June De Wit | Staff Writer Residents at Aspen Heights are looking forward to having a fun Christmas with their families or friends this year. Some of them will be making new traditions and some will continue the customs they’ve already made over the years. Christmas...
Month: December 2019
ISB presented with top lender award
June De Wit | Staff Writer On Tuesday, Dec. 27, Iowa State Bank of Hull was recognized by the Small Business Administration’s Iowa district office as a top lender for fiscal year 2019. The award was presented at Van’s Implement of Hull. Not only was Iowa State Bank...
When a gnome comes to town
June De Wit | Staff Writer Did you have a chance to see Stallone the Chamber Christmas Gnome? He was on the move throughout Hull before Christmas. If you were able to find him, you could have received a reward! Stallone the Chamber Christmas Gnome visited local...
Staff changes ahead in 2020 in Sioux County Sheriff’s Office
Sioux County Sheriff Dan Altena recently announced several staff changes in the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office. Jail commander, Judy Plendl, will retire effective Dec. 31, 2019. Plendl has been an employee with the sheriff’s office since 1987 and has served in a...
Community celebrates the season with Aspen Heights
Sioux County board of supervisors’ report for week of Dec. 16
Carl Vande Weerd | Contributor Sioux County Board of Supervisors Board of Supervisors’ meeting Dec. 17 Tuesday, Dec. 17, I traveled to Orange City to attend the weekly Sioux County Supervisor meeting at the courthouse. Mark called the meeting to order at 9 a.m. with...
Jeannette Tinklenberg
Jeannette Tinklenberg 54 Edgerton, Minnesota December 14, 2019 Jeannette Tinklenberg, 54, of Edgerton, Minnesota, died Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, at Pipestone County Hospice House. Funeral services was Wednesday, Dec. 18, at at First Christian Reformed Church, Edgerton....
Henry Kiers
Henry Kiers 88 Hull, Iowa December 12, 2019 Henry Kiers, 88, of Sheldon, Iowa, passed away Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, at Pleasant Acres Care Center, Hull. Funeral service was Monday, Dec. 23, at First Reformed Church, Sheldon, with interment in Hope Cemetery, Hull,...
Hull community blood drive results
On Dec. 17, community members stepped up to give the gift of life through blood donation during the Hull community blood drive. LifeServe Blood Center registered 33 donors and collected 28 products with potential to save 114 local lives. Donors included Hank Vander...
Nighthawks drop two duals in Sioux Center
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor SIOUX CENTER-Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley had some key wrestlers out due to injury or sickness and, as a result, the Nighthawks fell to both Sheldon-South O’Brien and Sioux Center in a Siouxland Conference double dual hosted by the Warriors...
Wolfpack drop two duals at home
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor HULL-The Western Christian wrestling team once again had good individual efforts in a non-conference double dual it hosted Tuesday, Dec. 17, but forfeits were part of the downfall as the Wolfpack fell to both Akron-Westfield and LeMars....
Western routs undefeated SCC
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor South Central Calhoun 7-4-10-5 26 Western Christian 25-26-12-15 78 HULL-Western Christian knew it would have to bring its best game against a 7-0 South Central Calhoun team for non-conference girls’ basketball Tuesday, Dec. 17, and the...
Nilles’ buzzer-beater sends Comets home victorious
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Boyden-Hull 17-4-9-11 41 West Lyon 13-9-11-7 40 INWOOD-It was a hard-fought battle between two good Siouxland Conference teams, Boyden-Hull and West Lyon, Tuesday, Dec. 17, but Mallory Nilles sent the Comets home with a 41-40...
Comets top Wildcats 74-63
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Boyden-Hull 31-16-11-16 74 West Lyon 19-21-12-11 63 INWOOD-For Boyden-Hull, West Lyon is always a tough road game on the Siouxland Conference boys’ basketball schedule and Tuesday, Dec. 17, was no different. But the Comets got stops...
Tigers fall to Jays 61-42
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Gehlen Catholic 18-13-14-16 61 Trinity Christian 9-8-11-14 42 HULL-Trinity Christian once again trailed in the first quarter as it struggled against a full-court pressure defense put on by Gehlen Catholic. As a result the Tigers fell to...
Poor third quarter hands Tigers a 64-55 defeat
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Gehlen Catholic 19-17-16-12 64 Trinity Christian 18-14-9-14 55 HULL-Trinity Christian had trouble containing Gehlen Catholic on defense, especially in a pivotal third quarter, resulting in a 64-55 War Eagle Conference boys’ basketball...
Hitting a high note
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Boyden-Hull’s junior high and high school band programs will be adding new equipment after receiving a $17,000 grant from the Dean and Mary Harms Memorial Fund. The fund supports music students and music education programs and includes...
City crews share safety concerns during snow events
June De Wit | Staff Writer Using caution around heavy equipment is always beneficial, especially with snow removal equipment. For the City of Hull street workers, this has become a major concern and they feel the public is less tolerant of snow removal than they...
Steenhoven retires, bank has open house
June De Wit | Staff Writer A Christmas open house and retirement farewell at Citizens State Bank in Boyden Monday, Dec. 16, honored Luci Steenhoven. Steenhoven has spent over 19 years as an employee of the bank and plans to retire at the end of December. She began...
Historical Society to create veterans’ book
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The Hull Historical Society is compiling a military service record book of local residents and is asking for information on veterans who have ties to the community. “If you or someone you know would like to be included in the book, please...