June De Wit | Staff Writer Healthiest State Walks took place all over the state of Iowa Wednesday, Oct. 3. More than 800 walks were registered in Iowa, including those in Boyden and Hull. Businesses and individuals were encouraged to walk for 30 minutes. Kids from the...
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor Kathy Brandt | Staff Writer, Sentinel Tribune, Westbrook, Minn. Newspapers across the country are celebrating National Newspaper Week Oct. 7-13 under the theme, “Journalism matters now more than ever.” The Sioux County Index-Reporter...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer “We also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance produces character; and character, hope.” Romans 5:4-5 Trials in life are inevitable. We only get to choose how we respond to them. At...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor SIOUX CENTER-With the amount of rain the past two weeks cancelling a majority of cross-country meets, local teams were pleased to get a meet in at Dordt College in Sioux Center for the Western Christian Invitational Tuesday, Sept. 25. Both...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 21-24-14 0 Sergeant Bluff-Luton 25-26-25 3 SERGEANT BLUFF-Class 2A third-ranked Western Christian hit the road for a non-conference test against Class 4A top-ranked Sergeant Bluff-Luton Thursday, Sept. 27, but the...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Harris-Lake Park 25-25-25 3 Trinity Christian 23-16-20 0 HULL-Trinity Christian once again had trouble in the hitting department, due in large part to some poor ball control, and the Tigers suffered a 25-23, 25-16, 25-20 War Eagle...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Okoboji 0-0-7-6 13 B-H/RV 28-20-13-6 67 HULL-Class 2A third-ranked Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley found success early and often with its running attack and it did not take long for the Nighthawks to put on a show for their homecoming crowd...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 3-0-0-0 3 West Sioux 14-24-7-0 45 HAWARDEN-Western Christian seemed to have the early momentum on Class 1A seventh-ranked West Sioux, but the Wolfpack was unable to contain the Falcons after the first quarter...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Former Western Christian football standout, Ben Granstra, earned the Great Plains Athletic Conference Defensive Player-of-the-Week honors for games played Saturday, Sept. 22. Granstra, a freshman linebacker for Northwestern College out of...
The Iowa High School Athletic Association announced in its September 2018 bulletin that it will now allow live streaming of lead-up postseason sporting events in the 2018-2019 school year. The television or internet broadcasts will be available through an application...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Former Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley football player, Bryce Van Beek, was named a semi-finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy. According to the National Football Federation and College Football Hall of Fame, the award recognizes an...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Sheldon 25-14-18-25-15 3 Boyden-Hull 17-25-25-22-13 2 HULL-The Boyden-Hull volleyball team had a slow start to its Siouxland Conference volleyball match with Sheldon Thursday, Sept. 27, as part of its homecoming festivities. The...
Melvin Schuiteman 93 Sioux Center, Iowa September 24, 2018 Melvin Schuiteman, 93, of Sioux Center, Iowa, died Monday, Sept. 24, 2018, at Royale Meadows Care Center, Sioux Center. Memorial service was Monday, Oct. 1, at First Reformed Church, Sioux Center. Melvin...
Christina Velgersdyk 86 Rock Valley, Iowa September 23, 2018 Christina Velgersdyk, 86, of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018, at Good Samaritan Society, George, Iowa. Funeral service was Monday, Oct. 1, at First Christian Reformed Church, Rock...
Enjoy Iowa’s natural landscapes while fishing Iowa’s rivers and streams this fall. A unique angling challenge is hidden around every bend. “You are never far from one of Iowa’s many rivers,” said Greg Gelwicks, Iowa DNR interior rivers research biologist. “Fall is a...
Governor Kim Reynolds issued a disaster proclamation for four counties in the Mid-Sioux service area in response to recent flooding and severe weather. The governor’s proclamation activated the Iowa Individual Assistance Grant Program and the Iowa Disaster Case...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The Hull City Council approved a development agreement between the city and Hull Historical Society last week. The agreement allows the city to use Tax Increment Financing (TIF) money to fund some of the renovations on the historical...
Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach beef specialist, Beth Ellen Doran, along with 11 other extension professionals, was recently honored for outstanding achievement and service to Iowans. Doran was bestowed with the award for Distinguished Service in...
