Lyon and Sioux Rural Water System ask customers to voluntarily conserve Sarah Mullinix | Staff Writer Jessica Jensen |Managing Editor The newest numbers released by the U.S. Drought Monitor June 17 show worsening conditions across Iowa with the majority of the state...
THE HEAT IS ON Hull city maintenance crews blocked off Eighth Street earlier this month due to a portion of the road buckling due to high temperatures. Both lanes in the flow of traffic were affected during the wait for the voided section of road to be filled with...
Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer The Hull Historical Society will be hosting a Tombstone Tour event Oct. 2 in Hope Cemetery. The event will begin at 6 p.m. and will feature presentations by actors who will describe the lives of six Hull citizens from the late...
90 Orange City Iowa June 14, 2021 Sadie Van Peursem, 90, of Orange City, Iowa, passed away Monday, June 14, 2021, at Prairie Ridge Care Center in Orange City. Funeral service was Friday, June 18, at First Reformed Church, Maurice, Iowa, with interment in Sherman...
68 Maurice, Iowa June 17, 2021 Bertha Lammers, 68, of Maurice, Iowa, died unexpectedly Thursday, June 17, 2021, at Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Funeral service was Tuesday, June 22, at First Reformed Church, Sioux Center, Iowa, with...
87 St. Joseph, Missouri January 12, 2021 Charlie De Jong, 87, of St. Joseph, Missouri, passed away Tuesday, January 12, 2021. Memorial service was Saturday, June 19, at Porter Funeral Home, Rock Valley, Iowa, with inurnment in Valley View Cemetery, Rock Valley....
SUMMER PASSTIME (Right) Hull recreation baseball team member Jackson Ver Hoef swings at a pitch during a game versus Doon Friday, June 18. The 86-degree heat didn’t deter any of the teams from having some fun in the sun. Shane D. Johnson|Staff Writer Hull recreation...
trinity christian softball Ava Brummel of Trinity Christian makes contact with a pitch and rips a two-run home run during War Eagle Conference softball versus Akron-Westfield Friday, June 18. The Tigers still came up short in the game 13-2. (Photo/Nathan Broek)...
trinity christian baseball James Andringa of Trinity Christian attempts to catch a short fly ball, while attempting to avoid teammate Evan De Jong during War Eagle Conference baseball versus Akron-Westfield Friday, June 18. The Tigers lost the game 6-1. (Photo/Nathan...
western christian baseball Leyton Roetman of Western Christian takes a swing at a pitch during non-conference baseball at Unity Christian Tuesday, June 15. The Wolfpack fell to the Knights 10-0. (Photo/Lisa Miller) Western Christian is simply unable to keep up with...
Meyer and Van Roekel claim top honors at Hull Kiwanis Golf Tournament Cory Meyer (left) and Keaton Van Roekel (right) combined to shoot a 32 and win the overall championship at the Kiwanis Golf Tournament Wednesday evening June 9 at Rolling Hills Golf Club in Hull....
western christian softball Jadyn Faber of Western Christian takes a rip at a pitch during non-conference softball at Unity Christian Tuesday, June 15. The Wolfpack came up short to the Knights 8-6. (Photo/Lisa Miller) Western Christian focuses on positives in a road...
boyden-hull/rock valley softball Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley still has miscues in in a 14-4 defeat to West Lyon in Siouxland Conference play Sierra Nielsen | Staff Intern B-H/RV 0-1-0-2-1-0-0 4 West Lyon 0-3-3-4-3-1-0 14 LARCHWOOD-The Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley softball team...
boyden-hull/rock valley baseball The Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley bench begins to feel it in the later innings of Siouxland Conference baseball at Central Lyon Wednesday, June 16. The Nighthawks came away with a 9-5 win over the Lions. (Photo/Lisa Miller) Boyden-Hull/Rock...
WHO IS FASTER? Presenter Will Stuck competes in a race against second-grader, Ethan Scholten, demonstrating Bernoulli’s Principle to eager children during the summer reading event at the Boyden Library June 8. (Photo/Shane D. Johnson) Boyden Library’s summer reading...
Martin Gonzalez Jr. (right) helps keep the screed in line so the concrete is evenly dispersed and level as volunteers from the community help to pour the driveway. (Photo/Shane D. Johnson) Martin Gonzalez Jr. speaks on the home’s construction Shane D. Johnson | Staff...
SPECIAL GUESTS Vacation Bible School students in Hull pose for a photo on the Hull Fire Department’s equipment. Pictured left to right: Brenden Vande Grind, Peter Steiger, Kayzer Cook, Grayden Van Roekel, Tucker Hoestra, and Eli Van Schouwen. (Photo/Shane D. Johnson)...
80 Rock Rapids, Iowa June 9, 2021 Norma Kruse, 80, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, June 9, 2021, at Rock Rapids Health Centre. Funeral service was Friday, June 11, at Vander Ploeg Funeral Home, Boyden, Iowa, with interment in St. John Lutheran...
Students enjoyed the canoeing and kayaking since it gave them a good chance to get wet and cool off. Julie Bosma | Editorial Assistant On Thursday, June 10, despite the extreme heat, 162 students participated in Outdoor Skills Day at Sandy Hollow hosted by Sioux...
boyden-hull/rock valley softball Jenny Luevano of Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley makes contact with a pitch during Siouxland Conference softball with Okoboji Monday, June 7. The Nighthawks won the game 8-0 over the Pioneers. (Photo/Nathan Broek) Nighthawks play a good...
