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Ready, set, skate

sioux center storm hockey Sioux Center Storm and Boyden-Hull student Allison Moore reaches out for a save as the goalie for the varsity Storm girls this past season. Moore and the girls’ varsity Storm also participated in the South Dakota state tournament this past...

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Tigers hit the track for first time in two seasons

west sioux early bird invitational track meet Makiah De Jager of Trinity Christian races with two Unity Christian runners during the West Sioux Early Bird Invitational Thursday, March 25. This was the first meet in two seasons for the Tigers as they kicked off the...

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Dedicated to success

Boyden-Hull boys’ basketball assistant coach Jeff Meyn looks on from the sidelines during the Class 2A state title game against Western Christian. Meyn stepped down from being the assistant coach of the program due to retirement at the end of the school year....

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A star-spangled singing honor

MIXED VOCAL GROUP PERFORMS ON BIG STAGE This mixed vocal group of seniors from Boyden-Hull High School performed the National Anthem at the Iowa boys’ state basketball tournament earlier this month. Pictured left to right: Emma Zoet, Leah Rozeboom, Caleb Sutton, Brody...

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New senior living facility is officially named

Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer As construction on a new senior living campus in Sioux Center continues, officials at Sioux Center Health have been working on naming the facility. With work expected to be completed on the first phase in August, the Sioux Center Health...

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Joan Maassen

86 Rock Valley, Iowa March 16, 2021 Joan Maassen, 86, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Tuesday, March 16, 2021, at Hegg Health Center in Rock Valley. Memorial service was Saturday, March 20, at Netherlands Reformed Church, Sioux Center, with interment in Memory Gardens...

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Gerald De Bey

69 Sioux Center, Iowa March 13, 2021 Gerald De Bey, 69, of Sioux Center, Iowa, died Saturday, March 13, 2021, at Sioux Center Health in Sioux Center. Funeral service was Wednesday, March 17, at Central Reformed Church, Sioux Center, with interment in Memory Gardens...

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Three local athletes named as all-state players

Photographed top to bottom: Tanner Te Slaa, Marcus Kelderman and Ty Van Essen. All three athletes were selected as all-state basketball players as announced by the Iowa Print Sports Writers Association Tuesday, March 16. (Photos/Nathan Broek) ipswa all-state teams...

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Lone Wolf program at Western Christian taking off

aau youth wrestling The Lone Wolf AAU Youth wrestling state participants Front from left: Caden Smith and Luke Hulstein. Back: Coach Brad Kats, Tyson Hulstein, Cael Christians, Calvin Nice, Tyson Van Roekel, Japen Bakker, Bentley Van Kley, Cam Miller, Brock Mulder,...

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Kelderman selected to play in All-Star Game

pizza ranch all-star game All-Star Game, highlighting best senior basketball athletes in the state of Iowa, scheduled to be played March 27 Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Boyden-Hull boys’ basketball senior standout, Marcus Kelderman, has been selected to participate in...

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Simple Rewards:

Couple recounts their time as foster parents NO EMPTY NEST HERE Dan and Julie Bosma started the process to become foster parents when their youngest daughter, Kathy, was in high school. Over the past 17 years, the couple have fostered 88 children, often times...

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Virtual course designed to prepare kids for time at home alone

Virtual course designed to prepare kids for time at home alone Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer Keeping kids safe at home is something all parents worry about. As the child gets older, parents start to wonder what is an appropriate age for their son or daughter to be left...

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Spring cleaning is a good time to prepare a financial plan

Spring cleaning is a good time to prepare a financial plan Paul Hoogendoorn Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer No one can predict the future, especially when it comes to finances, but each person has the power to prepare. As many begin spring cleaning in their homes and...

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Two Tigers named as all-conference players

war eagle all-conference boys’ basketball Photographed left to right: Anthony Kooiker and Carson Zandstra. Both Trinity Christian boys’ basketball players were selected to the War Eagle All-conference boys’ basketball team as announced by the War Eagle Conference...

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One Trinity Christian player named as all-conference

war eagle all-conference girls’ basketball Alyssa Maassen of the Trinity Christian girls’ basketball team. Maassen was selected as a War Eagle All-conference pick as announced by the conference Friday, March 12. (Photo/Nathan Broek) Alyssa Maassen picked as an...

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District assignments for the 2021 season released

high school football Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley still a 3A school after the state adds a class, Western Christian still in Class 1A District 1 Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Prior to the start of the state basketball tournaments Friday, March 12, the Iowa High School...

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Quality first for unique, customized floral arrangements

ONE-OF-A-KIND Christiana Westra, owner of C Anna’s Things in Hull, creates one-of-a-kind, handmade, flower arrangements that are for sale in her home. Westra creates wooden flowers that that are added in with artificial greenery that can be arranged and used for any...

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