Rachel Heynen, who graduated this spring from Western Christian, attended the National Youth Science Camp from June 27-July 21 with 106 other high school seniors. Each state and some foreign countries select up to two student delegates to attend the camp at Camp...
Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach and the Boyden Public Library will host Veg Out, a program for adults focused on eating and enjoying vegetables to promote better health, Thursday, Sept. 6, from 6:30-8 p.m. at the library. Participants will learn...
The Sioux County Conservatives will resume its monthly series, Pizza & Policy, Thursday, Aug. 30 at 7 p.m. at the Sioux Center Library. Marco Battaglia, Libertarian, is running for Iowa Attorney General. Republicans did not put anyone on the ballot for that race...
Dress up as a superhero and go for a run or walk. Promise Community Health Center of Sioux Center and Sioux Center Health are joining forces to put on Healthy Heroes 5K Race/1-mile family fun walk Saturday, Sept. 8 at Central Park in Sioux Center. The 5K race (3.1...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The mission of Hull Christian School is to educate children in the light of God’s word, and this year the school is adding a new plan to inspire teachers and transform school culture. Faith Integration Collaboration is a professional...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The display boards, so often seen at the intersection of Main and First Streets in Hull, will no longer be allowed there after Oct. 1. Last week, the Hull city council decided to ban all signs in the middle of Main Street. Non-profit...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Western Christian High School welcomed five new teachers last week. Courtney Rylaarsdam Position: lower-level math – algebra, pre-algebra, geometry Grew up in Pella, Iowa, and Lake Worth, Florida Education: Dordt College – elementary...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer National Book Lovers Day was especially significant this year at the Paul and Lora Vis home at 631 Second St., Hull. The Aug. 9 celebration marked the unveiling of a Little Free Library in their front yard — the first one for the...
Bible League International volunteers will host a retreat day and evening concert Tuesday, Sept. 11 at First Reformed Church in Sioux Center. Author Liz Curtis Higgs will be the keynote speaker. Higgs has authored 37 books with 4.6 million copies in print, including...
Henrietta Vander Weerd 95 Orange City, Iowa August 8, 2018 Henrietta Vander Weerd, 95, of Orange City, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2018, at Orange City Area Health System. Memorial service was Saturday, Aug. 11, at First Reformed Church Chapel, Orange City,...
Gilbert Postma 86 Rock Rapids, Iowa July 30, 2018 Gilbert “Gib” Postma, 86, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, died Monday, July 30, 2018, at Sanford Rock Rapids Medical Center. Funeral services were Friday, Aug. 3, at First Reformed Church, Doon, Iowa, with interment in Hillside...
Parts of Iowa experienced a very dry July, with Des Moines receiving only 0.38 inch of rain for the entire month, according to the latest Water Summary Update. Temperatures across the state were generally near normal, with an average statewide temperature of 73.1...
The Iowa Department of Education, Bureau of Nutrition and Health Services, recently announced its policy for free and reduced-price meals for children unable to pay the full price of meals served under the National School Lunch Program, School Breakfast Program and...
Hull residents on Medicare will soon be getting a surprise letter from the U.S. government: a new Medicare ID card. In April, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS) began mailing new Medicare cards to every person on Medicare. The mailings occur in waves and Iowa...
At 9.88 million barrels per day (b/d), gasoline demand at the start of August was near an all-time record high, according to the Energy Information Administration (EIA). More so, the latest data shows gasoline inventories tightening from 240 million bbl at the end of...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer In a few weeks, five Boyden-Hull High School students will be among the first to take instrumentation controls courses at Interstates in Sioux Center. The classes are being offered through a new cooperative program involving Interstates,...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Libraries have been offering patrons much more than books for many years. Next week, visitors at the Hull Public Library can experience virtual reality. Virtual reality is the use of computer technology to create a simulated environment,...
June De Wit | Staff writer There’s an unusual short bus in town. The gray and pink bus is a travelling kids’ boutique named “Fearfully and Wonderfully Made.” The unique venture was started by Julie Van Oort with the help of her husband, Darin. The traveling pop-up...
