June De Wit | Staff Writer Fifteen students from the three high schools in Hull were invited to participate in the All-State Individual Speech Festival March 25 on the University of Northern Iowa campus. All-state speech is comparable to state athletic tournaments...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Revenge is sweet. On Friday, March 22, Kyle and Emily Westra were married and then left for their honeymoon. The next day, a can collection bin and unique sign appeared in the couple’s front yard on Chestnut Street in Hull. The plywood...
June De Wit | Staff Writer The Hull Fire Department is planning to update its extrication tools. A battery-powered set of extrication tools, also known as the Jaws of Life, will replace an original set of engine-powered tools purchased about 25 years ago. “It’s part...
Members of the Sioux County Jail staff completed a training session entitled “Law Enforcement, Incarceration and Mental Health” Wednesday, March 20. Providing the in-service training were the co-directors of Creative Living Center, Drs. Shawn Scholten and Dayton...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The Hull Public Library is inviting community members to celebrate National Library Week April 8-13. Throughout the week, popular activities will be offered, such as candy jar guessing, scavenger hunts, prize drawings and the annual book...
Western Christian FFA had its “Drive Your Tractor to School Day” Wednesday, March 27. Several students arrived at school driving a tractor and paraded down main street and then around a few blocks before parking in the front parking lot at Western Christian High...
The Northwest Iowa Symphony Youth Orchestra will present its spring concert Monday, April 8, at 7:30 p.m. in Christ Chapel on the campus of Northwestern College in Orange City. The concert is free and open to the public. Led by conductor Dr. Angela Holt, the...
The Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra, in conjunction with a grant from Sioux Center Recreation and Arts Council, will present a guest concert by Gaudete Brass Saturday, April 13. The concert will begin at 7:30 p.m. in the BJ Haan Auditorium on the campus of Dordt...
June De Wit | Staff Writer The 2019 Hull Business & Industry Expo was a success. Many patrons from Hull and the surrounding area turned out to visit with various business owners represented at each booth. Everyone also had a chance to register for prizes. An Expo...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor ORANGE CITY- The Unity Christian Early Bird Track and Field Invitational Thursday, March 28, was the final meet of the preseason for the Western Christian girls’ and boys’ track teams before the athletes started competing for team points....
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor The final awards for boys’ basketball from this past season were released last week. The Iowa Sports Print Writers Association announced that Beau De Jongh was named to the all-state first team. The Boyden-Hull senior center finished the...
Students from Western Christian performed in a variety of categories at the state individual speech contest at Woodbury Central High School in Moville Wednesday, March 13. Three judges each provided a I or II rating to compile a final rating. The results are listed...
Trinity Christian speech students participated in the individual state speech contest Wednesday, March 13, at Woodbury Central High School in Moville. Three judges each provide a I or II rating to give a final rating. Results from the contest are listed below. ...
Boyden-Hull speech students participated in the individual state speech contest Wednesday, March 13, at Woodbury Central High School in Moville. Three judges each provide a I or II rating to give a final rating. Results from the contest are listed below and include...
Henrietta Van Roekel 91 Rock Rapids, Iowa March 16, 2019 Henrietta Van Roekel, 91, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, March 16, 2019, at Rock Rapids Health Centre. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, March 20, at Porter Funeral Home, Rock Valley, Iowa,...
Wilmina Kooiker 96 Hull, Iowa March 8, 2019 Wilmina Kooiker, 96, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Friday, March 8, 2019, at Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 13, at American Reformed Church, Hull,...
Sylvester Harms 97 George, Iowa March 10, 2019 Sylvester Harms, 97, of George, Iowa, died Sunday, March 10, 2019, at Sanford Senior Care, Sheldon, Iowa. Memorial service was Thursday, March 14, at First Baptist Church, rural George, with interment in Evergreen Lawn...
Dale Merrill 86 Sheldon, Iowa March 11, 2019 Dale Merrill, 86, of Sheldon, Iowa, passed away Monday, March 11, 2019, Fieldcrest Assisted Living, Sheldon. Funeral services were Friday, March 15, at First Reformed Church, Sheldon, with interment in East Lawn Cemetery,...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Jon Hale thought he wanted to be a teacher. But then Pizza Ranch got his attention. Last Monday, the Orange City native was introduced as the new manager at Hull Pizza Ranch and he began familiarizing himself with the restaurant and...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor After a rough senior season playing on the Western Christian boys’ basketball team, it did not take long for Bill Harmsen to realize coaching would be his calling. “It starts back a long time ago when I got injured my senior year in high...
