NEW PASTOR FOR FIRST REFORMED CHURCH Pastor Adam Van Der Stoep will be installed as the new pastor at First Reformed Church of Hull Aug. 1. He is pictured with his wife, Shaelee. (Photo/Submitted) Pastor Van Der Stoep begins service to First Reformed Church...
A SMALL FRACTION OF 20-YEAR COLLECTION Ron Hoksbergen stands in front of the Hull Library’s display of his collection of model farm equipment, gasoline pumps and fire trucks. The display is only a fraction of a collection he has been building over 20 years. The...
SPECIAL HONOR Veteran Ike Uittenbogaard was recognized by the Minnesota Twins June 24, 2021 with the honor of raising the American Flag with the help of his children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Uittenbogaard was an Army soldier in the Vietnam War with...
102 Jasper, Minnesota July 15, 2021 Beuella Johnson, 102, of Jasper, Minnesota, passed away Thursday, July 15, 2021. Funeral service was Tuesday, July 20, at Jasper Evangelical Lutheran Church, Jasper, with interment in Jasper City Cemetery. Survivors include a son,...
85 Hull, Iowa July 12, 2021 P. Stanley Westra, 85, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Monday, July 12, 2021, at his home. Funeral service was Friday, July 16, at First Reformed Church, Hull, with interment in Hope Cemetery, Hull. Peter Stanley “Stan” was born March 28,...
Former Vice-President Mike Pence is guest at Feenstra Family Picnic Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer Iowa’s Fourth Congressional District Representative Randy Feenstra hosted the inaugural Feenstra Family Picnic Friday, July 16, at Dean’s Classic Car Museum in Sioux...
Candy Meets Politics Founder and owner Peter De Yager shows Iowa’s Second Congressional District representative Dr. Miller-Meeks The Foreign Candy Company store during her visit to the successful enterprise Thursday, July 15. (Photo/Shane D. Johnson) Iowa’s Second...
trinity christian baseball Colton Kuiper of Trinity Christian holds up on his swing on a ball in the dirt during Class 1A District 1 baseball tournaments with MMC-RU in LeMars Monday, July 12. The Tigers defeatsed the Royals 5-4 to advance and play Gehlen Catholic of...
lakes all-conference baseball Jeremiah Kredit and Treyton Sandbulte highlight with second-team honors Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Four Western Christian baseball players were selected to the Lakes all-conference baseball team as selected by the conference and...
western christian baseball Levi Jansma of Western Christian prepares to take a swing at a pitch during Class 2A District 1 baseball tournaments Monday, July 12, at Hinton. The Wolfpack defeated the Blackhawks 4-2 and advanced to play West Lyon Tuesday, July 13....
boyden-hull/rock valley baseball Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley hits the ball right at LeMars defenders to end the 2021 regular season Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley senior Alex Godfredsen fires in a pitch during Class 3A substate 1 baseball tournament action at Storm Lake Friday,...
New Businesses, New Beginnings Owners Faye De Kam (left), Amy Emerick (center), and Mandy Hoekstra (right), stand in the doorway of their newly-purchased building. The structure will house both Home on Main and The Grain House and will have a communal space in the...
Baby Leo Boer home after 224 days in hospital NO PLACE LIKE HOME Parents Greg and Jasmine Boer sit with their daughter, Veda, and son, Leo. Leo spent 224 days under hospital care hospitals in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Denver, Colorado. Leo was born with...
89 Hull, Iowa July 7, 2021 Ella Mae Vande Burgt, 89, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, July 7, 2021, at Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation with the family will be Saturday, July 17, from 12-1 p.m. at First...
boyden-hull/rock valley softball Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley senior Gabi Luevano takes a swing at a pitch during Siouxland Conference softball at Sioux Center Friday, July 2. The Nighthawks fell to the Warriors 6-2. (Photo/Nathan Broek) Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley pleased...
western christian baseball Western Christian gets going with the bats early in a non-conference victory over Hinton Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Hinton 0-1-0-1-0-0-0 2 Western Christian 0-3-1-0-1-1-X 6 HULL-Western Christian got the bats going early,...
boyden-hull/rock valley baseball Sam Remmerde takes a swing at a pitch during Siouxland Conference baseball versus Central Lyon Wednesday, July 7. The Nighthawks defeated the Lions 10-0 in five innings. (Photo/Lisa Miller) Nighthawks get down 7-1 after first inning on...
trinity christian baseball Lack of offense hands Trinity Christian a 10-2 defeat to West Sioux Wednesday, July 7 Nathan Broek | Sports Editor West Sioux 1-0-7-2-0-0-0 10 Trinity Christian 0-0-0-0-1-1-0 2 HULL-With the Class 1A District 1 tournaments around...
Western Christian shortstop Apiyo Harberts attempts a tag on a West Sioux player trying to steal second base during Class 2A Region 1 softball tournaments Wednesday, July 7. The Wolfpack defeated the Falcons 15-4 in six innings to advance in the tournament to play...
Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer When Hull Summerfest 2021 kicks off Wednesday, July 7, there will be no shortage of activities for community members and visitors to take part in through Saturday, July 10. Events planned for Wednesday include the farmers’ market...
