In cahoots with education
WELCOMED TO NEW HOMEA barred owl named Kahoot is now in its new home on public display at Sioux County Conservation's Oak Grove Park where Sunday Ford, naturalist, left, says she will be used for education. Spencer Gort, center, and his daughter, Mataya, visited the raptor which Spencer rescued after finding it injured near their home near Doon....
Congressman Feenstra visits with Sioux Center Chamber
IOWA’S FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL REPRESENTATIVE PRESENTS TO SIOUX CENTER CHAMBERCongressman Randy Feeenstra of Iowa’s Fourth Congressional District presented to members of the Sioux...
Trinity Christian Robotics bzBots
TRINTY CHRISTIAN BZBOTS MOVE ON TO SUPER QUALIFIERS COMPETITiON FEB. 4Pictured are the Trinity Christian High School bzBots robotics team who will move onto the Feb. 4...
Current News
Current News
From a café and hardware store to Elite Crete
1041 Main Street has been a popular location for the cafe business in Hull’s history. Becky and...
Outstanding Use award goes to Hull Christian School in tree decorating contest
Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer Hull Christian third- through fifth-grade students, sponsored by...
Health and Wellness Top Priority for Hull’s Siouxland Strength
Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer For four years, Siouxland Strength has been a place for the...
Preventative health care is important tool
Avera offers screenings, vaccines to help keep patients well MEGAN KLAPPERICH Dominique Kooiker |...
Ruckus Unity Christian crowd plays a factor
Breya Van Kley of Western Christian knocks the ball away from a Spencer shooter in the post during...
Second-half adjustments pay off
Hunter Hofland drives into the post for a reverse layup during boys’ basketball versus Spencer...
Fatigue plays factor in 79-31 defeat
Eli Klein of Trinity Christian pushes the ball up the court during a War Eagle Conference boys’...
Tight ballgame goes Tigers’ way
Karyn Uittenbogaard of Trinity Christian looks up at an MMC-RU defender during a War Eagle...
Giveaways stall Comets’ first-quarter momentum
Eric Nilles (right in photo) of Boyden-Hull works on defense to stay in front of a George-Little...
MOC-Floyd Valley proves to be hard to stop on offense
Avery Noble of Boyden-Hull ties up a George-Little Rock player on defense during Siouxland...
Nighthawks take two of three in Spirit Lake Park quad
Jesue Garcia of Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley puts his West Lyon opponent Bryce Kock to his back for...
Herb Irgens Invitational gives Wolfpack fair share of challenges
Brooks McFarland of Western Christian puts one of his Kingsley-Pierson opponents to the mat for...
Obituaries
Dorothy Van Voorst
94Carmel, IowaJanuary 15, 2023Dorothy Van Voorst, 94, of Carmel, Iowa, died Sunday, Jan. 15, 2023, at The Views Senior Living of Marion, Iowa.Funeral service was Friday, Jan. 20, at Carmel Reformed Church, rural Rock Valley, Iowa, with interment in the church...
James VerMeer
81Boyden, IowaJanuary 11, 2023James VerMeer, 81, of Boyden, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, at his home.Services will be at a later date.James Albertus “Murph” was born Oct. 15, 1941, near Hull, Iowa, son of Gerrit and Jeanette (Mulder) VerMeer. He grew up...
Galen De Jong
71 Hull, Iowa January 1, 2023 Galen De Jong, 71, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Sunday, Jan. 1, 2023, at his home. A celebration of life will be from 4-7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 14, at Rolling Hills Country Club, Hull. Galen Dean was born July 20, 1951, in Hull, son of...
Irene Rohde
81 Boyden, Iowa December 29, 2022 Irene Rohde, 81, of Boyden, Iowa, passed away Thursday, Dec. 29, 2022, at Hegg Memorial Healthcare Center, Rock Valley, Iowa. Funeral service was Friday, Jan. 6, 2023, at St. John Lutheran Church, rural Boyden, with interment in...
Percy Meyer
54 George, Iowa December 23, 2022 Percy Meyer, 54, of George, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly Friday, Dec. 23, 2022, at his home. Private family graveside inurnment will be in St. John Lutheran Cemetery, Boyden, Iowa, at a later date. Percy Leon Meyer was born...
Aletha Oldenkamp
98 Sheldon, Iowa December 19, 2022 Aletha Oldenkamp, 98, of Sheldon, Iowa, passed away Monday, Dec. 19, 2022, at Sanford Senior Care in Sheldon. Funeral service was Tuesday, Dec. 27, at First Reformed Church, Sheldon, interment in East Lawn Cemetery, Sheldon....
James Koldenhoven
90 Sioux Center, Iowa December 14, 2022 James Koldenhoven, 90, of Sioux Center, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2022, at Crown Pointe Estates in Sioux Center. Memorial service was Monday, Dec. 19, at First Christian Reformed Church, Sioux Center, with...
Betty Smit
92 Orange City, Iowa December 10, 2022 Betty Smit, 92, of Orange City, Iowa, passed away Saturday, Dec. 10, 2022, at Orange City Area Health System. Funeral service was Wednesday, Dec. 14, at First Reformed Church, Orange City, with interment in West Lawn Cemetery,...
Sports
Ruckus Unity Christian crowd plays a factor
Breya Van Kley of Western Christian knocks the ball away from a Spencer shooter in the post during girls’ basketball Friday, Jan. 20. The Wolfpack fell to the Tigers 64-47. (Photo/Nathan Broek) Western Christian Wolfpack gets down 22-5 to start the game and never...
Second-half adjustments pay off
Hunter Hofland drives into the post for a reverse layup during boys’ basketball versus Spencer Friday, Jan. 20. The Wolfpack defeated the Tigers 70-39. (Photo/Nathan Broek) After Unity Christian takes the lead into the halftime locker room, Western Christian claws...
Fatigue plays factor in 79-31 defeat
Eli Klein of Trinity Christian pushes the ball up the court during a War Eagle Conference boys’ basketball game versus MMC-RU Jan. 10. The Tigers played at Harris-Lake Park Monday, Jan. 16, when Klein was one of two players to score 11 points, but Trinity Christian...
Tight ballgame goes Tigers’ way
Karyn Uittenbogaard of Trinity Christian looks up at an MMC-RU defender during a War Eagle Conference girls’ basketball game Jan. 10. The Tigers played Harris-Lake Park Monday, Jan. 16, when Uittenbogaard scored 16 points and aided her team to a 49-42 win....
Giveaways stall Comets’ first-quarter momentum
Eric Nilles (right in photo) of Boyden-Hull works on defense to stay in front of a George-Little Rock offensive player with Rilan Tiedeman (No. 35) looking to provide help during Siouxland Conference boys' basketball Friday, Jan. 20. The Comets defeated the Mustangs...
MOC-Floyd Valley proves to be hard to stop on offense
Avery Noble of Boyden-Hull ties up a George-Little Rock player on defense during Siouxland Conference girls’ basketball Friday, Jan. 20. The Comets fell to the Mustangs 48-35. (Photo/Nathan Broek) Boyden-Hull, on the other hand, struggles to put the ball in the basket...
Nighthawks take two of three in Spirit Lake Park quad
Jesue Garcia of Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley puts his West Lyon opponent Bryce Kock to his back for back points during a non-conference quadrangular hosted by Spirit Lake Park Tuesday, Jan. 17. Garcia won the match by fall in 4:57 as the Nighthawks won two of the three...
Herb Irgens Invitational gives Wolfpack fair share of challenges
Brooks McFarland of Western Christian puts one of his Kingsley-Pierson opponents to the mat for back points, before getting the win by fall during a meet from Dec. 1. McFarland finished fifth at heavy weight at the Herb Irgens Invitational at O-A/BC-IG Friday, Jan....