Rita Kroese 84 Sheldon, Iowa August 1, 2018 Rita M. Kroese, 84, of Sheldon, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, at Sibley Specialty Care. Funeral service was Saturday, Aug. 4, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Sheldon, with interment in East Lawn Cemetery, Sheldon....
Anthony Smit 91 Hull, Iowa July 9, 2018 Anthony Smit, 91, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Monday, July 9, 2018, at Pleasant Acres Care Center, Hull. Memorial service was Thursday, July 12, at First Christian Reformed Church, Hull, with interment in Hope Cemetery, Hull....
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Building an athletic program from the ground up is never an easy task, but former Trinity Christian High School athletic director, Kevin Van Engen, did his part and on Wednesday, Aug. 1, felt it was time to step down from his role. “I have...
June De Wit | Staff Writer Vanessa Steiger was inspired to make weighted baby blankets after talking to a neighbor whose daughter had a sensory processing disorder. The family had been urged to try a weighted baby blanket, but the blankets were expensive, so Steiger...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer For 10 years, Amber Bynes has been chasing her dream of becoming a nurse practitioner. Today the 30-year-old from Hull is one of the nurse practitioners that oversee the emergency room at Sanford Sheldon Medical Center. She packed a lot...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor For someone who lives in Sioux County, Iowa, giving back to others simply comes naturally. That fact alone was the main reason Logan Dykstra of Hull was named by the Allstate Insurance Co. and American Football Coaches Association as one...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Two Trinity Christian softball players have been selected to the War Eagle All-Conference softball team as released by the conference and its coaches Monday, July 23. Earning second-team honors was Alyssa Uittenbogaard. She was the top...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Four Trinity Christian baseball players were selected to the War Eagle All-Conference baseball team as released by the conference and its coaches Monday, July 23. Earning first-team honors were Dawson Vis and Logan Cleveringa. Vis was the...
Alwena Dolieslager 83 Sioux Center, Iowa July 26, 2018 Alwena, A. Dolieslager, 83, of Sioux Center, Iowa, passed away Thursday, July 26, 2018 at Sioux Center Health. Funeral service was Monday, July 30 at Memorial Funeral Home, Sioux Center. Alwena Van Dyke was born...
Willis Uittenbogaard 91 Boyden, Iowa July 25, 2018 Willis Uittenbogaard, 91, of Boyden, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at Pleasant Acres Care Center, Hull. Memorial service was Saturday, July 28, at First Reformed Church, Boyden, with interment in...
LaVonne Hollander 84 George, Iowa July 24, 2018 LaVonne Hollander, 84, of George, Iowa, died Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at George Good Samaritan Society. Funeral service was Friday, July 27, at St. John Lutheran Church, rural Boyden, Iowa, with interment in the church...
June De Wit |Staff Writer There was a lot of excitement and fun by many area children at the July Late Night Swim at Hull Swimming pool Thursday evening, July 26. The Foreign Candy Company Inc. sponsored the event. Ten surprise gifts caused lots of anticipation and a...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Making Hull a bicycle-friendly community is important to the city council, so city administrator Jim Collins was directed to put together a bike/walking path committee. The committee was formed to provide advice for a bike trail in Hull...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Employees at Hull Christian and Western Christian schools will be looking for a new pension plan between now and Aug. 31, 2019. The Christian Schools International pension plan, in which the two schools participated, will be frozen...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Last week B. Fierce Boutique announced plans to expand the business located on Black Forest Drive in Hull. “We are running out of room,” explained store owner Nicole Rozeboom. “We need to add retail and storage space for the growing...
