Migration paused

Migration paused

GEESE SEEN AT ALTON POND IN SIOUX COUNTYPictured are geese enjoying the beautiful weather at Alton Pond in Sioux County. Often the sightings of more birds in Sioux County, such as geese and bald eagles, can be attributed less to the rise in the population numbers but more to the migration paths. The climate in Sioux County is ideal for migrating fowl....

Water tower refresh to include new city logo

Water tower refresh to include new city logo

Shane D. Johnson |Staff Writer Boyden’s water tower on the north side of town has been the same color since 2005. Come May or June of this year, however, plans are in the works...

Taking hoax calls seriously

Taking hoax calls seriously

County SheriffJamie Van Voorst Sioux County Sheriff discusses recent 'swatting' Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer On Tuesday, March 21, Iowa 9-1-1 dispatch centers were plagued by...

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Obituaries

Betty Tiedemann

90Hull, IowaMarch 17, 2023Betty Tiedemann, 90, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Friday, March 17, 2023, at Hegg Health Center in Rock Valley, Iowa.Funeral service was Saturday, March 25, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, rural Hull, with interment in the church cemetery.Betty...

Dane Kooiker

Hull, IowaMarch 16, 2023 Dane Nicholas Kooiker, 1-day-old son of Casey and Beatrice (Mulder) Kooiker of Hull, Iowa, passed away Thursday, March 16, 2023, at Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.Private family memorial...

Betty Tiedeman

90Hull, IowaMarch 17, 2023Betty Tiedeman, 90, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Friday, March 17, 2023, at Hegg Health Center, Rock Valley, Iowa.Visitation with family present will be from 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturday, March 25, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, rural Hull....

Jennie Den Besten

86Rock Valley, IowaMarch 6, 2023Jennie Den Besten, 86, of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away Monday, March 6, 2023, at Hegg Health Center in Rock Valley.Memorial service was Saturday, March 11, at Doon Protestant Reformed Church, Doon, Iowa, with interment in Hillside...

Mark Moss

61Orange City, IowaFebruary 13, 2023Mark Moss, 61, of Orange City, Iowa, passed away Monday, Feb. 13, 2023, at Unity Point Health St. Luke’s, Sioux City, Iowa.Funeral service was Saturday, Feb. 25, at 11:00am, at Trinity Reformed Church, Orange City, with interment in...

Marjorie Van Surksum

82Sheldon, IowaFebruary 18, 2023Marjorie (Feikema) Van Surksum, 82, of Sheldon, Iowa, passed away Saturday, Feb. 18, 2023, at Sanford Health Sheldon Care Center.Memorial service was Saturday, Feb. 25, at First Christian Reformed Church, Hospers, Iowa, with interment...

Marlys De Jong

78Orange City, IowaFebruary 10, 2023Marlys De Jong, 78, of Orange City, Iowa, passed away Friday, Feb. 10, 2023, at Prairie Ridge Care Center, Orange City.Memorial service was Friday, Feb. 17, at Immanuel Christian Reformed Church, Orange City, with interment in West...

Frederick Hamann

79 Hull, Iowa February 1, 2023 Frederick “Fred” Hamann, 79, of Hull, Iowa, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2023, at Sioux Center Health, Sioux Center, Iowa. Celebration of life was Monday, February 6, 2023, at Memorial Funeral Home, Sioux Center. Fredrick Karl Hamann was...

Sports

Nighthawk girls claim second place at first meet

Vanessa Vande Vegte of Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley prepares to fire the shot put during the Dordt University Indoor Track and Field Invitational Tuesday, March 21. She took fourth place in the event and helped the Nighthawks take second place as a team, one-half point shy...

New district assignments announced

Western Christian moves up to Class 2A District 1, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley stays in Class 3A District 1 Nathan Broek | Sports Editor DES MOINES-The Iowa High School Athletic Association, following a Zoom meeting Monday, March 20, with the its board of control,...

Two Wolfpack basketball players named as all-substate players

Photographed left to right: Kaden Van Regenmorter and Tate Van Regenmorter. The two athletes from the Western Christian boys’ basketball team were selected as all-substate players as announced by the Iowa Basketball Coaches’ Association Monday, March 13....

Kaden Van Regenmorter named as all-state player

Van Regenmorter was selected to the Class 2A second team by Iowa Print Sports Writers’ Association Tuesday, March 14 Nathan Broek | Sports Editor The Iowa Print Sports Writers’ Association announced Tuesday, March 14, its selections for all-state boys’ basketball and...

Former Boyden-Hull coach inducted into hall of fame

Former Boyden-Hull boys’ basketball coach Bill Francis, accompanied by his wife Sue, receives a plaque from a representative of the Iowa High School Athletic Association as he was inducted into the association’s hall of fame as a coach Friday, March 10, during...

Three former Wolfpack players make the grade

Jacob Vis, Dawson Feenstra and Tyson Boer named as Scholar Athletes by the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics Dawson Feenstra Nathan Broek | Sports Editor The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced Saturday, March 11, its list of...

Tate Van Regenmorter selected as an all-star

Tate Van Regenmorter of the Western Christian boys' basketball team. Van Regenmorter was selected by the Iowa Basketball Coaches' Association as a Northwest Iowa All-Star and will play in games at Dallas-Center Grimes on March 25. (Photo/Nathan Broek) Games will be...

Tigers earn academic honors

Senior student-athletes had a GPA of 3.75 or higher Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Three Trinity Christian girls’ basketball players were named to the War Eagle Conference all-academic team as announced Friday, March 10.The players named were Anna Postma, Keahna Heynen...