“Quite a day”

“Quite a day”

Denny Wright at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. on June 3 holding a picture of himself receiving a Bronze Star in 1971 for his service in the Vietnam War. (Photo/Submitted). Bruce Wright, Rep. Randy Feenstra and Denny Wright in Washington, D.C., for an Honor Flight June 3. Feenstra said it was “a special privilege” to watch the brothers...

Understanding Alpha-gal syndrome

Sunni Battin | Editor The odds of a person getting Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) are unclear but it’s also not a guarantee one won’t get the condition.According to Sarah Van Wyk,...

Park safety high priority in Hull

Park safety high priority in Hull

WESTSIDE PARKWestside Park is one of three parks in Hull and features an aquatic center, frisbee golf, Kids’ Kingdom play area and picnic shelters located at the corner of Birch...

Current News

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Obituaries

Michael Van Surksum

Michael Van Surksum 40 Doon, Iowa June 5, 2025 Michael Van Surksum, 40, of Doon, Iowa, passed away Thursday, June 5, 2025, following a work accident.Funeral service was Thursday, June 12, at Trinity Christian Reformed Church, Rock Valley, Iowa. Michael John Van...

Carolyn Korthals

Carolyn Korthals 82 Sanborn, Iowa June 14, 2025 Carolyn Korthals, 82, of Sanborn, Iowa, passed away Saturday, June 14, 2025. Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m. Thursday, June 26, at Sanborn Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 27, at United...

Helen Reuvers

91 Boyden, Iowa June 1, 2025 Helen Reuvers, 91, of Boyden, Iowa, passed away Sunday, June 1, 2025, in her home. Funeral service was Thursday, June 5, at First Reformed Church, Boyden, with interment in Sheridan Township Cemetery, Boyden. Helen Marie Westra was born...

Denis Heemskirk

73 Worthington, Minnesota May 21, 2025 Denis Heemskirk, 73, of Worthington, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at Sanford Hospital. Memorial service was Friday, May 30, at Benson, Funeral Home, Worthington. Denis Ray Heemskerk was born June 24, 1951, the...

Evelyn Rens

92 Hills, Minnesota May 24, 2025 Evelyn Rens, 92, of Hills, Minnesota, passed away Saturday, May 24, 2025, at her home. Funeral service was Thursday, May 29, at First Christian Reformed Church, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with interment in Hills Christian Reformed...

Donna Bakker

85 Hull, Iowa May 27, 2025 Donna Bakker, 85, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at her home. Funeral service was Tuesday, June 3, at First Christian Reformed Church, Rock Valley, with interment in Valley View Cemetery, Rock Valley.Donna Pearl Mantel...

Evelyn Bakker

95 Sioux Center, Iowa May 10, 2025 Evelyn Bakker, 95, of Sioux Center, Iowa, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2024, at Crown Pointe Estates in Sioux Center. Funeral service was Saturday, May 17, at Faith Christian Reformed Church, Sioux Center, interment in St. Paul...

Edith McKinnon

90 Sioux Falls, South Dakota May 10, 2025 Edith (Feikema) McKinnon, 90, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2025, at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls. Funeral service was Monday, May 19, at George Boom Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory,...

Sports

Sixth inning divides teams

Trinity Christian Baseball Gehlen pulls away from Trinity in lone matchup of regular season Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Trinity Christian 2-0-2-0-1-0-0 5Gehlen Catholic 0-1-4-0-0-6-X 11 LE MARS – Gehlen Catholic took down Trinity Christian in the only matchup of...

Jays fly past Tigers

Trinity Christian Softball Softball squad drops road loss to open calendar week Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Trinity Christian 0-0-0-0-0 0Gehlen Catholic 2-0-4-1-1 8 LE MARS – An up-and-down campaign continued for Trinity Christian with its loss Monday, June 16, in...

UC takes out WC in Hull

Western Christian Softball Late field switch causes ‘kinda hectic leadup’ to contest Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Western Christian 1-0-0-0 1Unity Christian 6-1-7-0 14 HULL – A hectic leadup led to a lopsided result between Western Christian and Unity Christian. In...

Knights down Wolfpack

Western Christian Baseball Four different arms take mound for home side in loss Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Western Christian 0-4-0-0-0 4Unity Christian 4-4-7-0-1 16 HULL – It took just five innings for Unity Christian to take down Western Christian in Hull....

Outlier frame decides game

Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley Softball ’Cats use big third inning to bypass ’Hawks in Boyden Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 0-0-0-0-0-0-0 0West Lyon 0-0-7-0-0-0-0 7 BOYDEN – One outlier inning was the difference between Siouxland Conference foes...

’Hawks can’t clip ’Cats

Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley Baseball Squad suffers third loss across four-game span Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 0-0-0-0-0-0-0 0West Lyon 1-0-0-4-1-0-X 6 LARCHWOOD – While West Lyon continued its reign atop the Siouxland Conference,...