Opportunity for career JumpSTART

Opportunity for career JumpSTART

LEARNING FROM JUMPSTART PATHWAY SKILLSPictured are the three Western Christian students who chose to participate in the new program JumpSTART Pathway which aims to focus on the trade skills. Pictured (Left to Right): Brayden Hettinga, Zach Dorhout and Taalen VanEss. (Photos/Submitted) VIRTUAL LEARNINGPictured is Taalen VanEss taking part in a virtual...

Scams on the rise in Sioux County

Scams on the rise in Sioux County

Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer Over the last week, the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office has reported several scam attempts made with residents and even its own officers. In three...

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John Kroese

86 Hull, Iowa November 29, 2023 John Kroese, 86, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023, at Sioux Center Health. Memorial service was Saturday, Dec. 2, at First Christian Reformed Church, Hull, with interment in Hope Cemetery, Hull. John Peter was born...

Nathan Klok

2 Boyden, Iowa November 20, 2023 Nathan Paul Klok, 2, son of William and Rachel Klok of rural Boyden, Iowa, passed away Monday, Nov. 20, 2023, from an accident on the family farm. Funeral service was Saturday, Nov. 25, at Netherlands Reformed Congregation, Rock...

Amanda Baier

38 Hull, Iowa November 26, 2023 Amanda Baier, 38, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Sunday, Nov. 26, 2023, from complications after receiving her second double-lung transplant at Fairview Transplant Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota. Private family funeral services were Friday,...

Geneva Wissink

100Sibley, IowaNovember 18, 2023Geneva Wissink, 100, of Sibley, Iowa, passed away Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023, at Heartwood Heights in Sibley.Celebration of Life was Saturday, November. 25, at First Reformed Church, Sibley, with interment in Hope Cemetery, Hull,...

Anne Bonestroo

95 Spirit Lake, Iowa October 7, 2023 Anne Bonestroo, 95, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, formerly of Hull, Iowa, passed away Oct. 7, 2023, at Lakes Regional Health Care. Memorial services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 18, at Robinson Funeral Home, Spirit Lake, with...

Linda Anderson

69 Hull, Iowa November 7, 2023 Linda Anderson, 69, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, at Sioux Center Health. Funeral service was Monday, Nov. 13, at First Reformed Church, Hull, with interment in Hope Cemetery, Hull. Linda Kae Scholten was born Nov. 4,...

Tom Bonestroo

66 Hull, Iowa November 7, 2023 Tom Bonestroo, 66, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, at Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral service was Saturday, Nov. 11, at First Reformed Church, Hull, with...

Betty Vander Zwaag

87 Orange City, Iowa November 8, 2023 Betty Vander Zwaag, 87, of Orange City, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2023, at Keelson Harbour Assisted Living in Spirit Lake, Iowa. Funeral service was Monday, Nov. 13 at First Reformed Church, Orange City, with interment...

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