Hilmore Kroese 85 Hull, Iowa December 7, 2018 Hilmore Kroese, 85, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Friday, Dec. 7, 2018, at Sioux Center Health. Funeral service was Tuesday, Dec. 11, at First Reformed Church, Hull, with interment in Hope Cemetery, Hull. Hilmore was born...
Johanna Herweyer 93 Sioux Center, Iowa December 5, 2018 Johanna Herweyer, 93, of Sioux Center, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, at Pleasant Acres Care Center, Hull, Iowa Funeral service was Monday, Dec. 10, at Oolman Funeral Home, Orange City, Iowa, with...
Wilma Heynen 78 Boyden, Iowa December 5, 2018 Wilma Heynen, 78, of Boyden, Iowa died, Dec. 5, 2018, at her home. Memorial services were Saturday, Dec. 8, at Hope Christian Reformed Church, Hull, Iowa, with interment in Sheridan Township Cemetery, Boyden. Wilma Mae...
Lelon Goeringer 68 Hull, Iowa December 4, 2018 Lelon Goeringer, 68, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, at Rock Rapids Health Centre. Funeral service was Friday, Dec. 7, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, rural Hull, with interment in the church cemetery....
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor MMC-RU 21-8-16-10 55 Trinity Christian 8-12-8-3 31 HULL-Trinity Christian did not play up to its full potential in the first eight minutes of play against War Eagle Conference girls’ basketball opponent...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor MMC-RU 7-11-12-14 42 Trinity Christian 13-19-10-12 56 HULL-Trinity Christian used its full-court press and half-court trap defense to limit Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn/Remsen Union on offense, while also creating...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor ROCK VALLEY-For the first time in the 2018-2019 season the Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley wrestling team got to wrestle someone else instead of a fellow teammate at a home non-conference double dual Tuesday, Dec. 4. The Nighthawks had some mixed...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor ESTHERVILLE-The Western Christian wrestling team did not come away with a victory in Lakes Conference double-dual action Thursday, Dec. 6, hosted by Estherville Lincoln Central, but the Wolfpack had two grapplers go undefeated in their...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor George-Little Rock 17-9-9-11 46 Boyden-Hull 13-13-10-20 56 HULL-Boyden-Hull had a tough first quarter to start its Siouxland Conference girls’ basketball game with George-Little Rock Tuesday, Dec. 4, but the Comets quickly overcame...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor George-Little Rock 13-10-24-19 66 Boyden-Hull 17-14-23-17 71 HULL-George-Little Rock gave Boyden-Hull a battle, but the Comets made the plays when they needed to on offense to come away with a 71-66 Siouxland Conference...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 7-19-14-20 60 Spirit Lake 10-8-8-10 36 SPIRIT LAKE-The Western Christian boys’ basketball team was rusty for its first game of the 2018-2019 season Tuesday, Dec. 4, but the Wolfpack soon played up to its potential and...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 4-8-8-4 24 Spirit Lake 9-13-9-12 43 SPIRIT LAKE-Spirit Lake used a 2-3 zone defense against Western Christian in a Lakes Conference girls’ basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 4, but the Wolfpack were unable to shoot...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Ice, snow and high winds moved into Hull last Saturday and caused some Winterfest activities to be cancelled. But the vendor fair and cookie walk went on as planned. While the out-of-town shoppers were missed, most vendors reported plenty...
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor Several area manufacturing companies hope to address together a critical workforce development challenge through a unique partnership. Top officials from those companies joined Northwest Iowa Community College and northwest Iowa...
June De Wit | Staff Writer When Cathy Birkeland took on the role of administrator at Pleasant Acres, she realized she had some work ahead of her, but said, “I’m committed.” Birkeland expects to return the facility to a five-star rating and said, “Any facility can be a...
June De Wit | Staff Writer There’s a familiar face doing a new job at the Cenex convenience store in Hull. Austin Brands, 24-year-old from Boyden, has been working part-time at the store as a cashier since January 2018. He was recently hired as the store manager....
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Voters will choose the newest member of the Boyden City Council — Elizabeth Steven or Nathan Alexander — during a special election Tuesday, Dec. 11. The winner will fill the seat of Art Van Bruggen, who resigned when he moved to Sheldon...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The Hull City Council didn’t take action on many items at their meeting last Monday evening, but they did discuss several topics. City administrator, Jim Collins, reported on the Eighth Street sump line repair. The underground line sends...
On Nov. 8, U.S. Rep. Steve King toured the Lewis & Clark water treatment plant near Vermillion, South Dakota, seeing it in operation. Participating in the tour were officials from Hull, Sheldon, Sibley and Sioux Center. Pictured above, left to right, are King,...
Promise Community Health Center has been awarded a $25,000 grant from the Delta Dental of Iowa Foundation to study potential expansion of its dental services and ways to maximize efficiency of its current space. Growth in the health center’s dental program over the...
