Robots on the rise

Robots on the rise

FINE-TUNING Trinity Robotics team members tweak their robot bzBots during their most recent competition at Sioux City East Middle School Nov. 23. The team fine-tuned their robot to earn another first place out of 16 teams at their latest competition and is now ranked first in their league. (Photo/Submitted) bzBots Trinity Christian’s robot is named bzBots,...

Musical accomplishments

Musical accomplishments

WESTERN CHRISTIAN ALL STATERS From left to right, Ava Van Maanen, Ari Van Grootheest, Allie Wielenga, Katie Veldman and Jenessa Van Roekel. (Photo/Submitted) Seven local students...

A fruitful tradition

A fruitful tradition

READY FOR DISTRIBUTION Kellen Van Schepen loads boxes of fruit to deliver from this year’s FFA fruit sales at Western Christian Tuesday, Nov. 19. FFA members sold fruit and other...

Current News

Current News

Serve day

Serve day

Nov 26, 2024 | , ,

Hull Christian School’s junior high demonstrates service through fall clean-up Amy Lyon | Staff...

Obituaries

Pearl Sohl-Nielsen

Nov 26, 2024 |

86 Hull, Iowa November 17, 2024 Pearl Sohl-Nielsen, 86, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Sunday, Nov. 17, 2024, at Good Samaritan Society in George, Iowa. Funeral service was Saturday, Nov. 23, at American Reformed Church, Hull, with interment in St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery...

Christine Schouten

Nov 26, 2024 |

93 Sioux Center, Iowa November 20, 2024 Christine Schouten, 93, of Sioux Center, Iowa, died Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2024, at Crown Pointe Care Center in Sioux Center. Funeral service was Monday, Nov. 25, at Christian Reformed Church, Ireton, Iowa, with interment in...

Ellen Vermeer

Nov 12, 2024 |

97 Sioux Center, Iowa October 30, 2024 Ellen Vermeer, 97, of Sioux Center, Iowa, died Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, at Crown Pointe Estates Care Center in Sioux Center. Celebration of her life was Monday, Nov. 11, at Centerpoint Church, Sioux Center, with interment in...

Emma Winterfeld-Van Dyke

Nov 12, 2024 |

95 George, Iowa November 6, 2024 Emma Winterfeld-Van Dyke, 95, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2024, at Good Samaritan Society in George, Iowa. Funeral Service was Monday, Nov. 11, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Rock Valley, Iowa, with interment Valley View Cemetery,...

Jensen Heystek

Nov 12, 2024 |

Hull, Iowa November 7, 2024 Jensen Heystek, infant son of Darren and Kelsey Heystek of Hull, passed away Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, at Sanford Children’s Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation with the family present will be Tuesday, Nov. 12, from 5-7 p.m. at...

Marlan Velgersdyk

Nov 5, 2024 |

80 Sioux Falls, South Dakota October 30, 2024 Marlan Velgersdyk, 80, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away Wednesday, October 30, 2024. Funeral was Monday, Nov. 4, at Trinity Reformed Church, Sioux Falls, with interment in Hills of Rest Cemetery Wildwood Chapel...

Glenda Oolman

Oct 29, 2024 |

72 Orange City, Iowa October 21, 2024 Glenda Oolman, 72, of Orange City, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, at the Orange City Area Health System. Funeral service was Friday, Oct. 25, at First Christian Reformed Church, Hull, Iowa, with interment in...

Harlin Doorenbos

Oct 29, 2024 |

90 Sheldon, Iowa October 21, 2024 Harlin Doorenbos, 90, of Sheldon, Iowa, passed away Monday, Oct. 21, 2024, at Sanford Sheldon Senior Care in Sheldon. Funeral service was Thursday, Oct. 24, at Vander Ploeg Funeral Home, Sheldon, with interment in East Lawn Cemetery,...

Sports

Standout captures second tourney win

Nov 26, 2024 | ,

Western Christian Girls’ Wrestling Western Christian 47.0SIOUX RAPIDS –Sioux Central Girls’ InvitationalWestern Christian 47.0; 110: Ivanna Reynoso-Reyes (0-2) placed 3rd – Round 1 - Katherine Scott (GTRA-ELC) 2-0 won by fall over Reynoso-Reyes 0-2 (Fall 0:56); Round...

Western hosts season-opening tourney

Nov 26, 2024 | , ,

Western Christian and Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley Girls’ Wrestling Leloux, De Jong duo go lossless during first action of 24-25 season in HullAndrew Buckman | Sports Reporterabuckman@ncppub.comHULL – A pair of girls’ wrestling teams hailing from Hull made their season...

’Hawks claim fourth at stacked meet

Nov 26, 2024 | ,

Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley Girls’ Wrestling Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 148.0HOLSTEIN –Ridge View Girls’ Wrestling InvitationalBoyden-Hull/Rock Valley 148.0; 100: Dani Curiel (2-3) placed 2nd and scored 20.0 team points – Champ. Round 1 - Curiel 2-3 received a bye;...

Back to State

Nov 5, 2024 | ,

Morgan Kooiman (11) looks to hit the ball over the net and elude Humboldt block. Kooiman, a freshman, finished with a match-high 12 kills for Western Christian in its state-clinching sweep Tuesday, Oct. 29, in Hull. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Western Christian Volleyball...

West Lyon wheels past Western Christian

Nov 5, 2024 | ,

Sophomore Jesse Heynen (26) carries the ball during a kickoff return versus West Lyon. Western Christian was defeated 42-7 by the Wildcats to end its 2024 season Friday, Nov. 1. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Western Christian Football ’Pack unable to stifle opposing ground...

De Groot takes 24th

Nov 5, 2024 | ,

Western Christian senior Kyrin De Groot runs during the Class 2A state cross-country meet Saturday, Nov. 2, in Fort Dodge. At Lakeside Municipal Golf Course, De Groot placed 24th in her final high school competition in the sport. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Western...

Final Fort Dodge race

Nov 5, 2024 | ,

Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley’s Elyse Zwart competes at the 2024 Iowa High School State Cross Country Championships in Fort Dodge. Zwart capped her career with a 36th-place finish among a stacked field of runners. (Photo/Dan Wolfswinkel) Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley...

Tigers tumble out of playoffs

Nov 5, 2024 | ,

Ava Klein (5) bats a ball toward Akron-Westfield’s side of the court Monday, Oct. 29, on the road. Trinity Christian’s 3-0 loss to the ranked Westerners put an end to its strong 2024 campaign. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Trinity Christian Volleyball Ranked Westerners sweep...