78 Pipesone, Minnesota October 5, 2020 Beverly DeVries, 78, of Pipestone, Minnesota, passed away Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, at Good Samaritan Communities of Pipestone. Graveside services were Thursday, Oct. 8, at New Woodlawn Cemetery, Pipestone. Beverly Ann Plasier was...
WESTERN CHRISTIAN VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT Comets fall short of upsetting tournament hosts in the championship match Nathan Broek | Sports Editor HULL-It was another tough weekend tournament for both Class 2A top-ranked Western Christian and Class 2A fourth-ranked...
BOYDEN-HULL VOLLEYBALL Ellie Woelber rises up on an attack attempt during Siouxland Conference volleyball versus West Lyon Thursday, Oct. 8. The Boyden-Hull Comets swept the Wildcats in three. (Photo/Jessica Jensen) Boyden-Hull pulls away from West Lyon in sets two...
CHEROKEE CROSS-COUNTRY INVITATIONAL Western Christian boys stay consistent, Tigers continue to focus on individual performances at Cherokee Invitational Tuesday, Oct. 6 Nathan Broek | Sports Editor CHEROKEE-After fighting illness for most of the 2020 season, the...
G-LR/CL CROSS-COUNTRY INVITATIONAL Shawna Hoksbergen of Trinity Christian races through the George-Little Rock/Central Lyon Cross-Country Invitational Thursday, Oct. 8. Hoksbergen finished in 36th in her second meet back following illness. (Photo/Nathan Broek) Trinity...
WESTERN CHRISTIAN FOOTBALL Shane Habben of Western Christian football. Habben had three solo tackles and one tackle for loss as the Wolfpack defense helped secure a 10-7 win on the road at Emmetsburg Friday, Oct. 9 in Class 1A District 1 play. The victory also gave...
TRINITY CHRISTIAN VOLLEYBALL Avery Van Maanen of the Trinity Christian volleyball team. Van Maanen was one of the top hitters for the Tigers with five kills despite a three-set War Eagle Conference defeat on the road to Akron-Westfield Thursday, Oct. 8. (Photo/Nathan...
WESTERN CHRISTIAN VOLLEYBALL Sienna Moss of Western Christian rises up and smacks a kill through the Storm Lake defense during Lakes Conference volleyball Tuesday, Oct. 6. The Wolfpack defeated the Tornadoes in three sets. (Photo/Nathan Broek) High kill rate keeps...
BOYDEN-HULL/ROCK VALLEY FOOTBALL Brock Fisher of Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley races the other way for a touchdown after picking off a Storm Lake pass during Class 3A District 1 football in Hull Friday, Oct. 9. The Nighthawks came away with a 28-14 win. (Photo/Nathan Broek)...
IHSAA BOARD MEETING Move intended to allow member schools who lost games during the 2020 season due to COVID-19 or the derecho to make up those games Nathan Broek | Sports Editor The Iowa High School Athletic Association had a special board meeting via Zoom Tuesday,...
Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer Harvest season in Sioux County kicked off early as farmers were able to get into the fields ahead of schedule and dry conditions across the area have allowed easy access onto the acreages. Hull Co-op Elevator estimates that harvest dates...
Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer Joyve HeynenPete AbersonDon BoerLavonne LandmanWilma Grevengoed Navigating through their final year of high school, seniors throughout all of the high schools in Hull are preparing to take their first steps into adulthood and make decisions...
NOT AN AVERAGE WALK IN THE PARK Competitors made their way through a mud crawl being careful to avoid getting caught in the wires above them at the Ruck Run, Saturday, Oct. 3 as part of the Hogtoberfest activities planned by the American Legion and the Hull Area...
Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer Fall is officially here and with it, leaves are changing, temperatures are cooler and daylight hours are on the decline. But there is one potential danger to those soaking up the last bit of outdoor exercise. The decrease in daylight hours...
Trent Roose Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer In mid-September, Hull Christian School was without a physical education instructor when Mr. Di Pol accepted a new teaching position elsewhere. Before the end of the month, the school announced it had hired Trent Roose, who...
ENCOURAGING AVID READERS AND NON-READERS ALIKE Matt Hoehamer, director at the Hull Public Library, urges community members to continue with a love of reading during National Book Month. (Photo/Jennifer Kor) Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer October is National Book Month...
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor The Iowa Department of Public Health Tuesday, Sept. 29 released a change on quarantine recommendations for people that have been exposed to a positive case of COVID-19 in non-healthcare, non-residential settings. This includes...
93 Rock Rapids, Iowa October 2, 2020 Donald Kooiker, 93, of Rock Rapids, passed away Friday, Oct. 2, 2020, at Rock Rapids Health Care Center. Graveside services were Tuesday, Oct. 6, at Hope Cemetery, Hull, Iowa. Donald Lloyd was born June 26, 1927, near Hull, to...
71 Lee’s Summit, Missouri September 18, 2020 John Harlan Sietstra, 71, of Lee’s Summit, Missouri, passed away Friday, Sept. 18, 2020. Funeral service was Friday, Sept. 25, with burial in Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Higginsville, Missouri. John was...
Western Christian wide receiver Ty Van Essen dives for the end zone to score a touchdown while multiple teammates celebrate in the background during Class 1A District 1 football versus Hinton Friday, Oct. 2. The Wolfpack defeated the Blackhawks 42-12. (Photo/Nathan...
