“Quite a day”
Denny Wright at the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington D.C. on June 3 holding a picture of himself receiving a Bronze Star in 1971 for his service in the Vietnam War. (Photo/Submitted). Bruce Wright, Rep. Randy Feenstra and Denny Wright in Washington, D.C., for an Honor Flight June 3. Feenstra said it was “a special privilege” to watch the brothers...
Understanding Alpha-gal syndrome
Sunni Battin | Editor The odds of a person getting Alpha-gal syndrome (AGS) are unclear but it’s also not a guarantee one won’t get the condition.According to Sarah Van Wyk,...
Park safety high priority in Hull
WESTSIDE PARKWestside Park is one of three parks in Hull and features an aquatic center, frisbee golf, Kids’ Kingdom play area and picnic shelters located at the corner of Birch...
Current News
Current News
Siouxland Ag in the Classroom
The children were very excited to pet the goats and feed them some leaves. (Photo/Julie Bosma)...
Families from Boyden and beyond are invited to Boyden Family Fun Day in Centennial Park June 27-29
Boyden Family Fun Day will take place June 27-29 in Boyden Centennial Park. (Photo/ Julie Bosma)...
Boyden and Hull Fireworks Discharge Information:
Iowa state law allows the discharge of fireworks but cities are permitted to set own...
Celebrate Safely: Firework Safety
Fireworks may make the 4th of July exceptional but taking the necessary precautions to staying...
Featuring the Vander Waal family
VANDER WAAL FAMILY Paul and Jen Vander Waal have six kids. Front, left to right, Madi, Georgie,...
Crafting a fuller farmers market
FARM FRESH EGGSMitchell and Madison Straub sell farm-fresh eggs from their booth at the Hull...
Kyle’s not-so-pony farm
WESTRA FARM IN THE 70s Pictured is the Westra farm place back in the 1970s. Gary Westra bought the...
Craig’s County Comments
Sioux County Board of Supervisors’ Report Craig Hoftyzer | Contributor, Sioux County Board of...
Grace and Respect
We all are a certain color on the political color wheel. We can be red, blue, purple and perhaps...
Hull-based sides matchup at Western Christian
Freshman infielder Ryer Roetman throws the ball back to Western Christian’s first baseman during...
’Pack picks up first win in tight game against Tigers
Junior Kyra Vander Pol makes contact with a pitch and reaches base for Western Christian against...
Sixth inning divides teams
Trinity Christian Baseball Gehlen pulls away from Trinity in lone matchup of regular season Andrew...
Obituaries
Michael Van Surksum
Michael Van Surksum 40 Doon, Iowa June 5, 2025 Michael Van Surksum, 40, of Doon, Iowa, passed away Thursday, June 5, 2025, following a work accident.Funeral service was Thursday, June 12, at Trinity Christian Reformed Church, Rock Valley, Iowa. Michael John Van...
Carolyn Korthals
Carolyn Korthals 82 Sanborn, Iowa June 14, 2025 Carolyn Korthals, 82, of Sanborn, Iowa, passed away Saturday, June 14, 2025. Visitation will be from 3-7 p.m. Thursday, June 26, at Sanborn Funeral Home. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, June 27, at United...
Helen Reuvers
91 Boyden, Iowa June 1, 2025 Helen Reuvers, 91, of Boyden, Iowa, passed away Sunday, June 1, 2025, in her home. Funeral service was Thursday, June 5, at First Reformed Church, Boyden, with interment in Sheridan Township Cemetery, Boyden. Helen Marie Westra was born...
Denis Heemskirk
73 Worthington, Minnesota May 21, 2025 Denis Heemskirk, 73, of Worthington, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2025, at Sanford Hospital. Memorial service was Friday, May 30, at Benson, Funeral Home, Worthington. Denis Ray Heemskerk was born June 24, 1951, the...
Evelyn Rens
92 Hills, Minnesota May 24, 2025 Evelyn Rens, 92, of Hills, Minnesota, passed away Saturday, May 24, 2025, at her home. Funeral service was Thursday, May 29, at First Christian Reformed Church, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with interment in Hills Christian Reformed...
Donna Bakker
85 Hull, Iowa May 27, 2025 Donna Bakker, 85, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, May 27, 2025, at her home. Funeral service was Tuesday, June 3, at First Christian Reformed Church, Rock Valley, with interment in Valley View Cemetery, Rock Valley.Donna Pearl Mantel...
Evelyn Bakker
95 Sioux Center, Iowa May 10, 2025 Evelyn Bakker, 95, of Sioux Center, Iowa, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2024, at Crown Pointe Estates in Sioux Center. Funeral service was Saturday, May 17, at Faith Christian Reformed Church, Sioux Center, interment in St. Paul...
Edith McKinnon
90 Sioux Falls, South Dakota May 10, 2025 Edith (Feikema) McKinnon, 90, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2025, at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls. Funeral service was Monday, May 19, at George Boom Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory,...
Sports
Hull-based sides matchup at Western Christian
Freshman infielder Ryer Roetman throws the ball back to Western Christian’s first baseman during warmups before a defensive half inning. The Wolfpack eventually dropped a 8-5 result to Trinity Christian at home. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Eighth grade shortstop Hudson Vis...
’Pack picks up first win in tight game against Tigers
Junior Kyra Vander Pol makes contact with a pitch and reaches base for Western Christian against Trinity Christian. Western finished with nine hits and one walk against Trinity in its first win of the season. (Photo/Andrew Buckman) Kierra Heynen runs in with the ball...
Sixth inning divides teams
Trinity Christian Baseball Gehlen pulls away from Trinity in lone matchup of regular season Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Trinity Christian 2-0-2-0-1-0-0 5Gehlen Catholic 0-1-4-0-0-6-X 11 LE MARS – Gehlen Catholic took down Trinity Christian in the only matchup of...
Jays fly past Tigers
Trinity Christian Softball Softball squad drops road loss to open calendar week Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Trinity Christian 0-0-0-0-0 0Gehlen Catholic 2-0-4-1-1 8 LE MARS – An up-and-down campaign continued for Trinity Christian with its loss Monday, June 16, in...
UC takes out WC in Hull
Western Christian Softball Late field switch causes ‘kinda hectic leadup’ to contest Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Western Christian 1-0-0-0 1Unity Christian 6-1-7-0 14 HULL – A hectic leadup led to a lopsided result between Western Christian and Unity Christian. In...
Knights down Wolfpack
Western Christian Baseball Four different arms take mound for home side in loss Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Western Christian 0-4-0-0-0 4Unity Christian 4-4-7-0-1 16 HULL – It took just five innings for Unity Christian to take down Western Christian in Hull....
Outlier frame decides game
Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley Softball ’Cats use big third inning to bypass ’Hawks in Boyden Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 0-0-0-0-0-0-0 0West Lyon 0-0-7-0-0-0-0 7 BOYDEN – One outlier inning was the difference between Siouxland Conference foes...
’Hawks can’t clip ’Cats
Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley Baseball Squad suffers third loss across four-game span Andrew Buckman | Sports Editor Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 0-0-0-0-0-0-0 0West Lyon 1-0-0-4-1-0-X 6 LARCHWOOD – While West Lyon continued its reign atop the Siouxland Conference,...