Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Two Western Christian volleyball athletes were named to the academic all-state list as announced by the Iowa Girls’ Coaches Association Monday, Nov. 11. Named to the list were sisters Abby Postma and Ally Postma. To be named to the...
Summer Beery, a program coordinator with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach-Sioux County, presented a program at the Boyden Library Tuesday afternoon, Nov. 12. The program was all about leaves and engaged the kids, kindergarten through fourth grade, in a...
June De Wit | Staff Writer Arnold Tiedemann is setting up a unique train display in the Hull Historical Society Building. The display is a historical replica of Hull’s Main Street in 1910 and 1950. Both models feature Main Street from Railroad Street to Second Street....
Carmen Vande Stroet | Writer On Oct. 29, the Boyden-Hull FFA chapter sent 11 high school students to the 92nd national FFA convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. These members included Kyra Fykstra, Hannah Hulstein, Sydney TeSlaa, Joeb Boogerd, Reid Vande Stroet, Jake...
Carmen Vande Stroet | Staff Writer Six Western Christian High School students attended the National FFA Convention in Indianapolis, Indiana, recently. Leaving Oct. 29, the students enjoyed a full week filled with networking, workshops and various tours. One tour the...
His address might not be Hull anymore, but Denny Wright is still a member of the Hull Kiwanis organization and he’s helping promote the annual poinsettia sale. Thursday, Nov. 21, from 1-7 p.m. hundreds of the colorful Christmas plants will be available at Natural...
Monday night, Nov. 4, Sioux County American Legion commander and Boyden Legion commander, Jeremy Kruid, presented a donation of $500 to Partners for Patriots representative, Gerry Holtrop, along with Partners for Patriots puppy raiser, Kenny Matheis, and his...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Boyden-Hull 16-21-15 0 Western Christian 25-25-25 3 ROCK VALLEY-When the regional pairings came out, the matchup between top-ranked Western Christian and ninth-rated Boyden-Hull in the Class 2A Region 1 final Tuesday, Nov. 5,...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Five Boyden-Hull volleyball players were selected to the Siouxland all-conference volleyball team as announced Wednesday, Nov. 6. Earning a unanimous first-team selection was Brooke Zylstra. As the Comets’ top hitter, Zylstra ranked third...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Former Western Christian standout quarterback, Tyson Kooima, earned Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Player-of-the-Week honors for games played Saturday, Nov. 2. The former Wolfpack player quarterbacked Western Christian to its...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Various athletes from the Boyden-Hull volleyball team and Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley cross-country team were selected to the Siouxland Conference all-academic list as announced Wednesday, Nov. 6. Earning the honor from the Boyden-Hull...
Carmen Vande Stroet | Staff Writer A simple wish for a special Christmas gift has become a growing business for Hull native, Lisa Potjer and mother to 2-1/2-year-old twin boys, Oliver and Owen, and their little sister, Iris. “For my twin boys’ first Christmas, I...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer After seven months as general manager of Hull Pizza Ranch, Jon Hale feels very comfortable in the community. “I’ve met a lot of the people in Hull, learned about the town, businesses, schools and the history of Pizza Ranch which started in...
June De Wit | Staff Writer Trinity Christian High School officials recently announced the hiring of Joy De Vries to replace Kassandra Brummel who plans to stay home with a baby she and her husband, Lane, are expecting soon. “Mrs. Brummel’s desire is to stay home and...
June De Wit | Staff Writer Several students from Hull schools took part in district auditions for positions in the 73rd annual all-state music festival to become members of the all-state band, chorus or orchestra. District auditions were conducted Saturday, Oct.26, at...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The Sioux County Cancer Society recently received a gift of $500 from the 2019 Hull Combined Appeal fundraising campaign. This money is used locally, according to Bev Altena, a member of the society and the Hull representative....
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor South O’Brien 14-17-14 0 Boyden-Hull 25-25-25 3 HULL-There was some question as to how well the Class 2A ninth-ranked Boyden-Hull volleyball team would play in the second round of the Class 2A Region 1 tournament against South O’Brien...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 0-7-3-0 10 Treynor 0-7-7-7 21 TREYNOR-Western Christian once again played good defense against Treynor on the road in a Class 1A state football playoff game Friday, Nov. 1, but miscues on offense...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Rock Valley 5-4-13 0 Western Christian 25-25-25 3 HULL-Class 2A top-ranked Western Christian was more than ready Monday, Oct. 28, to get the Class 2A Region 1 volleyball tournament underway after receiving a...
