June De Wit | Staff Writer For over 54 years, Demco has used the same logo to brand the company name on its products. This script logo has been well recognized, but now there is a new sign going up at Demco along Highway 18. The company recently updated this sign to...
June De Wit | Staff Writer Brian Verwolf will be the next administrator for Western Christian High School beginning July 1, 2019. The Western Christian High School Board of Directors unanimously approved Verwolf as the next administrator at its last board meeting. He...
June De Wit | Staff Writer The Hull Chamber had a caroling party Tuesday, Dec. 18, and invited students from the Boyden-Hull High School concert choir to join them. Faye De Kam, Chamber director, said, “We are very happy they could join us.” The group started at...
June De Wit | Staff Writer Citizens State Bank and Boyden Insurance in Boyden had their annual Christmas open house and customer appreciation Monday, Dec. 17. Several customers stopped by throughout the day and into the evening at the bank from 9 a.m.-7 p.m. Betty...
The Foster Grandparent and Senior Companion programs of Greater Siouxland recently welcomed Jessie Huitink as the new director. She currently lives in Hospers with her husband, Eric. Huitink began as an accounting major but graduated with a social work major and...
Melinda Myers | Garden Columnist Plant away the stress of the of the holidays and add some fragrance to the new year by growing paperwhites. Just plant the bulbs, no cold treatment needed, and watch them grow into their blooming beauty. Purchase firm, healthy bulbs...
Dairy producers are encouraged to register for the I-29 Moo University winter workshop series, “Barn Benchmarks for Success,” Jan. 17 at the ISU Extension and Outreach office in Orange City. The workshop will feature several notable experts who will focus on topics to...
According to IRS data, Americans donate billions of dollars to nonprofits each year. However, some places are home to residents making more contributions than others. In a recent study, financial technology company SmartAsset set out to find where. Which counties have...
For nearly 15 years, residents in Hull and the surrounding communities have been supporting the local blood bank, LifeServe Blood Center, at community blood drives. A drive was conducted Tuesday, Dec. 18 in Hull to help the blood center in a high-need time around the...
Cora Engelsman 95 Sheldon, Iowa December 20, 2018 Cora J. “Billie” Engelsman, 95, of Sheldon, Iowa, passed away Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018, at Sanford Sheldon Medical Center. Funeral services were Saturday, Dec. 22, at Andringa Funeral Home Sheldon Funeral Service with...
Gary Mars 80 Hull, Iowa December 15, 2018 Gary Mars, 80, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018, at Dougherty Hospice House, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral service was Wednesday, Dec. 19, at First Reformed Church, Hull, with interment in Hope Cemetery,...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Boyden-Hull 12-16-10-23 61 Sioux Center 11-13-22-11 57 SIOUX CENTER-Boyden-Hull had a good first half of play on the road in a Siouxland Conference girls’ basketball game in Sioux Center Tuesday, Dec. 18, but, after a poor third frame,...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Storm Lake 1-6-11-14 32 Western Christian 8-11-17-11 47 HULL-Western Christian mixed up its defenses in a Lakes Conference girls’ basketball game with Storm Lake Tuesday, Dec. 18, and the strategy worked in a 47-32...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Storm Lake 12-17-12-25 66 Western Christian 7-21-17-23 68 HULL-Class 2A third-ranked Western Christian did not have its best game in a Lakes Conference boys’ basketball contest with Storm Lake Tuesday, Dec. 18, but the Wolfpack avoided...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Boyden-Hull 16-19-17-21 73 Sioux Center 19-19-13-7 58 SIOUX CENTER-Class 2A seventh-ranked Boyden-Hull had a tough time slowing down Sioux Center in the first half of its Siouxland Conference boys’ basketball contest Tuesday, Dec. 18,...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Trinity Christian 10-13-17-1 41 South O’Brien 15-17-10-17 59 PAULLINA-Trinity Christian was within striking distance of South O’Brien in a War Eagle Conference girls’ basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 18, but the Tigers could not hit a...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Trinity Christian 8-10-7-4 29 South O’Brien 14-11-17-10 52 PAULLINA-Trinity Christian felt it would have the pieces needed to attack South O’Brien’s 2-3 zone defense, but the Tigers were unable to hit their shots and they fell 52-29...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Spencer 12-18-5-13 48 Western Christian 12-14-14-13 53 HULL-Spencer gave Class 2A third-ranked Western Christian a scare in the first half, but the Wolfpack picked up its effort on the defensive end and on the...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Spencer 0-6-4-7 17 Western Christian 11-10-14-15 50 HULL-Western Christian had a stifling defense that Spencer could not solve and the Wolfpack came away with a 50-17 Lakes Conference girls’ basketball...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor HULL-Western Christian had a tough time in its first Lakes Conference dual at home with Emmetsburg Thursday, Dec. 13, but the Wolfpack bounced back against Spencer to end its Lakes Conference wrestling event on a high note. The dual with...
