Dyslexia support group hosts spring events
NORTHWEST IOWA DYSLEXIA SUPPORT GROUP LEADERS From left to right, Emily Kramer, Jacinda Zoet, Renee Saarloos and Amanda Hulstein are leaders of the Northwest Iowa Dyslexia Support Group. Here they are pictured during the Decoding Dyslexia Iowa Educators Conference in October 2025. (Photo/Submitted) DYSLEXIA SIMULATION Renee Saarloos leads a discussion...
The Masons and Rebekah Odd Fellows of Hull
The Masonic symbol and the year the building was built are on the top of the “Hive,” the southern part of Honeyhomb. The Masonic symbol of a square and compass represented...
Welcoming another writer
Kylee Miller joins New Century Press Amy Lyon | Staff Writer alyon@ncppub.com With journalism in her blood, Kylee Miller joined New Century Press as a writer for the Sioux County...
Current News
Current News
Justin De Bruin promoted to chief deputy
Sioux County Sheriff Nate Huizenga recently announced the promotion of Lt. Justin De Bruin to...
Pointillism art at Hull Library
Esther Baker works on making the dots for her winter scene. (Photo/Julie Bosma) The students used...
Nominations for Outstanding Citizen
Julie Bosma | Editorial Assistant jbosma@ncppub.com The Chamber of Commerce will be hosting the...
Northwest Iowa hosted high school honor band festival
TRINITY CHRISTIAN HONOR BAND MEMBERS Miya Schiermeyer on clarinet, Lanae Kuiper on tuba, Kara De...
Craig’s County Comments
Sioux County Board of Supervisors’ Report Craig Hoftyzer | Contributor, Sioux County Board of...
How Do You Entertain an Angel?
KidsTalkAboutGod.org Carey Kinsolving and friends “Make sure the house is clean and a pot of...
Standing up for our farmers and rural communities
Randy Feenstra | District Representative As a lifelong Iowan and proud representative of one of...
Iowa GOP legislative leaders stress unity as 2026 session opens
Robin Opsahl | Iowa Capital Dispatch iowacapitaldispatch.com As the state legislature is set to...
Here’s what Iowa Ag and environmental groups want in the ’26 legislative session
Water quality, pesticide labeling and eminent domain top the list Cami Koons | Iowa Capital...
Trinity boys play two best teams in War Eagle Conference after break
Mattias Vis has been getting an expanded role for the Tigers in the last few weeks. (Photo/Calif...
Trinity dominates rebound battle against MMCRU
(RIGHT) Braelynn Davelaar has broken into the rotation for Trinity over the past couple of games....
Western boys get huge wins over Boyden-Hull, Dakota Valley
Andrew Anderson (31) has filled in well for the Wolfpack with some players missing games this...
Obituaries
Harriet Hanenburg
88 Sioux City, Iowa December 25, 2025 Harriet Hanenburg, 88, of Sioux City, Iowa, formerly Edgerton, Minnesota and Inwood, Iowa, passed away Christmas Day, Thursday, December 25, 2025, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A celebration of life...
Paul Hansmann
70 Boyden, Iowa December 29, 2025 Paul Hansmann, 70, of Boyden, Iowa, passed away Monday, December 29, 2025, at Sanford Health Sheldon Care Center. Funeral service was Friday, January 2, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, rural Hull with Pastor Owen Hoegh officiating....
Remembered Loved Ones Lost in 2025
Linda Rohner, 76, Pennock, Minnesota, December 20 Florence Van Beek, 86, Rock Valley, Iowa, December 27 January Carla Hepp, 77, Luverne, Manasota, January 11 Betty Schoch, 100, Lake City, Florida, January 5 Barbara Nilles, 65, Sanborn, Iowa, January 17 Priscilla...
Arlis De Weerd
72 Rock Valley, Iowa December 20, 2025 Arlis De Weerd, 72, of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in Liberal, Kansas. Memorial service was Tuesday, Dec. 30, at Trinity Christian Reformed Church,...
Theresa De Wit
96 Hull, Iowa December 21, 2025 Theresa De Wit, 96, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Sunday, Dec. 21, 2025, at Friendly Horizons in Sioux Center, Iowa. Memorial service was Saturday, Dec. 27, at First Christian Reformed Church, Hull, with interment in Hope Cemetery, Hull....
Hilda Krommendyk
83 Sioux Center, Iowa December 24, 2025 Hilda Krommendyk, 83, of Sioux Center, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at Crown Pointe Estates in Sioux Center. Funeral service was Tuesday, Dec. 30, at First Reformed Church, Hull, Iowa, with interment in Valley...
Brent Vaas
71 Hull, Iowa December 24, 2025 Brent Vaas, 71, of Hull, Iowa, died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2025, at Pleasant Acres Care Center in Hull. Memorial service was Tuesday, Dec. 30, at Newkirk Reformed Church, Newkirk, Iowa, with interment in Newkirk cemetery. Brent Eugene Vaas...
Milton Vander Schaaf
93 Hardwick, Minnesota December 14, 2025 Milton, Vander Schaaf, 93, of Hardwick, Minnesota, passed away Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025. Funeral service was Saturday, Dec. 20, at American Reformed Church, Luverne, Minnesota, with interment in Memory Gardens, Cemetery, Sioux...
Sports
Trinity boys play two best teams in War Eagle Conference after break
Mattias Vis has been getting an expanded role for the Tigers in the last few weeks. (Photo/Calif Poncy) Calif Poncy | Sports Writer cponcy@ncppub.com At all levels of sports, teams go through brutal stretches of the schedule. Whether it’s the Chicago Bears or a local...
Trinity dominates rebound battle against MMCRU
(RIGHT) Braelynn Davelaar has broken into the rotation for Trinity over the past couple of games. (Photo/Calif Poncy) Calif Poncy | Sports Writer cponcy@ncppub.com Coming out of winter break, Trinity Christian’s girls’ basketball team wanted to show some growth....
Western boys get huge wins over Boyden-Hull, Dakota Valley
Andrew Anderson (31) has filled in well for the Wolfpack with some players missing games this season. (Photo/Sean Baccam) Calif Poncy | Sports Writer cponcy@ncppub.com Huge wins are always great, so when you can get two in the same week, why not? That’s exactly what...
Western Christian boys’ wrestling has three top-five finishers at Dan Pansch Invite
Paxton Vander Ziel has been steadily improving as the season has gone on. (Photo/Calif Poncy) Calif Poncy | Sports Writer cponcy@ncppub.com Rubber is meeting the road in the wrestling world. With winter break in the rear-view mirror, every result is more important...
Wolfpack girls’ basketball picks up pair of wins
Maddie Krikke has been an important part of Western Christian’s team in her senior season. (Photo/Sean Baccam) Calif Poncy | Sports Writer cponcy@ncppub.com The start of the season didn’t go exactly how Western Christian wanted it to. With most of its players coming...
Kats takes top-three finish at BVHS Girls’ Wrestling Invite
Alison Leloux picked up a big win in Akron during the Wolfpack’s duel with Sheldon last week. (Photo/Calif Poncy) Calif Poncy | Sports Writer cponcy@ncppub.com With a five-girl team, having two top-four finishers at a major tournament is an impressive accomplishment....
B-H/RV girls’ wrestling goes to Spirit Lake for trio of duals
Calif Poncy | Sports Writer cponcy@ncppub.com Coming out of winter break, many teams participated in tournaments to ramp up for the home stretch of the season. Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley girls’ wrestling went the other way, diving into an important dual against several...
Mulder, Rozeboom get wins at GTRA Invitational
Rylan Hoksbergen has been wrestling well lately, picking up multiple wins in the meets since winter break. (Photo/Lily Jurrens) Calif Poncy | Sports Writer cponcy@ncppub.com When travelling to a tournament that is hosting competitors from all across northwest Iowa,...