Minard Van Den Top 91 Hull, Iowa July 10, 2018 Minard Van Den Top, 91, of Doon, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, July 10, 2018, at Pleasant Acres Care Center, Hull, Iowa. Funeral services were Saturday, July 14, at Hull Protestant Reformed Church with interment in Hillside...
Elroy Van Engen 77 Doon, Iowa July 9, 2018 Elroy Glenn Van Engen, 77, of Doon, Iowa, died Monday, July 9, 2018, at the Sioux Falls VA Health Care System, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services were Thursday, July 12, at Doon United Reformed Church with interment...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The Boyden-Hull school board recently approved a new position, joint transportation route supervisor, which will be shared with the Rock Valley school district. The board also voted to hire Dwayne Van Leeuwen of Hull to fill that role....
June De Wit | Staff Writer “Sponsor a Stud,” a new project for Siouxland Habitat for Humanity’ is being introduced as the group begins the Hull home construction. Kurt Franje, Sioux County director of Habitat for Humanity, explained that for a $50 fee individuals,...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Three water leaks in the city of Hull were repaired at the end of June, according to city administrator Jim Collins. The leaks were discovered by Westrum Leak Detection, a Stratford, Iowa, company which uses technology to pinpoint...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer It took a special school to lure Harlan DeVries out of retirement. The 66-year-old Orange City resident was recently named interim principal at Western Christian High School in Hull. He’s a familiar face in northwest Iowa, having served as...
June De Wit | Staff Writer Boyden Reformed Church had a special service July 8 as Pastor Dave and Bonnie Poppen celebrated their 40th anniversary in ministry. Poppen was ordained July 2, 1978, and gave his first “official” sermon exactly 40 years ago. The congregation...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 0-0-0-1-0-0-4 5 Cherokee 0-0-0-0-0-1-1 2 CHEROKEE-It was a pitchers’ duel between Alyssa Buren of Western Christian and Lindsay Williams of Cherokee for the final Lakes Conference softball game of the season Monday,...
Carson Schubert l Writer Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 0-0-0-0-0-0-1 1 West Lyon 0-0-0-1-1-1-X 3 LARCHWOOD-Despite a late rally in the seventh inning, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley came up short to Class 2A second-ranked West Lyon 3-1 in a Siouxland Conference baseball game in...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Trinity Christian 2-1-0-4-0-0-0 7 Gehlen Catholic 0-3-0-0-0-3-0 6 LEMARS-Gehlen Catholic made Trinity Christian sweat more often than not in a first-round game in the Class 1A Region 1 softball tournaments Monday, July 2, but the Tigers...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 0-0-0-0-0-X-X 0 St. Mary’s 4-1-4-1-X-X-X 10 REMSEN-Western Christian did not pitch a clean game against one of the better teams in the state of Iowa and the Wolfpack paid for those mistakes in a 10-0 five inning...
Carson Schubert l Writer Sheldon 0-1-0-0-0-0-0 1 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 0-3-2-0-1-0-X 6 BOYDEN-Class 3A eighth-ranked Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley fell behind 1-0 in the second inning but scored the final six runs of the game to defeat Sheldon 6-1 in a Class 3A Region 1...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 0-0-0-0-0-0-0 0 Trinity Christian 0-1-3-1-2-0-X 7 HULL-Trinity Christian did not have a clean game with the bats, but the Tigers played well on the mound and on defense to earn a 7-0 War Eagle Conference...
Dorothy Wynia 97 Story City, Iowa May 17, 2018 Dorothy Ann Wynia, 97, of Story City, Iowa, passed away May 17, 2018, at Bethany Manor, Story City. Memorial services were Saturday, July 7, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Rock Valley, with interment in Valley View...
Ruth Horstman 89 Sioux Center, Iowa July 3, 2018 Ruth Horstman, 89, of Sioux Center, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, July 3, 2018, at Royale Meadows Care Center, Sioux Center. Funeral services were Friday, July 6, at New Life Reformed Church, Sioux Center, with interment...
June De Wit | Staff Writer A “Drive for Your Student” event was held Saturday, May 12, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at Boyden-Hull High School. VerHoef Automotive of Sioux Center partnered with school in the fundraiser. Community members were encouraged to test-drive a new car....
