Nathan Broek | Sports Editor SIBLEY-Some newer faces to varsity cross-country took the course for the Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley girls’ and boys’ teams and both squads had high finishes at the Sibley-Ocheyedan Cross-Country Invitational Monday, Oct. 1. This meet was...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor GEORGE-The weather was not ideal for a cross-country meet Thursday, Oct. 4, at the George-Little Rock/Central Lyon Cross-Country Invitational, but both Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley and Trinity Christian toughed out the conditions and had strong...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Storm Lake 4-9-8 0 Western Christian 25-25-25 3 HULL-Class 2A third-ranked Western Christian got off to a fast start in set one and never looked back in a 25-4, 25-9, 25-8 Lakes Conference volleyball victory over...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Trinity Christian 27-21-18-25-12 2 West Sioux 25-25-25-20-15 3 HAWARDEN - Trinity Christian had a big win in set one, but West Sioux battled in sets two and three. The Tigers came back to force a game five, but late service errors...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Rock Valley 13-21-18 0 Boyden-Hull 25-25-25 3 HULL-Boyden-Hull had a strong start in its first set against arch-rival Rock Valley in a Siouxland Conference volleyball match Tuesday, Oct. 2, but then had to battle some mistakes in...
Lorraine Dykstra 79 Orange City, Iowa Oct. 5, 2018 Lorraine Dykstra, 79, of Orange City, Iowa, passed away Friday, Oct. 5, 2018, at Happy Siesta Care Center, Remsen, Iowa. Funeral service is at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 10, at Trinity Reformed Church, Orange City,...
Gertrude Van Roekel 86 Rock Rapids, Iowa October 3, 2018 Gertrude “Gert” Van Roekel, 86, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, at Rock Rapids Health Centre. Funeral service will be Tuesday, Oct. 9, at First Reformed Church, Rock Rapids. Gertrude De Vries...
Frieda Smit 100 Boyden, Iowa October 2, 2018 Frieda Smit, 100, of Boyden, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, at Hawkeye Care Center, Spirit Lake, Iowa. Funeral service was Saturday, Oct. 6, at First Reformed Church, Boyden, with interment in Sheridan Township...
By Matt Geiger | Executive Editor - News Publishing Co., Black Earth, Wisconsin “Everything in this newspaper is important to someone.” It’s become something of a mantra for me, in recent years. Weekly community newspapers are eclectic, to say the least. We publish...
Four members of the Western Christian FFA chapter participated in the district soil judging competition at Morningside College in Sioux City Thursday, Sept. 27. Students had to take a 40-question test on basic knowledge of soils. After the test, students were then...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Margaret Grond, daughter of Steve and Greta Grond, Hull, was recently named a Commended Scholar by the National Merit Scholarship Program. The 17-year-old Boyden-Hull senior received a letter of commendation for “outstanding performance”...
The Boyden-Hull High School marching band, under the direction of Virginia Eulberg, participated in the Sioux Falls Festival of Bands parade Saturday, Oct. 6. The band performed along the route in downtown Sioux Falls, stopping to be evaluated by a panel of judges....
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The shelter house at Hubbling Park in Hull is getting a new roof, courtesy of the Boyden-Hull High School home construction and repair class. Instead of replacing the dilapidated shingles, students will be covering them with a metal roof....
June De Wit | Staff Writer Healthiest State Walks took place all over the state of Iowa Wednesday, Oct. 3. More than 800 walks were registered in Iowa, including those in Boyden and Hull. Businesses and individuals were encouraged to walk for 30 minutes. Kids from the...
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor Kathy Brandt | Staff Writer, Sentinel Tribune, Westbrook, Minn. Newspapers across the country are celebrating National Newspaper Week Oct. 7-13 under the theme, “Journalism matters now more than ever.” The Sioux County Index-Reporter...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer “We also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance produces character; and character, hope.” Romans 5:4-5 Trials in life are inevitable. We only get to choose how we respond to them. At...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor SIOUX CENTER-With the amount of rain the past two weeks cancelling a majority of cross-country meets, local teams were pleased to get a meet in at Dordt College in Sioux Center for the Western Christian Invitational Tuesday, Sept. 25. Both...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 21-24-14 0 Sergeant Bluff-Luton 25-26-25 3 SERGEANT BLUFF-Class 2A third-ranked Western Christian hit the road for a non-conference test against Class 4A top-ranked Sergeant Bluff-Luton Thursday, Sept. 27, but the...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Harris-Lake Park 25-25-25 3 Trinity Christian 23-16-20 0 HULL-Trinity Christian once again had trouble in the hitting department, due in large part to some poor ball control, and the Tigers suffered a 25-23, 25-16, 25-20 War Eagle...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Okoboji 0-0-7-6 13 B-H/RV 28-20-13-6 67 HULL-Class 2A third-ranked Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley found success early and often with its running attack and it did not take long for the Nighthawks to put on a show for their homecoming crowd...
