
A love that endures
MARRIED FOR 63 YEARS Gradus Kuipers and Caroline Vander Streek were married June 5, 1961. The best friends live at Aspen Heights in Hull, have two daughters, seven grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. (Photo/Amy Lyon) IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY Pictured are Gradus and Caroline Gradus and their seven grandchildren in 2020. The couple has been married for 63...

‘Hope to the hopeless’
BREAKFAST IS SERVED A student smiles as he receives breakfast at the Instituto Harvest Hands, a primary Christian school in Juárez, Mexico. The school has 126 students enrolled...

Break up the winter blues
Car show coming to Boyden Amy Lyon | Staff Writer Car enthusiasts, come one, come all to the Frostbite Auto Fest Saturday, Feb. 22, from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at the Demco Heritage...
Current News
Current News
Valentine’s Day Art
Boyden-Hull kindergarteners created woven hearts. (Photo/Julie Bosma) Hull Christian School...
Boyden Public Library’s cake-decorating class
Pam Wielenga (in the middle) explains how she made the decorations and border on her cake and what...
Origami Hearts at the Library
Ella De Groot, Emma Vink, Makenzie De Wild, Lilly De Groot and Shiloh Vink hold up their hearts....
Hull Christian School has science fair
Keith Hoekstra explains his “Balloon-Powered Car” to his grandpa from California, Vern Eekhoff....
Craig’s County Comments
Sioux County Board of Supervisors’ Report Craig Hoftyzer | Contributor, Sioux County Board of...
Congratulations Large Group Speech Participants
Ensemble Acting, I The Goddess of Brand Muffins. Nadja Stanojkovic, Sophie Moeller, Aubree Boender...
Western wipes Worthington
Senior Aubrie Kooiker dribbles the ball up the right side of the court during Western Christian's...
Second-half separation
Senior post player Barret Bleeker (34) goes up for a layup Monday, Feb. 3, in a game vs. MOC-Floyd...
Dominant road win
Trinity Christian girls’ basketball Tigers tally second-high point total of season vs. MMCRU...
Press causes issues
Trinity Christian boys’ basketball State championship-hopeful downs Tigers in Remsen Andrew...
B-H brings it back
Junior Garret Van Es grasps the ball between his hands during Boyden-Hull's matchup with Sioux...
Warriors clobber Comets
Elsie Hoegh looks where to go with the basketball during Boyden-Hull's game against Sioux Center....
Obituaries
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...
Sharon Vander Schaaf
85 Orange City, Iowa January 31, 2025 Sharon Vander Schaaf, 85, of Orange City, Iowa, passed away Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, at Prairie View Care Center, Sanborn, Iowa. Sharon Rose Muyskens was born Dec. 19, 1939, near Newkirk, Iowa, to John and Grace (De Jager) Muyskens....
Wendell Warntjes
60 Alton, Iowa January 29, 2025 Wendell Warntjes, 60, of Alton, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, at Orange City Area Health System. Funeral service was Tuesday, Feb. 4, at First Reformed Church, Boyden, Iowa, with interment in Sheridan Township Cemetery...
Sports
Western wipes Worthington
Senior Aubrie Kooiker dribbles the ball up the right side of the court during Western Christian's game against Worthington. The Wolfpack defeated the Trojans 50-38 Tuesday, Feb. 4, in Hull. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Western Christian girls’ basketball Post players fuel...
Second-half separation
Senior post player Barret Bleeker (34) goes up for a layup Monday, Feb. 3, in a game vs. MOC-Floyd Valley. Class 2A No. 1 Western Christian defeated the Dutch 78-62 in Hull. (Photo/Sean Baccam) Western Christian boys’ basketball Two of NW Iowa’s strongest squads face...
Dominant road win
Trinity Christian girls’ basketball Tigers tally second-high point total of season vs. MMCRU Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Trinity Christian 8-16-22-10 56MMCRU 8-5-10-11 34 REMSEN – In addition to winning for the third time in four games, Trinity Christian had one of...
Press causes issues
Trinity Christian boys’ basketball State championship-hopeful downs Tigers in Remsen Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Trinity Christian 9-19-12-6 46MMCRU 31-12-23-20 86 REMSEN – Suffering a fifth-consecutive loss, Trinity Christian fell to 6-11 overall. Class 1A No. 3...
B-H brings it back
Junior Garret Van Es grasps the ball between his hands during Boyden-Hull's matchup with Sioux Center. The Comets defeated the Warriors 57-51 Tuesday, Feb. 4, in Hull. (Photo/Dan Wolfswinkel) Boyden-Hull boys’ basketball Boys come from behind to claim victory over SC...
Warriors clobber Comets
Elsie Hoegh looks where to go with the basketball during Boyden-Hull's game against Sioux Center. The Class 4A ranked Warriors handily took down the Comets in Hull. (Photo/Dan Wolfswinkel) Boyden-Hull girls’ basketball Rokusek tallies two-thirds of team point total in...
B-H/RV finishes in 26th
Emma De Jong smirks as she stands on the podium representing Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley. De Jong finished in fifth place at 190 pounds, clinching her spot with a fall in her final match. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Kaylee De Jong smiles hard while standing in the second...
Third-straight loss
Carter Westra decides whether to shoot at the top of the key during a game against South O’Brien. Trinity Christian fell to the Wolverines 68-35 Tuesday, Jan. 28, in Hull. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Trinity Christian boys’ basketball Tigers dig themselves too big a hole,...