Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer In April 2020, Farmers Mutual Insurance Association purchased the former American Legion building and a clothing boutique to prepare for future growth of the company. This week, work began to expand the current office on Main Street. Boer...
Thursday – Glow in the Dark Day Nate Kooima, Drew Poppema, Julia Van Maanen, Kelsey Uittenbogaard, Jamie Kooima and Avery Van Maanen. Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer Students and faculty at Trinity Christian High School are beating the winter blues with dress-up days...
Trinity Christian Individual Speech Participants Pictured are Trinity Christian High School students who participated in the district individual speech contest at Rock Valley Saturday, Feb. 27. Left to right: Ava Brummel, Claire Van Egdom, Sierra Meyer, Allison Mooy,...
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor Twenty-two acts from Boyden-Hull High School were entered for the district individual speech contest at Rock Valley High School Saturday, Feb. 27 in a season that included a number of different factors than in previous years. ...
82 Hull, Iowa February 22, 2021 Robert Van’t Hul, 82, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, at his residence. Funeral service was Friday, Feb, 26, at First Reformed Church, Hull, with interment in Hope Cemetery, Hull. Robert Lee was born May 31,...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Nominations for the 2021 Iowa Shrine Bowl were announced Wednesday, Feb. 24, and Kody Noble of Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley and Levi Vanden Bos of Western Christian were selected to play for the North All-Stars. This year’s high school All-Star...
Kody Noble takes to the net on a layup during the Class 2A District 2 tournament final against Unity Christian at West Lyon Tuesday, Feb. 23. (Photo/Jessica Jensen) Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Unity Christian 14-10-6-18 48 Boyden-Hull 11-13-20-24 68...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Former Western Christian girls’ basketball standout Ashtyn Veerbeek received Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Player-of-the-Week as announced Tuesday, Feb. 23. Veerbeek, who plays for Dordt University in Sioux Center after...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor The Iowa Girls’ Coaches Association announced Thursday, Feb. 25, that Boyden-Hull girls’ basketball player Marissa Pottebaum has been named to the Class 2A All-District team in the Northwest District. Pottebaum finished the 2020-2021...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Six Western Christian players were selected to the Lakes All-Conference boys’ basketball team as announced by the conference and its coaches Wednesday, Feb. 24. Earning first-team honors were Ty Van Essen and Wyatt Gulker. Van Essen, prior...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor The Sioux Center Tornadoes hockey team, which has Boyden-Hull elementary students Braylen Crawford and Ryder Wynja on the squad, participated in the Bantam A state hockey tournament in Huron, South Dakota, Friday, Feb. 26-Sunday, Feb. 28....
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Four Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley wrestlers were named to the Siouxland All-Conference team as announced Saturday, Feb. 27. Earning first-team honors was Zach Strubbe at 152 pounds, Casey Pick at 182 pounds and Jaxson Rozeboom as an at-large...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Three Boyden-Hull girls’ basketball players were selected to the Siouxland All-Conference team as announced Saturday, Feb. 27. Named to the second team was Marissa Pottebaum. She was the top scorer for the Comets this past season, scoring...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Four Western Christian girls’ basketball players have been announced as all-conference players as released by the Lakes Conference and its coaches Wednesday, Feb. 24. Earning second-team honors were Sienna Moss and Madison Vis. Vis was the...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Senior student-athletes, cheerleaders and team managers from Boyden-Hull were named to the Academic Siouxland All-Conference list as released Saturday, Feb. 27. From the girls’ basketball team, the list included Lydia Grond and Leah...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Four Boyden-Hull boys’ basketball players were named to the Siouxland All-Conference team as announced Saturday, Feb. 27. Earning unanimous first team selections were Tanner Te Slaa and Marcus Kelderman. Te Slaa was not only the top scorer...
Ashtin Van’t Hul of Western Christian powers up a layup during the Class 2A District 3 boys’ basketball tournament final with Rock Valley Tuesday, Feb. 23, in Sheldon. The Wolfpack defeated the Rockets 74-59 to advance to the Class 2A substate 2 game. (Photo/Nathan...
