Month: December 2018

Balance on offense and on the glass results in a win

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor West Lyon         15-5-13-10  43 Boyden-Hull 18-20-23-13  74 HULL-Boyden-Hull felt it had one of its best rebounding efforts so far this season and, as a result, the Comets once again had a balanced offensive attack to down West Lyon 74-43...

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Comets fall to Wildcats 56-42

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor West Lyon   15-17-12-12  56 Boyden-Hull 12-10-9-11  42 HULL-Boyden-Hull will admit it did not play up to its full potential and, as a result, was unable to keep pace with West Lyon in a 56-42 Siouxland Conference girls’ basketball defeat...

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Final eight minutes prove to be the difference in defeat

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Trinity Christian 2-11-6-7  26 Harris-Lake Park 3-6-9-19  37 LAKE PARK-Trinity Christian’s defense once again kept the Tigers within striking distance in a War Eagle Conference girls’ basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 11, but the Tigers could...

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Rebounding, defense and free-throw shots result in a road win

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Trinity Christian   17-12-10-18  57 Harris-Lake Park 14-10-10-18  52 LAKE PARK-Trinity Christian came into its War Eagle Conference boys’ basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 11, knowing it had a size advantage over Harris-Lake Park. The Tigers...

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Van Beek earns NAIA scholar-athlete honors

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Former Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley standout Bryce Van Beek was named as a National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) scholar-athlete as announced by the NAIA Friday, Dec. 14. Van Beek currently plays football at Northwestern...

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Van Beek and Solberg earn NAIA All-American honors

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Former Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley football standouts, Bryce Van Beek and Shane Solberg, were named to the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) All-American football team as announced Thursday, Dec. 13. Van Beek was named...

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Nighthawks take a step forward on Senior Night

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor ROCK VALLEY-The Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley wrestling team will admit it was disappointed not to get a victory for its senior class on Senior Night at a Siouxland Conference double dual with Sheldon/South O’Brien and Sioux Center. But the...

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Sledding on ice

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor For Dylan Anderson of Hull, getting involved in sports and making friends was originally not an easy task. Before Anderson was born, he was said to have spina bifia. According to mayoclinic.com, spina bifida is a birth defect that occurs...

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Visiting ‘The Christmas Grainery’

June De Wit | Staff Writer What could be more fun than visiting a Christmas tree farm? That’s what preschool kids from Boyden-Hull Elementary school in Boyden did Friday. All three classes took turns visiting The Christmas Grainery east of Boyden owned by Greg and...

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Special election fills vacancy on Boyden city council

June De Wit | Staff Writer The City of Boyden had a special election Tuesday, Dec. 11, to fill a vacant seat on the council. Two candidates ran for the position, Nathan Alexander and Elizabeth Steven. Unofficial results show that of the 440 registered voters, 81...

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Hull City Council increases funding to Chamber

Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Last week, the Hull City Council agreed to increase the amount of money the city contributes to the Hull Chamber of Commerce budget. Five years ago, the council approved giving $10,000 per year for five years to the Chamber.  This year,...

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Sioux County leads rural population growth

Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Contrary to most rural counties in Iowa, Sioux County’s population keeps on growing. The State Data Center of Iowa recently released the Iowa county population and percent change estimates to July 1, 2017. The population in Sioux County is...

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GEA delivers 10,000th liquid manure spreader

GEA recently achieved a significant milestone in its company history by manufacturing its 10,000th liquid manure spreader tank. With a stainless steel reservoir capacity of 10,500 U.S. gallons, the EL48-8D 8800 is the biggest single-reservoir model available on the...

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Master Gardener volunteer meeting January 5

A Master Gardener volunteer meeting will be conducted Saturday, Jan. 5 at 9:30 a.m. at the Sanborn Public Library. Anyone with an interest in gardening is invited to attend. “With winter in full swing, it is sometimes difficult to think about gardening and warm...

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Donald Driesen

Donald Driesen 79 Rock Valley, Iowa December 12, 2018 Donald Driesen, 79, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services were Saturday, Dec. 15, at Trinity Christian Reformed Church, Rock...

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