Month: May 2019

Conservation board sponsoring events

The Sioux County Conservation Board is sponsoring an outdoor skills day at Sandy Hollow near Sioux Center Thursday, June 6, from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. The event is open to all ages; those 8 years and under must have an adult present.  Sessions for the day may include...

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Bringing the past to life

Caitlyn French | Staff Writer Visitors to the Hull Library Thursday, May 9, were able to take a step back in time to get a glimpse of the Civil War era. Civil War reenactor, O.J. Fargo, took the audience back to the 1860s as he took on the character of a returning...

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JETS team is again one of top teams in the state

Western Christian’s JETS (Junior Engineering and Technical Society) is a program designed to create an interest for students aspiring to become engineers or work in other STEM career-related fields. Teams work collaboratively and creatively with each other to solve...

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Area students attend arts show

June De Wit | Staff Writer Northwest Iowa Community College hosted the Northwest Iowa Visual Arts Show April 24-30 for community college and northwest Iowa high school students.  On Tuesday, April 30, all students participating in the show were invited to the Visual...

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Rural broadband grant to benefit Boyden and Hull

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced the Office of the Chief Information Officer has recently concluded the review of 17 broadband grant applications and awarded $1.3 million in grant funds to seven projects across the state, including to Heartland Telecommunications Co....

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Florence Kroese

Florence Kroese 85 Hull, Iowa May 6, 2019 Florence Kroese, 85, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Monday, May 6, 2019, at Pleasant Acres Care Center, Hull. Funeral service was Friday, May 10, at First Christian Reformed Church, Hull, with interment in Hope Cemetery, Hull. ...

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Antonia Van De Stroet

Antonia Van De Stroet 90  Inwood, Iowa May 10, 2019 Antonia Van De Stroet, 90, of Inwood, Iowa, died Friday, May 10, 2019, at Fellowship Village in Inwood. Funeral services were Tuesday, May 14, at Faith Reformed Church, Rock Valley, with interment in Valley View...

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Wheeler highlights accomplishments of 2019 legislative session

On Saturday, April 27, the Iowa House and Senate completed their work and adjourned the first session of the 88th General Assembly. The legislative session ended after 104 days, adjourning earlier than scheduled and saving taxpayer money. Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R-Orange...

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May is School Board Recognition Month

NCC recognizes board of trustee members Northwest Iowa Community College is joining with other communities throughout Iowa this spring to honor its elected school board members during Iowa School Board Recognition Month during May. This year’s theme, “Superheroes for...

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Nighthawks sweep West Lyon Booster Club Relays

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor INWOOD-Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley had one final opportunity at the West Lyon Booster Club Relays Monday, May 6, to lower times and get a better idea of what lineups to run at the Class 3A state-qualifying meet at Sergeant Bluff-Luton and the...

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Comets find positives in Sioux Center and Orange City

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor SIOUX CENTER AND ORANGE CITY-The Boyden-Hull girls’ golf team took to The Ridge in Sioux Center Monday, May 6, and Landsmeer Golf Club in Orange City Tuesday, May 7, for Siouxland Conference matches and the Comets had favorable finishes in...

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Wolfpack compete for the right to race at Drake Stadium

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor SIOUX CENTER-The Class 2A state-qualifying meet typically has some of the best teams in the state of Iowa in it, but both the Western Christian girls’ and boys’ track teams will once again have representatives at the state track meet in...

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Western finishes third in Lakes Conference

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor HULL-Western Christian finished third in the Lakes Conference girls’ golf tournament at Rolling Hills Golf Club in Hull Monday, May 6, but felt a conference title was not too far out of reach. The Wolfpack finished third with 419 strokes....

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Wolfpack finish third at Lakes Conference meet in LeMars

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor LEMARS-The Western Christian boys’ golf team had set a goal to finish in the top-three at the Lakes Conference tournament Monday, May 6, at Willow Creek Golf Course in LeMars and the Wolfpack accomplished their goal. Western Christian...

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Comets find success at Otter Valley

Tatum Jensen | Writer GEORGE-On Monday, May 6, the Boyden-Hull boys’ golf team played one of their last golf meets of the regular season and, in turn, the Comets had one of their lowest scores of the season shooting a 178 and placing sixth.  “Monday’s meet went pretty...

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Tigers struggle with sixth-place finish at Otter Valley

Jason Hommes | Staff Writer GEORGE-Trinity Christian was at Otter Valley Country Club south of George for its Class 1A sectional golf meet Friday, May 10, and while the Tigers were gifted with nice weather, their results weren’t quite what they were hoping for. The...

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Tigers have a tough go at War Eagle Conference meet

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor SIOUX CENTER-Trinity Christian had a strong start to the War Eagle Conference boys’ golf tournament at The Ridge in Sioux Center Monday, May 6, but the Tigers were unable to maintain their momentum on the back nine holes and had a...

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Questionable PK called against Wolfpack hands them third defeat

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 1-0  1 Unity Christian      1-1  2 ORANGE CITY-The game was tied at 1-1 and Western Christian looked to have a possible break-away for a game-winning goal. But instead, the referee called a questionable foul call inside...

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