Hull EMS fundraising for new ambulance, replacing aging one
20-plus years of service Rick Kiers, Rick Kattenberg, Brad Nielsen. (Photo/Submitted) 0-4 years of service Adam Van Der Stoep, Emma Franken, Dallas Van Ginkel, Cindy Te Slaa, Stephen Stiles, Sadie Rozeboom. Not pictured Jobey Hespe, Curtis Van Grouw. 5-9 years of service Front row: Amy Kelley, Jessica Bakker. Back row: Kirk Struik, Stephanie Struik, Amy...
Inspiring future generations of musicians
LYLE VAN RAVENSWAAY Lyle Van Ravenswaay plays the piano in his classroom at Western Christian High School. Van Ravenswaay has been a band teacher since 1992 and enjoys sharing...
Giving back
JODI PROSTROLLO FAMILY Pictured is Jodi Postrollo with her two children, son-in-law and grandchildren. From left to right, Kirk Prostrollo, Jodi Postrollo, Carson Diekevers,...
Current News
Current News
A truly exceptional pairing: The right wine with the right book
Boyden Public Library director, Shari Fedders, says mystery books are popular amongst readers....
Students chosen for All-State Speech
(LEFT) Boyden-Hull All-State Performers: Zach Gaul, first time selected for All-State; Kaylee De...
Farming and faith intertwined
Church celebrates farming season with inaugural ‘Blessing of Tractors’ Sunni Battin | Editor St....
Drive Your Tractor to School Day
FFA members line up by their tractors at Western Christian High School March 26. (RIGHT) FFA...
Pirates at Library Club
Hamilton Verwolf (right) helps Lucas Van Lingen with the pirate word game. Julie Bosma | Editorial...
Thing 1 and Thing 2 at Hull Library
Students painted the hair for Thing 1 and Thing 2 with plastic forks. Julie Bosma | Editorial...
An Open Letter to ESPN
This is an open letter to ESPN regarding its decision to end a partnership with MLB after the...
Craig’s County Comments
Sioux County Board of Supervisors’ Report Craig Hoftyzer | Contributor, Sioux County Board of...
Western art display at Hull Library
Aliya Koelewyn’s acrylic painting is titled “Sunset Swing. Carissa Hulstein’s drawing is titled...
Hull Protestant Reformed Christian School art
First graders made watering cans to water the flowers they drew for their grandparents. These foil...
Western competes at Dordt Indoor
Western Christian's Kyrin De Groot (left) and Elias Wolfswinkel (right) compete in different...
Pizza Ranch Senior All-Star Game
Kaden Van Regenmorter looks toward another player during the Pizza Ranch Senior All-Star Game. Van...
Obituaries
Lena Evertse
97 Hull, Iowa March 23, 2025 Lena Evertse, 97, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Sunday, March 23, 2025, at Pleasant Acres Care Center in Hull. Funeral service was Monday, March 31, at Oolman Funeral Home, Hull, with interment in Hope Cemetery, Hull. Lena Johanna Dykgraaf...
Glenn Koele
72 Hull, Iowa March 28, 2025 Glenn Koele, 72, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Friday, March 28, 2025, at Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral service was Tuesday, April 1, at First Reformed Church, Hull, with interment...
Berwyn Krommendyk
83 Sioux Center, Iowa March 26, 2025 Berwyn “Ber” Krommendyk, 83, of Sioux Center, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation with the family present will be Friday, April 4, from 5-7 p.m. at First...
Georgiann Holtrop
89 Sheldon, Iowa March 29, 2025 Georgiann Holtrop, 89, of Sheldon, Iowa, passed away Saturday, March 29, 2025, at Sanford Sheldon Senior Care in Sheldon. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 3, at First Christian Reformed Church, Sheldon. Interment will...
Renee Dingus
69 Murfreesboro, Tennessee March 11, 2025 Renee Lynn Dingus, 69, of Murfreesburo, Tennessee, formerly Renee Boelsma of Boyden, Iowa, died Tuesday, March 11, 2025, in Murfreesburo.
Merlin Beermann
88 Brandon, South Dakota March 9, 2025 Merlin Beermann, 88, of Brandon, South Dakota, passed away Sunday, March 9, 2025, at Ava’s Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral service was Saturday, March 15, at First Reformed Church, Sheldon, Iowa, with...
Robert Tiedeman
75 Sibley, Iowa March 9, 2025 Robert Tiedeman, 75, of Sibley, Iowa, died Sunday, March 9, 2025, at Osceola Regional Health Center in Sibley. Funeral service was Friday, March 14, at First Reformed Church, Sibley, with interment in Holman Township Cemetery, Sibley....
William Bird
77 Holland, Michigan March 12, 2025 William “Bill” Bird, 77, of Holland, Michigan, passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2025. A celebration of life will be at 3 p.m. Thursday, March 20, at Christ Memorial Church, 595 Graafschap Road, Holland. A private family burial will...
Sports
Western competes at Dordt Indoor
Western Christian's Kyrin De Groot (left) and Elias Wolfswinkel (right) compete in different events during the Dordt University HS Indoor Track and Field Meet. Wolfswinkel finished 12th in the 400-meter dash, while De Groot ran the first leg of a fourth-place 4x800...
Pizza Ranch Senior All-Star Game
Kaden Van Regenmorter looks toward another player during the Pizza Ranch Senior All-Star Game. Van Regenmorter teamed up with other standout fourth-year players from across Northwest Iowa for the tournament. (Photo/Kari Jurrens)
Winter sports honors
Western Christian:Boys’ basketballKaden Van Regenmorter: IPSWA Class 2A All-State first team, Class 2A All-Tournament team captain, IBCA Class 2A Substate 8 All-Substate , Pizza Ranch Senior All-StarKarsten Moret: IPSWA Class 2A All-State first team, Class 2A...
‘Totally invested in their performance’
Boyden High School Students compete at the individual state competition March 15 in a variety of categories including Radio News Announcing, Acting and Public Address. Front: Carlos Caldera, Matteo Cercone, Isaak Sanchez, Jeremy Maassen. Middle: Valeria Topete-Duenas,...
Trinity Christian student performers receive high ratings at state speech competition
From left to right: Trinity Christian High School students Jayda Van Egdom and Carly Brummel received the highest score of 1 in each of their categories at the state individual speech event March 15. Sunni Battin | Editor Two students from Trinity Christian High...
‘Going into the competition with confidence’
Western Christian High School speech students (left) Alyssa Schmidt (right) Ashlee Koedam compete at the state individual speech event March 15. Schmidt performed in Poetry and Koedam in Solo Musical Theatre. Western Christian High School students seek to improve and...
Western Christian Dance Team Night
Western Christian varsity dance team performs its state jazz routine. (Photo/Julie Bosma) Julie Bosma | Editorial Assistant Western Christian had its Dance Team Night Feb. 24. Western’s varsity and JV dance teams performed, as well as K-2 and 3-5 Kids’ Camp...
’Pack advances to substate final
Western Christian celebrates its dominant state-qualifying victory over OABCIG at Buena Vista University. The ‘Pack advanced to its third consecutive state tournament, where it’ll enter as the No. 1 seed this year. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Lane Maassen defends a bigger...