Carson Schubert | Writer DES MOINES-The Western Christian track and field team participated in the 2019 state meet in Des Moines from Thursday-Saturday, May 16-18. The Wolfpack participated in a total of 14 events. The Western Christian girls placed fourth overall in...
Story contributed Western Christian’s FFA chapter celebrated the accomplishments of its members at the fourth annual chapter banquet Tuesday, May 7, in the school’s event center. Approximately 200 parents, friends, teachers and community supporters enjoyed dinner...
June De Wit | Staff Writer The Boyden Community Club had its annual spring luncheon Wednesday, May 8, in the Demco Center at noon. At the gathering, the club recognized the Citizen of the Year and awarded scholarships to two high school seniors. Updates were given on...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The Hull city council added some teeth to two ordinances that have been on the city books for several years. At its meeting Monday, May 6, the council waived the first reading and approved the second reading of Ordinance 361, an amendment...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office recently released a list of calls made within the cities of Boyden and Hull during the past year. According to Captain Jamison Van Voorst, a member of the sheriff’s office and Hull resident, the...
The Sioux County Conservation Board is sponsoring an outdoor skills day at Sandy Hollow near Sioux Center Thursday, June 6, from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. The event is open to all ages; those 8 years and under must have an adult present. Sessions for the day may include...
Caitlyn French | Staff Writer Visitors to the Hull Library Thursday, May 9, were able to take a step back in time to get a glimpse of the Civil War era. Civil War reenactor, O.J. Fargo, took the audience back to the 1860s as he took on the character of a returning...
The Sioux County Democrats are receiving statewide recognition from the Iowa Democratic Party. The county organization will be inducted into the 2019 Iowa Democratic Party Hall of Fame as the state’s Outstanding Democratic Party Chair. The ceremony will take place...
Western Christian’s JETS (Junior Engineering and Technical Society) is a program designed to create an interest for students aspiring to become engineers or work in other STEM career-related fields. Teams work collaboratively and creatively with each other to solve...
June De Wit | Staff Writer Northwest Iowa Community College hosted the Northwest Iowa Visual Arts Show April 24-30 for community college and northwest Iowa high school students. On Tuesday, April 30, all students participating in the show were invited to the Visual...
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced the Office of the Chief Information Officer has recently concluded the review of 17 broadband grant applications and awarded $1.3 million in grant funds to seven projects across the state, including to Heartland Telecommunications Co....
Florence Kroese 85 Hull, Iowa May 6, 2019 Florence Kroese, 85, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Monday, May 6, 2019, at Pleasant Acres Care Center, Hull. Funeral service was Friday, May 10, at First Christian Reformed Church, Hull, with interment in Hope Cemetery, Hull. ...
Antonia Van De Stroet 90 Inwood, Iowa May 10, 2019 Antonia Van De Stroet, 90, of Inwood, Iowa, died Friday, May 10, 2019, at Fellowship Village in Inwood. Funeral services were Tuesday, May 14, at Faith Reformed Church, Rock Valley, with interment in Valley View...
On Saturday, April 27, the Iowa House and Senate completed their work and adjourned the first session of the 88th General Assembly. The legislative session ended after 104 days, adjourning earlier than scheduled and saving taxpayer money. Rep. Skyler Wheeler (R-Orange...
NCC recognizes board of trustee members Northwest Iowa Community College is joining with other communities throughout Iowa this spring to honor its elected school board members during Iowa School Board Recognition Month during May. This year’s theme, “Superheroes for...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor INWOOD-Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley had one final opportunity at the West Lyon Booster Club Relays Monday, May 6, to lower times and get a better idea of what lineups to run at the Class 3A state-qualifying meet at Sergeant Bluff-Luton and the...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor SIOUX CENTER AND ORANGE CITY-The Boyden-Hull girls’ golf team took to The Ridge in Sioux Center Monday, May 6, and Landsmeer Golf Club in Orange City Tuesday, May 7, for Siouxland Conference matches and the Comets had favorable finishes in...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor SIOUX CENTER-The Class 2A state-qualifying meet typically has some of the best teams in the state of Iowa in it, but both the Western Christian girls’ and boys’ track teams will once again have representatives at the state track meet in...
Jason Hommes | Staff Writer HULL-Both the Boyden-Hull and Western Christian boys’ golf teams were in high spirits Friday afternoon, May 10, after their Class 2A state sectional golf meet at Rolling Hills Country Club in Hull. The Wolfpack won the meet with a score of...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor HULL-Western Christian finished third in the Lakes Conference girls’ golf tournament at Rolling Hills Golf Club in Hull Monday, May 6, but felt a conference title was not too far out of reach. The Wolfpack finished third with 419 strokes....
