Gilbert Schelling 91 Orange City, Iowa Oct. 19, 2019 Gilbert Schelling, 91, of Orange City, Iowa, died Saturday, Oct. 19, 2019, at Pleasant Acres Care Center in Hull, Iowa. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 25, at Netherlands Reformed Church, Sioux...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor SIBLEY-All-conference honors were on the line for Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley’s cross-country teams at the Siouxland Conference meet hosted by Sibley-Ocheyedan at Sibley Golf Course Tuesday, Oct. 15. In the end, the Nighthawks finished with...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Emmetsburg 0-7-0-0 7 Western Christian 7-7-14-0 28 HULL-It was the final home football game for the Western Christian senior class of 2019. The Class 1A third-ranked Wolfpack did not have the start to the final home game on...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor STORM LAKE-Western Christian’s cross-country teams took on conference rivals in the Lakes Conference meet at Sunrise Pointe Golf Course in Storm Lake and the Wolfpack finished the night with five all-conference runners and top-three team...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 25-25-25 3 Cherokee 13-6-14 0 CHEROKEE-Class 2A top-ranked Western Christian once again did everything right in a Lakes Conference match with Cherokee Tuesday, Oct. 15, and as a result the Wolfpack claimed sole...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 6-21-15-0 42 MOC-Floyd Valley 0-0-6-6 12 ORANGE CITY-Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley knew going into its game at MOC-Floyd Valley for Class 2A District 1 football Friday, Oct. 18, the long passing game...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor ORANGE CITY-The Unity Christian Cross-Country Invitational at Landsmeer Golf Club in Orange City Friday, Oct. 18, was the final regular-season race to see how each team would measure up before state-qualifying Thursday, Oct. 24. In the...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor HAWARDEN-It was the final War Eagle Conference matches of the 2019 season for the Trinity Christian volleyball team as it took on Hinton and West Sioux in Hawarden as part of a triangular. In the end, the Tigers felt they should and could...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor MARCUS-Braxton Brummel of the Trinity Christian cross-country team had been the top runner for the Tigers a majority of the 2019 season and Brummel did not disappoint Monday, Oct. 14, at the War Eagle Conference meet hosted by...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor The Iowa Girls High School Athletic Union and the Western Christian volleyball team announced Tuesday, Oct. 15, prior to its match with Cherokee that setter Olivia Granstra surpassed 2,500 career assists during the Wolfpack’s home...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Central Lyon 21-26-25-16 1 Boyden-Hull 25-28-20-25 3 HULL-Class 2A ninth-ranked Boyden-Hull had to outlast Class 2A 11th-ranked Central Lyon in Siouxland Conference volleyball Tuesday, Oct. 15, but the Comets stuck to their game plan to...
June De Wit |Staff Writer The German farm settlers hurriedly tied up their horse-drawn carriages at the hitching post. The bustle of activity filled the schoolhouse. Why the excitement? It was Sunday morning in 1879 and they were going to church. For eight years, St....
Carmen Vande Stroet | Staff Writer Dr. Ryan Wise, director of the Iowa Department of Education, toured northwest Iowa schools Thursday, Oct. 10, including Boyden-Hull Elementary and High School. Wise was appointed director of the Iowa Department of Education by former...
Carmen Vande Stroet | Staff Writer The Hull Chamber of Commerce will sponsor its first fall festival, Hogtoberfest, Saturday, Oct. 26, at Rolling Hills Country Club and will include a variety of fun for all ages. The Hull Chamber will provide a bouncy house for...
Hull American Legion to conduct flag burning ceremony Carmen Vande Stroet | Staff Writer The American flag stands for many things for many people. For most, it is a national symbol of freedom and pride, demonstrating the bravery and sacrifice that earned the freedoms...
Carmen Vande Stroet | Staff Writer Throughout the month of October, Demco Manufacturing of Boyden is offering free pink ribbon decals to anyone who owns a Demco ag product. In support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Demco decided to bring back the popular promotion...
Hull’s Night of Hope supports those affected by cancer June De Wit | Staff Writer “Faith Over Fear” was the theme for this year’s Night of Hope event Wednesday, Oct. 9, in the Western Christian High School events center. About 275 area women attended the annual cancer...
“The One That Got Away” will be presented during a dinner theater event at Otter Valley Country Club north of Boyden Nov. 6-9. The synopsis of the play by Eddie McPherson is based on the headline in the state newspaper that reads: “Annual Fishing Tournament Expecting...
