Nathan Broek | Sports Editor MILFORD-The Trinity Christian girls’ and boys’ cross-country teams had to battle it out at certain points during the Okoboji Cross-Country Invitational at Woodlyn Hills Golf Course in Milford Thursday, Aug. 30, and the Tigers, for the most...
Month: September 2018
Wolfpack boys place sixth in Spirit Lake Invitational
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor SPIRIT LAKE-The Western Christian cross-country teams continued to see growth in its runners during the Spirit Lake Cross-Country Invitational at Brooks Golf Course Tuesday, Aug. 28, but the Wolfpack also know there is more work that needs...
Laura Kruger
Laura Kruger 95 Madrid, Iowa August 30, 2018 Laura Kruger, 95, formerly of Boyden, Iowa, passed away Thursday, Aug. 30, 2018, at Madrid Home, Madrid, Iowa. Funeral service was Saturday, Sept. 1, at St. John Lutheran Church, rural Boyden, with interment in the church...
Pearl Zoet
Pearl Zoet 98 Sheldon, Iowa Aug. 28, 2018 Pearl Zoet, 98, of Sheldon, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 28, 2018, at Sanford Sheldon Senior Care. Funeral service was Saturday, Sept. 1 at First Reformed Church, Sheldon, with interment in East Lawn Cemetery, Sheldon....
Local poet earns third place in Iowa Poetry Association competition
The Iowa Poetry Association will soon release its 73rd edition of “Lyrical Iowa,” the annual anthology comprised of poems by Iowa writers of all ages, including a humorous piece by Lynn Wielenga of Hull. Her piece won third place in the adult division – humorous...
Hull post office gets new roof
Iowa’s pheasant population second highest in a decade
Iowa’s pheasant hunters can expect to find more birds this fall when they head to the fields, predict state wildlife experts. That forecast is based on the recently-completed statewide population survey of pheasants, quail, partridge, cottontail rabbits and...
Tariffs and trade focus of Plain Conversation
“Trump’s Tariffs: Global, National and Local Perspectives” is the title of the next Plain Conversation, an educational series sponsored by the Sioux County Democrats. Patrick Bass, a professor at Morningside College, and Lauren Kaemingk, a commodity futures broker...
Lewis & Clark awards contract for pipeline
Lewis & Clark awards contract for pipeline The Lewis & Clark board of directors recently awarded a $9.1 million contract to Carstensen Contracting of Pipestone, Minnesota, for an 11.2-mile segment of 24-inch diameter PVC pipeline starting at Beresford, South...
Progress being made on school
Preparing for Hull’s next projects
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The City of Hull is moving forward on three new projects for the community. City Administrator Jim Collins gave an update on the bike/walking path behind Cobblestone Court, a new lift station and resurfacing part of Division Street during...
Keeping vehicles clean with fleet program
June De Wit | Staff Writer Keeping business vehicles clean can be just as important as keeping an office clean. “Businesses often have multiple vehicles on the road and a clean vehicle is just another way to show your customers who and what your business is about,”...
Te Slaa Manufacturing expands product line
June De Wit | Staff Writer Keeping satisfied customers is always the goal at Te Slaa Manufacturing so the company recently added some new products and is expanding sales and services. Feed bunk posts are the newest items to be manufactured as well as adding Forney...
Racing is in the blood
June De Wit | Staff Writer Racing can get into your blood and once it’s there, it usually stays. That’s exactly what has happened to Chad Baatz and his family. He races car #78 at the Primghar figure 8 races. Baatz got hooked on figure 8 racing watching with friends...