Going Above and Beyond
INSPIRING LEADERS Pastor Adam Van Der Stoep from Hull First Reformed Church leads a short devotional before the Hull outstanding citizen and scholarship award luncheon Feb. 10. His concluding remarks urged guests to be good leaders for the city of Hull. (Photo/Amy Lyon) EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR Blake Eichmann SCHOLARSHIP WINNER Trey Boogerd, a senior at...
Blood donations and blood drive partners needed
Sunni Battin | Editor Cancer patients, victims of vehicle and farming accidents, and those getting surgery are often the recipients of another’s blood donation. “There is no...
Staying safe and warm in extreme cold weather
One of the coldest days this winter season was Feb. 13 when it was -8 degrees. Sunni Battin | Editor When the temperature dips into single digits and even drops below zero, it’s...
Current News
Current News
Cookie decorating at Aspen Heights
Chloe Hoftyzer, activities director at Aspen Heights, visits with Wilma Grevengoed. (Photo/Julie...
Hull Christian third graders visit museum
The girls look at some of the kitchen spices and utensils. (Photo/Julie Bosma) Some of the boys...
Hull Cadets and Gems have Pinewood Derby
Jackson Verhoef won Best of Show, Overall Winner for Cadets. (Photo/Julie Bosma) Olivia Kroese won...
Art Club receives award and visit from Sunday Ford
Sunday Ford brought the barred owl named Kahoot around so children could get a close look at it....
Winter Art
Hull Christian School first-graders made these snowmen pictures. (Photo/Julie Bosma) These Penguin...
100 days of school
Julie Bosma | Editorial Assistant First-, second- and third-grader students at Hull Christian...
FCCLA Boyden-Hull
The Boyden-Hull FCCLA chapter at the babysitting clinic event they hosted for elementary students...
What is FCCLA?
FCCLA or Family Career Community Leaders of America is a nationwide public career and technical...
Craig’s County Comments
Sioux County Board of Supervisors’ report Craig Hoftyzer | Contributor, Sioux County Board of...
’Hawks place at third district meet
Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley wrestlers Cole Bomgaars (above) and Brock Mulder (below) work from...
No grapplers to state meet
Western Christian boys’ wrestling WC’s season comes to a close at Sioux City district competition...
Comets close winless
Erica Vollink dribbles the ball up the floor during Boyden-Hull’s game against Emmetsburg. Vollink...
Obituaries
Robert Hoffmann
85 Archer, Iowa February 10, 2025 Robert Nicholas Hoffmann, 85, of Archer, Iowa passed away Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. Services were Friday, Feb. 14, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Sheldon, Iowa. Survivors include his wife, his daughter, Lori (Jeremy) Darnell of...
Everdena Koedam
97 Rock Valley, Iowa February 12, 2025 Everdena Koedam, 97, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley. Funeral service was Monday, Feb. 17, at Porter Funeral Home, Rock Valley, with interment in Valley View Cemetery,...
Peter Soodsma
87 Hull, Iowa February 4, 2025 Peter Soodsma, 87, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley, Iowa.Funeral service was Tuesday, Feb. 11, at First Christian Reformed Church, Hull, with interment in Hope Cemetery, Hull.Peter...
Carol Gladys Boote
98 Holland, MI Sunday, January 26, 2025 Carol Gladys Boote, age 98, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2025.She was born in Hull, Iowa on January 12, 1927, to George and Cynthia Bartels Meerdink, one of seven children. She grew up in Hull and graduated from Hull High...
Dallas De Jong
81 Sioux Center, Iowa January 24, 2025 Dallas De Jong, 81, of Sioux Center, Iowa, died Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, at Sioux Center Health in Sioux Center. Celebration of life service was Friday, Jan. 31, at Carmel Reformed Church, Carmel, Iowa. Survivors include six...
Lauren Sandbulte
68 Hull, Iowa January 27, 2025 Lauren Sandbulte, 68, of Hull, Iowa, died Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, at Hegg Memorial Health in Rock Valley, Iowa. Funeral service was Saturday, Feb. 1, at Carmel Reformed Church, Carmel, Iowa with interment in Carmel Cemetery. Lauren Bruce...
Ruth Vande Stroet
76 Rock Valley, Iowa January 30, 2025 Ruth Vande Stroet, 76, of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. Funeral service was Tuesday, Feb. 4, at First Reformed Church, Rock Valley, with interment in Valley View Cemetery, Rock Valley.Ruth Bloemendaal was...
Howard Smit
86 Hull, Iowa January 30, 2025 Howard Smit, 86, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, at Pleasant Acres Care Center in Hull. Funeral service was Monday, Feb. 3, at American Reformed Church, Hull, with interment in Hope Cemetery, Hull. Howard Dale was...
Sports
’Hawks place at third district meet
Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley wrestlers Cole Bomgaars (above) and Brock Mulder (below) work from different positions during their district meet. Both Mulder, who placed first, and Bomgaars, who ended in second, punched their tickets to the state meet in Des Moines....
No grapplers to state meet
Western Christian boys’ wrestling WC’s season comes to a close at Sioux City district competition Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Western Christian 30.0SIOUX CITY –Western Christian 30.0; 132: Kade Leloux (4-16) did not place and scored 3.0 team points – Champ. Round 1...
Comets close winless
Erica Vollink dribbles the ball up the floor during Boyden-Hull’s game against Emmetsburg. Vollink and the Comets fell to the E-Hawks in the Class 2A postseason, capping a winless season. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Boyden-Hull girls’ basketball Andrew Buckman | Sports...
WC pulls away in fourth
Karsten Moret jumps toward the rim ahead of an electrifying dunk during Western Christian’s win over Spirit Lake. Moret led Western to a 73-59 win over the Indians in Hull. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Western Christian boys’ basketball Electrifying dunk caps exciting...
Fedders leads WC on Senior Night
Junior Madi Krikke debates whether to shoot the ball from 3-point range against Spirit Lake. Western Christian fell to the Indians 68-36 Tuesday, Feb. 11, in Hull. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Western Christian girls’ basketball Turnovers turn close contest in home blowout...
Sibley stands no chance
Boyden-Hull boys’ basketball Comets tally season-high point total in road finale Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Boyden-Hull 19-20-23-18 80Sibley-Ocheyedan 9-16-11-5 41SIBLEY – The highest-scoring game of Boyden-Hull’s campaign came in its regular-season road finale....
Victory on Senior Night for the girls
Kierra Heynen begins her free-throw motion during Trinity Christian's contest versus George-Little Rock. With a decisive defeat to the Mustangs, the Tigers' season came to a close Thursday, Feb. 13, in George. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Trinity Christian girls’ basketball...
Senior Night blowout
Cory Maassen dribbles the ball for Trinity Christian during its matchup with Akron-Westfield. Trinity dropped a 68-46 contest with the Westerners to close the regular season Tuesday, Feb. 11, in Hull. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Trinity Christian boys’ basketball Tigers...