Hope Haven International Ministries will host a special event this holiday season. “Rejoice!,” a Christmas concert fundraiser featuring Nashville recording artist Jill Miller, will be Thursday, Nov. 29 at 7 p.m. in the B.J. Haan Auditorium at Dordt College in Sioux...
Maurice Reformed Church invites the public to its traveling nativity event Saturday, Dec. 8 and Sunday, Dec. 9 from 5:30-8:30 p.m. in Maurice. A horse-drawn wagon will carry guests down a lit path to events leading to the birth of Christ. Warm refreshments will be...
Gertrude Vander Schaaf 92 Hull, Iowa November 11, 2018 Gertrude Vander Schaaf, 92 of Hull, Iowa, died Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018. Funeral services were Saturday, Nov. 17, at First Reformed Church, Orange City, Iowa, with interment in West Lawn Cemetery, Orange City....
Dick W. Keizer 97 Doon, Iowa November 12, 2018 Dick W. Keizer, 97, of Doon, Iowa, died Monday, Nov. 12, 2018, at Hegg Health Center, Rock Valley, Iowa. Funeral services were Saturday, Nov. 17, at Doon First Reformed Church with interment in Hillside Cemetery, Doon....
Margaret Bosma 80 Sheldon, Iowa November 11, 2018 Margaret Bosma, 80, of Sheldon, Iowa, passed away Sunday, Nov. 11, 2018, at Sanford Sheldon Medical Center. Funeral service was Saturday, Nov. 17, at First Presbyterian Church, Hospers, Iowa, with interment in Hospers...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Former Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley and Western Christian football standouts Bryce Van Beek, Shane Solberg and Tyson Kooima were picked to the Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) all-conference football team as announced by the GPAC and its...
Nathan Broek | Sports Eitor The 2018 Google Cloud Academic All-District football team, selected by College Sports Information Directors of America, recognized the nation’s top student-athletes for their combined performances on the field and in the classroom. Former...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Waukon 6-0-6-0 12 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 14-14-13-7 48 CEDAR FALLS-It was the Sergeant Bluff-Luton game all over again for the Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley football team as quarterback J.T. Van’t Hul...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor CEDAR RAPIDS-Former Western Christian volleyball standout Brittany Van Beek was inducted into the Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union Hall of Fame Friday, Nov. 9, during the state volleyball championships. Van Beek, who is a 2005...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Two Trinity Christian volleyball players were named to the War Eagle all-conference volleyball team as announced and released by the conference and its coaches Friday, Nov. 9. Earning second-team honors was Alyssa Uittenbogaard. She was...
Vickie Riphagen 63 Orange City, Iowa November 10, 2018 Vickie Riphagen, 63, of Orange City, Iowa, passed away Saturday, Nov. 10, 2018, at her residence. Memorial service was Tuesday, Nov. 13, at Trinity Reformed Church, Orange City, with interment in West Lawn...
Susan Jansma 65 Sioux Falls, South Dakota November 9, 2018 Susan Jansma, 65, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away Friday, Nov. 9, 2018, at Sioux Center Health. Funeral service was Tuesday, Nov. 13, at First Reformed Church, Hull, with interment in Richland...
Rosemary Harman 73 Hull, Iowa November 2, 2018 Rosemary Harman, 73, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Friday, Nov. 2, 2018, at Whispering Heights, Rock Valley, Iowa. Funeral service was Friday, Nov. 9, at First Reformed Church, Hull, with interment in Hope Cemetery, Rosemary...
Gertrude Huisman 96 Rock Valley, Iowa November 5, 2018 Gertrude Huisman, 96, of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away Monday, Nov. 5, 2018, at Whispering Heights, Rock Valley. Memorial services were Thursday, Nov. 8, at First Reformed Church, Rock Valley, with interment in...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Hull’s NW Iowa Firearms began as a hobby but has quickly grown into a flourishing business. “It has exceeded all my expectations,” said owner John Emerick. Last Friday the Hull Chamber of Commerce celebrated with Emerick by having a ribbon...
June De Wit | Staff Writer There was a good turnout of voters for the general election Tuesday, Nov. 6. Voters from Boyden and Hull in Grant, Sheridan and Lincoln townships, voted at the Demco Community Center in Boyden and the Hull Library in Hull. Sioux County had...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Habitat for Humanity hosted a Stud Finder open house Friday to highlight the 41 decorated studs in the new house being built in Hull. Brandon and Karla Van Lo and their children, Santiago, Jimena and Daleyza, are pictured with some...
June De Wit | Staff Writer The problem with distracted driving has grown beyond just texting: 7-10 people engage in smartphone activities while driving. Some unsettling things people with smartphones do behind the wheel include: Text 61% Email 33% Surf the net 28%...
