Month: August 2019

Dawn Anderson

Dawn Anderson 56 Rock Valley, Iowa August 10, 2019 Dawn Anderson, 56, of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019, at Hegg Health Center, Rock Valley, after a battle with cancer. Funeral service was Wednesday, Aug. 14, at Grace Community Church, Rock...

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Athletic association announces new statewide TV network

The Iowa High School Sports Network in conjunction with the Iowa High School Athletic Association has announced a new distribution plan that will allow boys’ state events to be viewed by a much large audience. The new network will be an over-the-air broadcast on six...

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Hull’s evening farmers’ market

Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer More than a dozen vendors, plus inflatables, lined First Street last Thursday evening for Hull’s farmers’ market. Shoppers found a variety of products, from garden produce and flowers to essential oils and clothing for kids. The event was...

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Van Den Top says good-bye to Wilson

June De Wit | Staff Writer Katie Van Den Top of Hull was sad but excited to show her beef steer, Wilson, at the 37th annual Governor’s Charity Steer Show Saturday, Aug. 10, at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines. A celebrity is chosen to help show each of the steers and...

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Hull to host Memory Loss Lunch and Learn

Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Hull will be the site of the first Memory Loss Lunch and Learn sponsored by Sioux Center Health.  The event will be Monday, Aug. 26, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. at American State Bank. This free informative discussion and luncheon will explain the...

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Back to school at Western Christian

Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Alumni and friends of Western Christian High School spent the weekend looking back on the school’s celebrated 100-year history. But school leaders are also imagining what the future of Christian education will look like the next 100 years....

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FCS supports area FFA chapters

Farmers Co-op Society is dedicated to the education of youth and promotion and support of the future of agriculture. FFA chapters across the area work to educate and provide opportunities for students to learn and develop skills needed for a future career in the...

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Tri-state Bible League Conference planned

The Tri-state (formerly Minn-Ia-Kota) Bible League Conference will be Tuesday, Sept. 10, at First Reformed Church in Sioux Center. Keynote speaker will be Kendra Broekhuis, a Dordt graduate and author of “Here Goes Nothing – an Introvert’s Reckless Attempt to Love Her...

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Louis Hubner

Louis Hubner 96 Pipestone, Minnesota August 6, 2019 Louis Hubner, 96, of Pipestone, Minnesota, died Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, at his home. Services were Saturday, Aug. 10, at Christ the King Free Lutheran Church, Pipestone. Louis Herman Hubner was born April 14, 1923, in...

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Clarice Vande Griend

Clarice Vande Griend 84 Sioux Center, Iowa August 9, 2019 Clarice Vande Griend, 84 of Sioux Center, Iowa, died Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, at Sioux Center Health. Funeral services were Monday, Aug. 12, at First Christian Reformed Church, Sioux Center, with interment in...

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Bradley Golbuff

Bradley Golbuff 59 Boyden, Iowa, Aug. 9, 2019 Bradley D. Golbuff, 59, of Boyden, Iowa, died Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, at his residence.  Prayer service was Monday, Aug. 12, at Porter Funeral Home, Rock Valley, Iowa, with interment in Crystal Township Cemetery, Crystal...

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Two Wolfpack named academic all-state

Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Two Western Christian softball players were named to the all-academic all-state softball list as announced by the Iowa Girls’ Coaches Association this past week. Named to the list were Chandler Schemper and Kayla Zevenbergen. To qualify...

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Andringas purchase Compass Pointe building

Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Shawn and Stacy Andringa, Sanborn, recently purchased the former Compass Pointe office building located on Main Street in Hull. They are leasing space in the building to Vander Haag’s Inc., a licensed truck and trailer dealer. Shawn is the...

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New owners of Koele Insurance

Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Twelve years ago, Chris Kelley arrived in northwest Iowa as a construction manager for the Bison Renewable Energy plant near Perkins. While Bison Renewable Energy wasn’t successful, Kelley prospered, and became a vital part of Koele...

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