HabiTally, a new mobile app designed to improve data collection about pollinator habitats, was launched today. The app was developed as a collaboration between Bayer and The Climate Corp. with support from Iowa State University’s Center for Survey Statistics and...
The Tri-state (formerly Minn-Ia-Kota) Bible League Conference will be Tuesday, Sept. 10, at First Reformed Church in Sioux Center. Keynote speaker will be Kendra Broekhuis, a Dordt graduate and author of “Here Goes Nothing – an Introvert’s Reckless Attempt to Love Her...
Louis Hubner 96 Pipestone, Minnesota August 6, 2019 Louis Hubner, 96, of Pipestone, Minnesota, died Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, at his home. Services were Saturday, Aug. 10, at Christ the King Free Lutheran Church, Pipestone. Louis Herman Hubner was born April 14, 1923, in...
Clarice Vande Griend 84 Sioux Center, Iowa August 9, 2019 Clarice Vande Griend, 84 of Sioux Center, Iowa, died Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, at Sioux Center Health. Funeral services were Monday, Aug. 12, at First Christian Reformed Church, Sioux Center, with interment in...
Bradley Golbuff 59 Boyden, Iowa, Aug. 9, 2019 Bradley D. Golbuff, 59, of Boyden, Iowa, died Friday, Aug. 9, 2019, at his residence. Prayer service was Monday, Aug. 12, at Porter Funeral Home, Rock Valley, Iowa, with interment in Crystal Township Cemetery, Crystal...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Two Western Christian softball players were named to the all-academic all-state softball list as announced by the Iowa Girls’ Coaches Association this past week. Named to the list were Chandler Schemper and Kayla Zevenbergen. To qualify...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Follow us on Twitter at our new handle @Index_Sports Taylor Richter and Brooke Zylstra from Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley and Chandler Schemper of Western Christian have earned all-state and all-district softball honors as announced by the Iowa...
The Iowa High School Athletic Association board of control has discussed and confirmed the assembly of a classification committee for this fall. The committee was put together to study and review the boys’ sport classification structure and submit possibilities to...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Shawn and Stacy Andringa, Sanborn, recently purchased the former Compass Pointe office building located on Main Street in Hull. They are leasing space in the building to Vander Haag’s Inc., a licensed truck and trailer dealer. Shawn is the...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Twelve years ago, Chris Kelley arrived in northwest Iowa as a construction manager for the Bison Renewable Energy plant near Perkins. While Bison Renewable Energy wasn’t successful, Kelley prospered, and became a vital part of Koele...
June De Wit | Staff Writer Twenty-six cars go off the tracks Wednesday evening brought emergency personnel to Sioux County when reports were received by the Sioux County Sheriff`s Office of a train derailment five miles northwest of Hull. The derailment occurred on...
Carmen Vande Stroet | Writer Nine months out of the year, Boyden-Hull Elementary School is a symphony of noise from hallways filled with nervous chatter, to classrooms that quietly hum and playgrounds that boast energetic laughs. But for the past few months, the usual...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Described as a farmers’ market with a vendor fair twist, the Hull Chamber of Commerce is inviting vendors, gardeners and the community to a farmers’ market and evening shopping event Thursday, Aug. 15, from 5-7 p.m. Produce stands, vendors...
Carmen Vande Stroet | Writer On Saturday afternoon, July 27, the steady rumble of trucks could be heard as almost 60 trucks of every size came through Hull between 1 and 2 p.m. The trucks could be seen pulling into town to stop at Hull Co-op, which hosted the third...
Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach invites area residents to join them for a two-session retirement preparation workshop Tuesday, Aug. 13, and Tuesday, Aug. 20, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the ISU Extension and Outreach Sioux County office located at 400...
The mission of the Luxembourg Heritage Society of Northwest Iowa is to preserve the contributions of Luxembourg settlers in the area and throughout the United States through genealogy, education and celebration of their achievements. To advance that mission, the...
The official start of school in Iowa is less than a month away. While preparing, keep in mind there are a few important back-to-school items that have nothing to do with notebooks or backpacks. These three essential preventive and wellness exams need to be scheduled...
David Kempers 68 Colorado Springs, Colorado July 26, 2019 David Kempers, 68, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, passed away unexpectedly Friday, July 26, 2019, at his home. There will be no funeral services at this time. David Loren was born April 26, 1951, in...
Jacob Soodsma 25 Rock Valley, Iowa July 28, 2019 Jacob Soodsma, 25, of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away Sunday, July 28, 2019, at Sanford-USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, from injuries sustained in an accident. Funeral services were Saturday, Aug. 3, at...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Four Trinity Christian players were selected to the War Eagle all-conference baseball team as announced Saturday, Aug. 3. Earning first-team honors were Ethan Van Bemmel and Jerron Van Egdom. Van Egdom was the top hitter for the Tigers...
