Time to renovate after flooding

Time to renovate after flooding

A REFURBISHED CLOCK AFTER FLOODING Pictured is Dwayne Van Leeuwen of Hull and his brother Everett “Doc” Van Leeuwen of Orange City (left). Dwayne and Doc were given the clock to restore by Gerrit and Irene Van Den Top of Rock Valley (right). The clock had been severely damaged by flood waters but was refurbished by the Van Leeuwen brothers. The Van Den...

Making a dream into a reality

Making a dream into a reality

A NEW EXPANSION BRINGS OPPORTUNITIES Pictured is Christiana Westra, owner of C Anna’s Things, standing in front of her new shop that will allow for more space to work out of. The...

Current News

Current News

Not Forgotten

Oct 15, 2024 | , ,

As I sit here and write this piece, there have been two hurricanes that have either impacted or...

Obituaries

Katherine Woelber

Oct 15, 2024 |

81 George, Iowa October 4, 2024 Katherine Woelber, 81, of George, Iowa, passed away Friday, Oct. 4, 2024, at Good Samaritan Society in George. Funeral service was Tuesday, Oct. 8, at United Presbyterian Church, Boyden, Iowa, with interment in Sheridan Township...

Bonnie Baartman

Oct 15, 2024 |

70 Sheldon, Iowa October 10, 2024 Bonnie Baartman, 70, of Sheldon, Iowa, passed away Thursday, Oct. 10, 2024, at Sanford Sheldon Senior Care in Sheldon, Iowa. Memorial service was Monday, Oct. 14, at Faith Community Church, Sheldon. Bonnie Lee was born Jan. 15, 1954,...

Peter Vande Stroet

Oct 15, 2024 |

84 Rock Valley, Iowa October 5, 2024 Peter “Pete” Vande Stroet, 84, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Sunday, Oct. 6, 2024, at RiverView Ridge Senior Living in Rock Valley. Funeral service was Thursday, Oct. 10, at First Reformed Church, Rock Valley, with interment in Valley...

Cornie Jansen

Oct 15, 2024 |

95 Hull, Iowa October 8, 2024 Cornie T. Jansen, 95, of Hull, Iowa, died Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2024, at Pleasant Acres Care Center in Hull where he had resided the last few years. No services are scheduled at this time. Cornie Jansen was born Oct. 14, 1928, in Sioux County,...

Timothy Dykstra

Oct 15, 2024 |

70 Sioux Center, Iowa October 7, 2024 Timothy “Tim” Dykstra, 70, of Sioux Center, Iowa, passed away of cancer Monday, Oct. 7, 2024, at his residence. Memorial service was Saturday, Oct. 12, at Centerpoint Church, Sioux Center. Timothy “Tim” Peter Dykstra was born...

Luella Loges

Oct 15, 2024 |

92 Boyden, Iowa October 5, 2024 Luella Loges, 92, of Boyden, Iowa, died Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024, at Sanford Sheldon Medical Center in Sheldon, Iowa. Funeral service was Wednesday, Oct. 9, at St. John Lutheran Church, rural Boyden, with interment in the church cemetery....

Allan Meendering

Oct 8, 2024 |

83 Sioux Falls, South Dakota October 1, 2024 Allan Meendering, 83, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in Sioux Falls.Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 25, at Miller Westside Chapel, Sioux Falls. The family will be present...

Leroy Intveld

Oct 8, 2024 |

87 Sioux Center, Iowa October 2, 2024 Leroy Intveld, 87, of Sioux Center, Iowa, died Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, at Sioux Center Health in Sioux Center.  A visitation will be held at 10AM on Saturday, October 5, 2024, at Centerpoint Church.Funeral service was Saturday,...

Sports

Lions push ’Pack aside

Oct 15, 2024 | ,

Western Christian’s line prepares to snap the football in a game against CL/G-LR. Western was defeated by the Lions 23-7 and dropped to 4-3 on the season. (Photo/Lily Jurrens) Western Christian Football Ranked side struggles to finish drives on offense in decisive...

’Hawks no match for No. 6

Oct 15, 2024 | ,

Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley senior Braylen Crawford holds the ball tight to his body as he carries it in a game against Bishop Heelan. Crawford and company fell to the Crusaders 37-6 Friday, Oct. 11, in Hull. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley Football Thomas...

Tigers sweep Mustangs

Oct 15, 2024 | ,

Trinity Christian senior setter Kerstin Brummel (6) sets a ball to a teammate Thursday, Oct. 10, in Hull. Brummel finished with 19 assists in her team’s sweep of George-Little Rock. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Trinity Christian Volleyball Squad collects first win of the...

’Pack falls in title match

Oct 15, 2024 | ,

Western Christian junior outside hitter Scarlett Winterfeld (4) swings at the ball against Central Lyon in her team’s home tournament. Though the Wolfpack defeated the Lions, the group came up one win short of winning the Kooima Varilek Classic. (Photo/Sean Baccam)...

No. 7 side sweeps Generals

Oct 15, 2024 | ,

Senior middle hitter Raina Nibbelink (4) hits the ball over the net for Boyden-Hull against Sibley-Ocheyedan. Nibbelink finished with six kills in her team’s 3-0 defeat of the Generals. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Boyden-Hull Volleyball Comets grab home victory as visitors...

Western competes in Cherokee

Oct 15, 2024 | ,

Western Christian Cross-Country Penultimate regular-season meet results in boys’ seventh-place finish Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor CHEROKEE – Competing in its last meet of the regular season, Western Christian traveled Tuesday, Oct. 8, to the Cherokee Cross-Country...

Wolfpack host at Rolling Hills

Oct 8, 2024 | , ,

Kyrin De Groot keeps her eyes down as she runs in her team’s home meet at Rolling Hills Country Club. De Groot, the 20th-ranked runner in Class 2A, finished in 10th place with a time of 20:25.82. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley’s Elizabeth Klein paced...