Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Trinity Christian 20-16-25-20 1 Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 25-25-17-25 3 HARTLEY-War Eagle Conference rival, Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn, was a foe Trinity Christian was very familiar with in the first round of Class 1A Region 1...
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Volleyball postseason to move in 2020-2021
The Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union board of directors at its October meeting approved moving of the volleyball postseason beginning with the 2020-2021 school year. This move stems from the implementation of recommendations from the educational-based activities...
Former Nighthawk earns GPAC player of the week
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor The Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) and Hauff Mid-America Sports announced Monday, Oct. 21, that former Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley football standout, Shane Solberg, earned GPAC Player of the Week honors for games played Saturday, Oct....
Braxton Brummel punches his ticket to state
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor HOLSTEIN-After running as part of the Trinity Christian boys’ cross-country state-qualifying team a season ago, Braxton Brummel had a goal to make it back to Fort Dodge for the 2019 campaign. Brummel accomplished that goal Thursday, Oct....
Wolfpack’s perfect season comes to a screeching halt against West Lyon Wildcats
Jason Hommes | Staff Writer INWOOD-Western Christian was undefeated and riding high heading into its final game of the regular season at West Lyon, but after the game the Wolfpack’s wheels had come off. Playing a game with playoff implications, the Wolfpack were...
Makenna Kooima chooses Dordt University volleyball
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian volleyball player, Makenna Kooima, signed a letter of intent to continue her volleyball career at Dordt University, Sioux Center, next fall. Kooima is a defensive specialist for Western and is averaging 5.2 digs per set...
Macay Van’t Hul chooses Northwestern College
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Macay Van’t Hul of the Western Christian volleyball team signed a letter of intent to continue her volleyball career at Northwestern College, Orange City, next fall. Prior to the start of the Class 2A Region 1 tournaments, Van’t Hul was...
Win over Warriors ends 2019 season
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Sioux Center 0-6-0-0 6 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 0-6-14-7 27 HULL-It has been a hard season for the Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley football team to swallow since the defeat it took at the hands of Central...
More than a ribbon
Carmen Vande Stroet | Staff Writer We’ve all seen the pink ribbons, and the entire month of October is dedicated to it as well. Breast Cancer. Statistics show that breast cancer will afflict one in eight women with an estimated 268,600 new cases diagnosed in women...
Honor Flight takes local Vietnam veterans to visit nation’s capital
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The mission of Honor Flight is to honor U.S. veterans and allow them the opportunity to see their war memorials while being surrounded by fellow men and women who have served. The Mission 6 Honor Flight from Sioux Falls, South Dakota,...
Taking marketing lessons on the road
June De Wit | Staff Writer The Boyden-Hull High School textiles and clothing class visited B Fierce Boutique in Hull Tuesday, Oct. 15. The class is studying fashion careers and learning the responsibilities of owning a retail store. “At the end of the unit, I always...
New homes and apartment coming to Maple Heights
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Hull’s new residential development, Maple Heights, has been generating a lot of attention, according to Jim Collins, city administrator/economic development director. Two lots on the south end of the 11-acre addition have been purchased...
Northwest Iowa Firearms finalist for Dream Big, Grow Here contest
Carmen Vande Stroet | Staff Writer Northwest Iowa Firearms of Hull recently learned it took first place in the Dream Big, Grow Here voting contest, closing the voting period with 3,165 votes. Calculating the votes on Facebook, the Dream Big, Grow Here grant contest...
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2019 Combined Appeal results
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The 2019 Hull Combined Appeal fundraising campaign collected $15,334 for various local charities and designated non-profit organizations. Combined Appeal is Hull’s annual drive to gather donations and redistribute them. The collection...
One Book, One Sioux County to host author Allen Eskens
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer One Book, One Sioux County will host “A Conversation with Allen Eskens: Author of ‘The Life We Bury’,” Thursday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. in the Vogel Community Room, DeWitt Library at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa. The presentation...
Emergency management coordinator receives donation
Dakota Access Pipeline LLC is donating $20,000 to each emergency management agency across Iowa in the counties through which the pipeline travels, including Sioux County, totaling $360,000. With the aim of helping first responders, each county is encouraged to use the...
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Hilda Uilk
Hilda Uilk 95 Jasper, Minnesota October 14, 2019 Hila Uilk, 95, of Jasper, Minnesota, passed away Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, at Good Samaritan Communities of Pipestone, Minnesota. Hilda Adele Winter was born Dec. 7, 1923, in Oliver, South Dakota, to Herman and Margaret...
Verna Garnmeister
Verna Garnmeister 95 Luverne, Minnesota October 12, 2019 Verna Garnmeister, 95, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, at Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Society in Luverne. Funeral service was Friday, Oct. 18, at St. John Lutheran Church, Luverne,...
