The Northwest Iowa Symphony Youth Orchestra will present its fall concert Saturday, Dec. 8, at 3 p.m. in the BJ Haan Auditorium on the campus of Dordt College in Sioux Center. The concert is free and open to the public. Led by conductor Dr. Angela Holt, the orchestra...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Boyden-Hull 10-10-10-17 47 Okoboji 9-17-11-15 52 MILFORD-Boyden-Hull will admit it had first-game jitters in a Siouxland Conference girls’ basketball game on the road against Okoboji Tuesday, Nov. 20. The Comets, however, had...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Eight Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley football players were recently named to the Iowa Print SportsWriters Association all-state football team. Earning first-team defensive honors was Brayton Van Kekerix. He was the top tackler for the Nighthawks...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Ten Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley football players received all-academic football honors as released by coaches in Class 2A District 1 Monday, Nov. 19. Named to the list were Carter Francis, Billy Rankin, Brett Van Der Wilt, Reid Van Voorst, Sam...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Four Western Christian volleyball players and coach Tammi Veerbeek earned all-state volleyball honors in Class 2A as announced by the Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union Monday, Nov. 19. Earning first-team all-state honors in Class 2A...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor After claiming second place in the state in Class 2A, 10 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley football players were selected to the Class 2A all-district football team as announced and released by district coaches Monday, Nov. 19. Highlighting the...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Six Western Christian football players were selected to the Class 1A District 1 all-district football team as announced by the district and its coaches Saturday, Nov. 17. Earning first-team all-district honors were Carter Kooi, Bryce Van...
James De Kam 70 Rock Valley, Iowa November 20, 2018 James De Kam, 70, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Tuesday, Nov. 20, 2018, at his residence. Funeral services were Monday, Nov. 26, at Doon United Reformed Church with interment in Valley View Cemetery, Rock Valley. James...
Grace Dykstra 94 Hull, Iowa Nov. 23, 2018 Grace Dykstra, 94, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Friday, Nov. 23, 2018, at Pleasant Acres Care Center, Hull. Funeral services were Monday, Nov. 26, at Oolman Funeral Home, Hull, with interment in Hope Cemetery, Hull. Grace...
Grace Van Hill 90 Rock Valley, Iowa November 18, 2018 Grace Van Hill, 90, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Sunday, Nov. 18, 2018, at Hegg Health Center, Rock Valley. Private funeral services were Saturday, Nov. 24, with interment in Sheridan Township Cemetery, Boyden, Iowa....
June De Wit |Staff Writer The Boyden William Monster American Legion Post #272 observed Veterans’ Day Monday, Nov. 21, with a special pinning ceremony at 7 p.m. in the Demco Center. Several area veterans were honored. The evening began with a program which included...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Nearly three weeks ago, the refuse in Hull’s city dump caught fire and has been smoldering since then. City employees did not start the fire and its cause is a mystery. But smoke produced by the fire has covered Hull at times and generated...
Jeanne Visser |Staff Writer For years, Hull’s Winterfest has claimed to have the largest vendor fair in northwest Iowa. This year’s Dec. 1 event is holding firmly to that declaration. “It’s really true,” stated Hull chamber director Faye De Kam. “This year we’ll have...
June De Wit |Staff Writer Sarah Van Meeteren of Sheldon, formerly of Boyden, was a guest speaker Monday evening, Nov. 12, at the Boyden Public Library. Van Meeteren, who works at Fantasia in Sheldon, shared decorating ideas for the holidays and showed those in...
As dairy operations increase animal numbers, they have also increased dependence on a larger labor pool. That labor pool has become less dominated by family members, and more dependent on foreign born labor. There undoubtedly would be benefits, however, there is...
More than 750 people gathered Wednesday, Nov. 14 to mark the grand opening of a regional airport that will fuel growth and national connections to northwest Iowa. Governor Kim Reynolds flew in for the ribbon cutting of the Sioux County Regional Airport, a nearly $32...
An expert on medications will be a few steps away at Promise Community Health Center for medical providers and patients. Kendra Borchers, doctor of pharmacy, joined the health center’s team this week in the new position of clinical pharmacist. Her hours will be 8...
