Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer In just a few days, William Rankin will be moving to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in New York. Reception Day for the class of 2023 is July 1. Rankin, a 2019 Boyden-Hull High School graduate and the son of Eric and Lora Rankin,...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer A dozen residents who live in the area of Maple and Eighth streets in Hull attended the city council meeting Monday, June 10, to voice their concerns about the proposed Maple Street development renewal plan. The plan includes extending...
June De Wit | Staff Writer Plans for the 2019 Boyden Bash scheduled for June 28 and 30 have been finalized. A majority of the activities will take place Friday afternoon and evening, and organizers expect it to be a celebration the entire family can enjoy with a...
Abby Schmidt | Western Christian FFA Reporter On Tuesday, June 11, members of the Western Christian FFA chapter competed in career development events at Kirkwood College in Cedar Rapids. Members showcased their talents in floriculture, nursery landscape and horse...
June De Wit | Staff Writer On Wednesday, June 12, kids gathered at the Hull Community Building at 10 a.m. to decorate their own Summer Pool Bag. The bags were made of a mesh material. The kids decorated them by sewing on buttons, gluing on gems and vinyl and also used...
The Rev. Trudy Peterson 63 Titonka, Iowa June 6, 2019 The Rev. Trudy A. Peterson, 63, of Titonka, Iowa, passed away Thursday, June 6, 2019, after a three-year struggle with ALS. Graveside services were Wednesday, June 12, at Otter Creek Lutheran Cemetery, rural...
Marlin Schleef 77 Cherokee, Iowa June 11, 2019 Marlin “Marly” Schleef, 77, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, June 11, 2019, at Accura Health Care in Cherokee. Memorial services were Monday, June 17, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Cherokee, with...
The 24th annual Hope Haven Gospel Music Festival will be Friday and Saturday, June 21 and 22, at Central Park along Highway 75 in Sioux Center. The festival will start at 1 p.m. Friday and Saturday, with continuous gospel music until 9:30 p.m. each night. Jim...
Iowa State University Extension and Outreach welcomes Dawn Henderson Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach welcomes Dawn Henderson as the new horticulture program coordinator for Lyon, Osceola, Sioux and O’Brien counties. Her first official day on the job...
Sioux County Conservatives will host a Pizza & Policy event Tuesday, June 25, at 1 p.m. Colonel John Eidsmoe will be the featured guest at the Sioux Center Pizza Hut. His topic will be “A Path to Victory: Ending Roe v. Wade (abortion).” “Colonel Eidsmoe is a...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 0-0-0-0-1-0-0 1 West Lyon 0-2-0-0-0-2-0 4 LARCHWOOD-Getting hits with runners in scoring position is one of the key elements into winning a baseball game. Unfortunately Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley struggled while West...
In an effort to increase the officiating pool for the Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA), the group announced during its board of control meeting Monday, June 10, that it will allow high school students to officiate sub-varsity games. The change aims to...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor LeMars 1-2-1-0-0-1-1 6 Western Christian 0-0-0-0-2-0-0 2 HULL-Western Christian had the opportunity to take a sizeable lead against Lakes Conference opponent LeMars in the first inning Wednesday, June 12, but the Wolfpack failed to get a...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Trinity Christian 1-0-1-0-0-X-X 2 Unity Christian 3-4-1-4-X-X-X 12 ORANGE CITY-The Trinity Christian pitching staff gave up 10 walks overall and a few too many hit batters in a softball game with War Eagle Conference rival Unity...
Tatum Jensen | Writer LeMars 0-0-2-0-4-4-0 10 Western Christian 0-4-3-1-0-0-3 11 HULL-After giving up eight runs late in the game, Western Christian found itself down 10-8 after having an 8-2 lead against LeMars going in to the seventh inning Wednesday, June 12, in...
Carson Schubert | Writer Trinity Christian 0-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-0 4 Unity Christian 1-0-1-0-0-2-0-0-1 5 ORANGE CITY-Trinity Christian lost 5-4 in walk-off fashion to rival Unity Christian in a nine-inning War Eagle Conference baseball game Monday, June 10, in Orange...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 2-2-0-0-1-2-2 9 West Lyon 0-2-0-0-1-0-0 3 LARCHWOOD-It was another tight ballgame between two of the top teams in the Siouxland Conference, Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley and West Lyon Monday, June 10, but the...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Sometimes we don’t know what we’ve got until it’s gone — and that goes for a properly-working clothes dryer. Unfortunately, our dryers don’t work efficiently because we haven’t properly maintained them. Sure, we swipe the thick layer of...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer If you’ve been looking for a good deal on a massage, Hands Down Massage is a great bargain during the month of June. Last week, Rylee Waldner started offering massages at Hair on Hickory south of Hull. She has special rates this month of...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Hole No. 9 at Rolling Hills golf course is usually a difficult, uphill, par-four challenge, but for a few days at the end of May it was shortened to a par three. And Russ Goold, Hull, found the change to his liking. The 67-year-old...
