Searsboro. Under the leadership of FFA advisor and agriculture teacher Mr. Brian Lowry, several FFA members partnered with generous community volunteers to complete the 2015 harvest. [caption id="attachment_516535" align="alignright" width="300"]Members... </div> <a href=Read more

Fall fun with friends for DTCC preschoolers

Fall fun with friends for DTCC preschoolers
Preschool students at Diamond Trail Children’s Center (DTCC) of Lynnville took their learning outside the classroom the last two weeks of October for fun field trips that coincided with their studies of fall and fire safety. [caption id="attachment_516531" align="alignright" width="300"]Mrs. Watson’s afternoon DTCC preschoolers gather in front of a Lynnville Fire Truck:... </div> <a href=Read more

Sully Plumbing adds new warehouse

Sully Plumbing adds new warehouse
A new 50’ x 86’ shop/warehouse is shown under construction by a Key Cooperative crew last month (at right) and is now nearly completed west of Sully Plumbing and Heating on the southwest corner of the Sully square. “We have rented various buildings over the years and are very excited to have everything at one...
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Grassley recognized for casting 12,000th vote in U.S. Senate

Senate leaders this week recognized Sen. Chuck Grassley of Iowa for casting his 12,000th Senate vote early Friday morning, Oct. 30. Only 17 senators in history have cast more votes than Grassley. In addition, no senator serving today has gone as long as Grassley has without missing a vote. Grassley has cast 7,474 consecutive votes. Since Grassley...
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