Carmen Vande Stroet | Staff Writer It takes a special type of person to both understand and have a passion for women’s healthcare, and Kari Ney is just that person. Soft-spoken and gracious, Ney explained that at a seminar 14 years ago, she found her calling to work...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The 14 Hull Christian School kindergarten students in Lynette Feenstra’s class visited the home of Larry and Marcia Hoekstra last Friday afternoon to see a garden and do some harvesting. They picked grapes, apples and raspberries, dug...
Albert Kracht 89 Steen, Minnesota Aug. 28, 2019 Albert “AJ” John Kracht, 89, of Steen, Minnesota, died Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2019, at Parkview Manor in Ellsworth, Minnesota. Funeral service was Tuesday, Sept. 3, at Jurrens Funeral Home, Rock Rapids, Iowa, with interment...
Western Christian holds MOC-Floyd Valley to only 41 yards of total offense to open up the 2019 season Nathan Broek | Sports Editor MOC-Floyd Valley 0-0-0-0 0 Western Christian 0-14-7-0 21 HULL-Coming into the 2019 season, most thought the Western Christian...
Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley battles with defending Class 1A champs, but late turnovers hand Nighthawks a 63-35 defeat Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 7-14-14-0 35 West Sioux 14-21-14-14 63 HAWARDEN-Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley faced one of the better...
Boyden-Hull simply plays its game in 2-0 sweeps of rival Rock Valley, Siouxland Christian and George-Little Rock Nathan Broek | Sports Editor HULL-The message Boyden-Hull volleyball coach Mel Hofmeyer gives to her team every season is to play your game and play up to...
Western Christian finishes Labor Day weekend tourney 2-3 Nathan Broek | Sports Editor BELLEVUE, NE-Preseason, Class 2A top-ranked Western Christian once again took to the toughest tournament in the regional area at the Bellevue West Invitational in Nebraska Friday,...
Tage Hulstein claims his second individual title in as many tries, Wolfpack girls finish fifth as a team Nathan Broek | Sports Editor OKOBOJI-Tage Hulstein claimed his second individual title in as many tries while the Wolfpack girls had a consistent team performance...
Braxton Brummel leads Trinity Christian individually with a ninth-place finish Nathan Broek | Sports Editor MILFORD-Trinity Christian opened the 2019 season at the Okoboji Pioneer Cross-Country Invitational Thursday, Sept. 5, at Woodlyn Hills Golf Course in Milford....
Effort at the front of the net gives Trinity Christian enough for the win Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Trinity Christian 27-25-25-23-16 3 Harris-Lake Park 29-14-22-25-14 2 LAKE PARK-Trinity Christian knew its opening night match with Harris-Lake Park Tuesday,...
Boyden teen recognized in state fair clothing event Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Aubrey Van Briesen, the daughter of Craig and Jessica Van Briesen, Boyden, earned a top-five class award in the Iowa State Fair fashion revue section of the Awardrobe Clothing event. The...
Katrina Burgers added to staff for 2019-2020 school year June De Wit | Staff Writer As the doors opened for the first day of school at Trinity Christian High School in Hull Friday, Aug. 23, administrator, Jim Regnerus, and staff prepared for 82 students. “There’s a...
Giving back to the community June De Wit | Staff Writer Northwest Iowa Firearms LLC in Hull recently announce that the Tree of Liberty is officially in place. The Tree of Liberty is a nonprofit organization that helps support local wildlife rehabilitation,...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer “The people of Hull have been very patient about waiting for the Division Street project to be finished and we appreciate that,” stated city administrator Jim Collins last week. “We were glad to see concrete being installed in the street...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The Hull Chamber of Commerce and local retailers are teaming up for another round of Black-Out Bingo, where customers have the opportunity to earn a free T-shirt or a chance to win Hull Chamber dollars. From Sept. 16-Oct. 28, shoppers can...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Deb Sandbulte of Hull is the director of human resources at Northwestern College and she’s helped develop the department since she became a member of the staff in 2002. Recently her work was recognized when the college was named a...
Chad Baatz claims his first figure 8 title at Primghar Saturday, Aug. 24 Nathan Broek | Sports Editor After claiming second place in what was a new car for Chad Baatz a season ago, Baatz improved on that performance by winning the title at the Primghar Jaycees Figure...
Western Christian goes 3-0 at Sheldon Invitational Jason Hommes | Staff Writer SHELDON-The Wolfpack volleyball team saw its first action of the 2019 season Thursday, Aug. 29, at the Sheldon Invitational. The six-team tournament included LeMars, Spirit Lake, Cherokee...
Lizzy Blum for Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley leads the Nighthawk girls to a fourth-place team finish in the first meet of the 2019 season in Spencer Nathan Broek | Sports Editor SPENCER-For the first meet of the 2019 season, Western Christian and Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley...
Comets defeat Rock Valley, Sibley-Ocheyedan and Central Lyon, but fall short to Sioux Center Jason Hommes | Staff Writer SIOUX CENTER-The Boyden-Hull volleyball team opened the season Thursday, Aug. 29, at a tournament in Sioux Center. The Comets were sharp early on,...
