June De Wit | Staff Writer MidAmerican Energy Co. crews responded to electrical line damage in northwest Iowa Thursday, April 11. The company dispatched dozens of electric line workers, trucks and equipment, including emergency generators, to restore electric service...
State Sen. Randy Feenstra, Hull, a Republican challenger to U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, announced he raised more than $260,000 in the first quarter of 2019, an Iowa record for a first-time GOP congressional candidate’s first quarter. The support for him came from...
June De Wit | Staff Writer On Tuesday morning, April 9, grandparents of Western Christian seniors were honored by joining their grandchildren at school. Fifty-six seniors and their guests enjoyed a special Grandparents’ Day chapel service, a school tour and lunch...
Back by popular demand, The Blackwood Brothers from Memphis, Tennessee, will be bringing their style of southern gospel music to the Hope Haven Gospel spring concert at the BJ Haan Auditorium on the campus of Dordt College in Sioux Center at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April...
Ruth Anderson 87 Le Mars, Iowa April 8, 2019 Ruth Anderson, 87, of Le Mars, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, April 9, 2019, at Good Samaritan Society of Le Mars. Funeral service was Monday, April 15, at Presbyterian United Church of Christ, Le Mars, with interment in...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor HULL-The Boyden-Hull girls’ golf team kicked off the 2019 Siouxland Conference golf tour on its home course Monday, April 8, and the Comets finished fifth overall. Boyden-Hull scored 231 strokes. Okoboji won the team title with 201...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor SIBLEY-After having unfavorable weather throughout the 2018 season, the Boyden-Hull boys’ golf team was happy to hit the links on time for the start of the 2019 campaign at Sibley Golf Course for the Siouxland Conference Golf Tour. With...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor ROCK RAPIDS-After having early success at the Western Christian Invitational Friday, April 5, the Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley girls’ and boys’ track teams continued to find success at the Central Lyon Relays Monday, April 8. The Nighthawk boys...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Two Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley football standouts, Beau Solberg and Cody Post, recently signed letters of intent to continue their athletic careers at Northwestern College this coming fall. Solberg is a 6-foot, 200-pound running back and...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor ORANGE CITY-Coach Mark Fenchel and coach Travis Kooima of the Western Christian girls’ and boys’ track teams always talk about having high-quality relay teams. The Wolfpack certainly put that assessment to the test at the Unity Christian...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor WORTHINGTON, MN-Being able to get a good tee off and being able to navigate the fairway are two factors in getting good golf scores. Unfortunately, the relatively young Western Christian boys’ golf team struggled in those areas in a...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor MARCUS-It was the first night out, not only for the 2019 season, but in a varsity uniform for most of the Trinity Christian golfers at a War Eagle Conference dual versus Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen Union at Marcus Golf Club Monday,...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Trinity Christian has hired a new athletic director for the 2019-2020 school year and beyond. Laura Kuiper, who has been music teacher at Trinity Christian, will now take over as the new athletic director Aug. 1 following interim director...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Spencer 2-2 4 Western Christian 0-0 0 HULL-Western Christian gave all it had in a girls’ soccer game with Spencer Monday, April 8, but the Wolfpack did not have enough to upset the Class 2A eighth-ranked Tigers in a...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 0-3-1 4 Spencer 2-1-0 3 SPENCER-Western Christian found itself down 2-0 at halftime on the road in boys’ soccer action in Spencer Monday, April 8, but the Wolfpack clawed their way back thanks to...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor WORTHINGTON, MN-It was the first meet of the 2019 regular season for the Western Christian girls’ golf team in a non-conference dual with Worthington, Minnesota, Monday, April 8. The Wolfpack will admit they had some bumps to start off the...
Dr. Edwin Geels 79 Laughlin, Nevada March 30, 2019 Dr. Edwin Geels, 79, of Laughlin, Nevada, died at his home Saturday, March 30, 2019. Memorial service was Saturday, April 6, at Bethel Christian Reformed Church, Sioux Center, with interment in Memory Gardens...
Clarence Van Voorst 76 Hull, Iowa April 3, 2019 Clarence Van Voorst, 76, of Hull, Iowa, died April 3, 2019, at Sioux Center Health, Sioux Center, Iowa. Funeral service was Saturday, April 6, at Carmel Reformed Church, Carmel, Iowa, with interment in Carmel Cemetery. ...
Harlan Hulst 67 San Diego, California January 5, 2019 Harlan Hulst, 67, of San Diego, California, passed away in Mexico Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019. A celebration of life service will be Saturday, April 13, from 2-5 p.m. at Oolman Funeral Home, Hull, Iowa. Harlan Keith...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 4-2 6 MOC-Floyd Valley 0-1 1 ORANGE CITY-The main focus for the Western Christian girls’ soccer team coming into the 2019 season was to possess the ball a lot more on offense and prevent the defense from having to play...
