GIFTS, JOY AND CHRISTMAS CHEER Gavyn Hurley (left) and Gentry Hurley (right) tell Santa their Christmas wish list during Boyden’s Festival of Trees, hosted by the Boyden Community Club Monday Dec. 6. (Photo/Shane D. Johnson) Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer The Boyden...
ARTISTIC VISION Alex Bruxvoort, a student at Hull Christian School, enjoys creating his very own Christmas tree ornament for the Sioux County Conservation Christmas Tree Decorating Contest that will run through Jan. 8 at Prairie Wood Nature Center. (Photo/Submitted)...
40 YEARS AND COUNTING The Hull Pizza Ranch gave the franchise its start 40 years ago. Throughout the month of December, current employees are welcoming guests with specials at the Hull restaurant. (Photo/Shane D. Johnson) Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer December marks...
Area communities felt winter’s first big blast with a winter storm Friday, December 10. Snow accumulations and winds through late Friday night forced several postponements and cancellations and left community members to dig out. (Photo/Shane D. Johnson)
Carl Vande Weerd | Contributor On Tuesday, Dec. 7, chairman Jerry Muilenburg called the weekly supervisors’ meeting to order. The board approved the minutes from the Nov. 23 board meeting along with claims presented by the Sioux County auditor’s office. Ryan...
90 Rock Valley, Iowa December 6, 2021 Edwin Van Ginkel, 90, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, at Hegg Health Center in Rock Valley. Memorial services were Thursday, Dec. 9, at Hull Protestant Reformed Church, Hull, Iowa, with interment in Hillside...
84 Hull, Iowa December 7, 2021 Henrietta Gritters, 84, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, at Pleasant Acres Care Center in Hull. Funeral service was Saturday, Dec. 11, at Hull Protestant Reformed Church with interment in Hope Cemetery, Hull. ...
78 Rock Valley, Iowa December 10, 2021 Kenneth L. Ver Meer, 78, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Friday, Dec. 10, 2021, at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley. Memorial service was Tuesday, Dec. 14, at Porter Funeral Home, Rock Valley. Kenneth LeRoy Ver Meer was born Aug. 10,...
85 Boyden, Iowa December 7, 2021 Marjorie Van Ommeren, 85, of Boyden, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 7, 2021, at Sioux Center Health. Visitation with the family will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 16, at United Presbyterian Church, Boyden. Funeral service will be at...
85 Sioux Center, Iowa December 8, 2021 Joyce Te Slaa, 85, of Sioux Center, Iowa, died Wednesday, Dec. 8, 2021, at Fieldcrest in Sheldon, Iowa. Memorial service was Monday, Dec. 13, at Middleburg Free Grace Reformed Church with interment in Hope Cemetery, Hull,...
FLUTES ACCOMPANY CHOIR The Hull Christian School choir was accompanied by flutists Jessica Wielenga, on the left, and Avery Verhoef, on the right, during the piece “O Savior of Our Fallen Race” as part of the Hull Christian School concert Dec. 6. (Photo/Julie Bosma)...
Hull native Tyson Kooima drops back to pass during a Great Plains Athletic Conference football regular season game this past fall. Kooima ended his super senior year this season as a NAIA football playoff semi-finalist after being injured for most of the 2021 season....
Apiyo Harberts of Western Christian attempts to dribble through a LeMars double-team during non-conference girls’ basketball Thursday, Dec. 9. The Wolfpack came away with a 51-44 victory. (Photo/Nathan Broek) Sierra Nielsen | Staff Intern Western Christian...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Hinton 20-17-14-4 55 Trinity Christian 7-2-9-2 20 HULL-Trinity Christian faced, arguably, the best full-court and half-court defense it will go up against this season in Hinton’s 1-3-1 zone Tuesday, Dec. 7, for War Eagle Conference...
Eli Van Essen of Western Christian powers his way to the basket for a layup during non-conference boys’ basketball at LeMars Thursday, Dec. 9. The Wolfpack defeated their former Lakes Conference rivals 59-48. (Photo/Nathan Broek) Sierra Nielsen | Staff Intern Western...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Hinton 12-27-22-17 78 Trinity Christian 11-9-8-8 36 HULL-Trinity Christian played right with Hinton for the first eight minutes of its War Eagle Conference boys’ basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 7. But poor shooting percentages...
Ellie Woelber of Boyden-Hull fires a shot from the post during Siouxland Conference girls’ basketball at West Lyon Tuesday, Dec. 7. The Comets fell to the Wildcats 66-35. (Photo/Melinda Ver Meer) Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Boyden-Hull 7-13-5-10 35 West Lyon...
Brock Fisher of Boyden-Hull muscles up a shot attempt from the post during Siouxland Conference boys’ basketball at West Lyon Tuesday, Dec. 7. The Class 2A seventh-ranked Comets defeated the Wildcats 65-51. (Photo/Melinda Ver Meer) Nathan Broek | Sports Editor...
Noah Jansma of the Western Christian wrestling team. Jansma went 2-1 in his wrestled matches at a non-conference triangular hosted by Westwood-Sloan Monday, Dec. 6. (Photo/Nathan Broek) Nathan Broek | Sports Editor SLOAN-Western Christian went into a triangular hosted...
Left to right: Kayra Visser, Laney Van Voorst, Madison Visser, Ashley Vis and Maggie Fykstra. Missing: Naomi De Stiger and Hailey Olson. (Photo/Nathan Broek)
