Nathan Broek | Sports Editor The Hull Kiwanis Club announced recipients of the annual Hull Kiwanis awards, $500 scholarship awarded to local high school seniors. This year’s award winners include Brooke Zylstra from Boyden-Hull, Nakia Nielsen from Western Christian...
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor The class of 2020 will have left a mark on history in more ways than one. The COVID-19 pandemic brought an abrupt halt to the school year and has forced changes or postponements to the traditional graduation commencement...
Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer The 2020 planting season is nearly completed, as weather conditions have been more favorable to farmers than years past. “Most all of the corn is in the fields and farmers are reporting 80 percent of the soybeans are already in the ground,”...
STAYING IN TOUCH Aspen Heights Assisted Living resident, Joyce DeVries holds up a dry erase board to send a message to her family thanking them for their visits and sending her love. Staff is finding creative ways for families and residents to stay in contact through...
HULL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL FUNDRAISER Mandy Hoekstra (left) and Jamie Oostenink (right) placed flowers in the Hull Christian School parking lot spaced out for social distancing guidelines for recipients to pick up Wednesday, May 6. (Photo/Submitted) Jennifer Kor | Staff...
88 Riverview, FL May 4, 2020 Wilma A. Van Leeuwen, 88, of Riverview, FL, passed away on Monday, May 4, 2020. Wilma was born on May 18, 1931, in Sioux Center, Iowa, to Jacob and Gertrude (Zuiderhof) Tamminga. Wilma was one of nine hard-working, fun-loving children. She...
85 Sioux City, Iowa May 6, 2020 Richard Norberg, 85, of Sioux City, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, May 6, 2020, at a local nursing home. Private graveside service will be conducted for the family. Richard Marvin Norberg was born July 25, 1934, in Sioux City,...
Western Christian wrestling coach Pete Di Pol (kneeling) helps Bently Van Kley and Braxton Van Kley of Hull during a session at the Di Pol Wrestling Academy in Rock Valley. The Di Pol Wrestling Academy began on May 1 with an attempt to grow the popularity of wrestling...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian football stand out and Hull native Levi Vanden Bos has signed a letter of intent to continue his football career at South Dakota State University in Brookings next fall. This past season as a junior, Vanden Bos ranked...
Keyton Moser, of the Boyden-Hull boys’ basketball team, signs a letter of intent to play basketball for Northwestern College. (Photo/Submitted) Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Boyden-Hull boys’ basketball standout Keyton Moser announced on Twitter Wednesday, May 6, that...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Former Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley wrestling standout Chris Van Der Brink has signed a letter of intent to continue his wrestling career at Northwestern College in Orange City this winter. Van Der Brink was a four-time letter-winner for the...
Family and friends congratulate Kreun Audrey Kreun gets a trophy and a poster from family and friends after completing a virtual half-marathon this past March. Kreun competed in the event after a real half-marathon originally organized by the University of Nebraska...
The Western Christian choir performs during one of its concerts this past school year. The choir performed with other various choirs around the world in a virtual choir that can be heard on YouTube. (Photo/submitted) Nathan Broek | Sports Editor What started out as an...
HULL CONNECTION Items such as these boxes from First National Bank in Hull may be on display in the Hull Historical Society Museum this summer. The Dutch-American Heritage Museum in Orange City will be renovated and the museum has offered some Hull items to the Hull...
Hull city administrator, Jim Collins, submitted this photo of a thank-you note written in chalk at the front door of Hull City Hall last week. “Our people care about, and are thankful for, each other,” he said. (Photo/Submitted)
North West REC provides timely assistance to members Pictured left to right are members of the management team of North West REC, Lyle Korver, general manager, Lorraine Egdorf, communications coordinator, Renee Wynia, executive assistant and Curt Ahrenholz, finance...
Top academic senior students honored by athletic association, governor and Iowa Farm Bureau Iowa’s top academic students have been chosen for the 2020 Governor’s Scholar Program. The governor’s office, Iowa High School Athletic Association and its title sponsor, Iowa...
Carl Vande Weerd | Contributor Sioux County Board of Supervisors Board of Supervisors’ Special Meeting On Tuesday, April 28, the Sioux County Board of Supervisors met for a special meeting to adopt a resolution. The purpose of the resolution was in memorial of Sioux...
COVID-19 has left some things for the summer up in the air. At this time, Boyden and Hull are hoping to host summer rec programs. The registration for the Hull summer rec program is closed but kids may still register for sessions with a small additional fee on the...
52 Hull, Iowa April 27, 2020 Connie Nissen, 52, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Monday, April 27, 2020, at Sioux Center Health. Funeral service was Saturday, May 2, at First Reformed Church, Hull, with interment in Hope Cemetery, Hull. Leave messages of condolence at...
