June De Wit | Staff Writer The City of Boyden had a special election Tuesday, Dec. 11, to fill a vacant seat on the council. Two candidates ran for the position, Nathan Alexander and Elizabeth Steven. Unofficial results show that of the 440 registered voters, 81...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Last week, the Hull City Council agreed to increase the amount of money the city contributes to the Hull Chamber of Commerce budget. Five years ago, the council approved giving $10,000 per year for five years to the Chamber. This year,...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Contrary to most rural counties in Iowa, Sioux County’s population keeps on growing. The State Data Center of Iowa recently released the Iowa county population and percent change estimates to July 1, 2017. The population in Sioux County is...
GEA recently achieved a significant milestone in its company history by manufacturing its 10,000th liquid manure spreader tank. With a stainless steel reservoir capacity of 10,500 U.S. gallons, the EL48-8D 8800 is the biggest single-reservoir model available on the...
A Master Gardener volunteer meeting will be conducted Saturday, Jan. 5 at 9:30 a.m. at the Sanborn Public Library. Anyone with an interest in gardening is invited to attend. “With winter in full swing, it is sometimes difficult to think about gardening and warm...
All are invited to sing with the Sioux County Oratorio Chorus to present Handel’s “Messiah” for the upcoming season. Weekly rehearsals begin Tuesday, Jan. 15 from 7:30-9:30 p.m. in Dordt College’s choral rehearsal room. The performance with orchestra, Dordt and...
Registration deadline is December 26 Commercial manure applicators should plan to attend the commercial manure applicator training program scheduled for Thursday, Jan. 3, from 9 a.m.-12 noon. Iowa State University Extension and Outreach, in cooperation with the Iowa...
AARP Iowa released the results of a statewide caregiving survey Dec. 12 showing that 96 percent of current family caregivers in Iowa believe it is “extremely” or “very” important they receive instruction on medical tasks they need to provide for their loved one at...
Donald Driesen 79 Rock Valley, Iowa December 12, 2018 Donald Driesen, 79, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services were Saturday, Dec. 15, at Trinity Christian Reformed Church, Rock...
Donald Drenth 96 Adrian, Minnesota December 12, 2018 Donald E. Drenth, 96 of Adrian, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018, at Ava’s Hospice House, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Memorial service was Saturday, Dec. 15, at Bethel Reformed Church, rural Little...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Thirty years ago, Pat Haveman of Hull felt compelled to capture her grandmother’s story of emigration from Holland to America and her life in turn-of-the-century Sioux County. Today that story is told in a new book, “Maggie and the Big...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Work on the interior of the future Hull museum is progressing this winter and the building is now ready for a new handicap-accessible restroom. The Hull Historical Society received a $2,500 grant from Fund for Siouxland last spring to help...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Boyden-Hull Escape Rooms once again challenged teams with clues, locks and hidden messages last Saturday evening in Hull. Team “Ugly Sweaters” escaped in record time — 46 minutes. Pictured in front are Jon Draayer and Riley Niemeyer; back...
June De Wit | Staff Writer Another successful Festival of Trees is in the books. Many area residents joined in the festivities, sponsored by the Boyden Community Club Monday evening, Dec. 3, to kick off the Christmas holiday season. The theme this year, “Christmas at...
Melinda Myers | Garden Columnist The holiday season has arrived. That means you will be on the giving or receiving end of a poinsettia, Christmas cactus, cyclamen, amaryllis or other holiday plant. Extend the beauty and longevity of these holiday beauties with proper...
The Boyden community blood drive, hosted by Demco Community Center with the local provider LifeServe Blood Center, saw 13 registered donors Monday, Dec. 3. They were able to collect 16 units of blood which has the ability to save up to 48 local lives. The next...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer A healthy mind and a healthy body are important, but a healthy wallet is too. SmartAsset, a New York financial technology company, recently released a study of the most financially healthy places in the U.S. The study analyzed debt,...
Sioux County Conservatives will host Drew Klein of Americans for Prosperity Thursday, Dec. 13, for the next Pizza & Policy meeting. Klein, who is the executive director of Americans for Prosperity-Iowa, has worked on more than a dozen campaigns at the state and...
