PASSION FOR AGRICULTURE Kylie Nettinga, ag instructor and FFA advisor at Western Christian High School, has been nominated for the Golden Owl Award presented by Nationwide and the Iowa FFA Foundation. Nettinga is one of seven educators nominated for the award....
Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer In 1900, Rudolf Diesel unveiled the first diesel engine at the World Fair. The engine originally ran on peanut oil and Diesel believed plant-based oils could play a big part in the future of America’s engines. Celebrating the...
Residents took time to check out all the spring decorations Bargain Alley has to offer Friday, March 5. Many stores downtown were buzzing with customers who were enjoying the 50-degree day and came out to support local businesses. (Photo/Jennifer Kor) Jennifer Kor |...
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor Western Christian High School individual competitive speech students participated in a district contest at Western Christian Monday, March 1. “We are so thankful the students are able to perform in-person this year; so, while...
Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer No matter the season in Iowa, weather is one thing everyone needs to be constantly aware of. In moments when precious seconds matter to the safety of all residents, the Iowa Emergency Management Association asks all homeowners to take a few...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor The Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union announced guidelines for golf in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic in a press release issued Feb. 26. The groups recommend those who are feeling sick...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Former Western Christian girls’ basketball standout and senior women’s basketball player at Dordt University Erika Feenstra received Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) all-conference basketball honors as released by the GPAC...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Three Boyden-Hull students, Allison Moore, Jaiden Cannegieter and Aubrey Cannegieter, competed in the South Dakota girls’ state hockey tournament in Watertown, South Dakota, March 5-7 as part of the Sioux Center Tornadoes and they came...
(Right) Maggie Kats and Emily De Jager of Western Christian. Both students participated in the Iowa Honor Dance team Feb. 22 with their routine being aired on PBS during the Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union state basketball championships on March 6....
The boys’ basketball teams from Boyden-Hull High School, top, and Western Christian High School, bottom, celebrate with their respective state qualifier banners Saturday, Feb. 27. The Comets won a substate final over OABCIG in Sheldon while the Wolfpack defeated...
A STUDY IN COMMUNITIES Students in Megan Raman’s third-grade class at Hull Christian School created models of local businesses as part of a social studies unit on the three different types of communities. (Photo/Jennifer Kor) Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer The key to a...
Members of the Hull Area Chamber of Commerce board conducted ribbon-cutting ceremonies at three businesses Wednesday, Feb. 24. (Photo/Jennifer Kor) Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer The Hull Area Chamber of Commerce honored three businesses Wednesday, Feb. 24 with a ribbon...
Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer In April 2020, Farmers Mutual Insurance Association purchased the former American Legion building and a clothing boutique to prepare for future growth of the company. This week, work began to expand the current office on Main Street. Boer...
Thursday – Glow in the Dark Day Nate Kooima, Drew Poppema, Julia Van Maanen, Kelsey Uittenbogaard, Jamie Kooima and Avery Van Maanen. Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer Students and faculty at Trinity Christian High School are beating the winter blues with dress-up days...
Trinity Christian Individual Speech Participants Pictured are Trinity Christian High School students who participated in the district individual speech contest at Rock Valley Saturday, Feb. 27. Left to right: Ava Brummel, Claire Van Egdom, Sierra Meyer, Allison Mooy,...
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor Twenty-two acts from Boyden-Hull High School were entered for the district individual speech contest at Rock Valley High School Saturday, Feb. 27 in a season that included a number of different factors than in previous years. ...
82 Hull, Iowa February 22, 2021 Robert Van’t Hul, 82, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Monday, Feb. 22, 2021, at his residence. Funeral service was Friday, Feb, 26, at First Reformed Church, Hull, with interment in Hope Cemetery, Hull. Robert Lee was born May 31,...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Nominations for the 2021 Iowa Shrine Bowl were announced Wednesday, Feb. 24, and Kody Noble of Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley and Levi Vanden Bos of Western Christian were selected to play for the North All-Stars. This year’s high school All-Star...
Kody Noble takes to the net on a layup during the Class 2A District 2 tournament final against Unity Christian at West Lyon Tuesday, Feb. 23. (Photo/Jessica Jensen) Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Unity Christian 14-10-6-18 48 Boyden-Hull 11-13-20-24 68...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Former Western Christian girls’ basketball standout Ashtyn Veerbeek received Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) Player-of-the-Week as announced Tuesday, Feb. 23. Veerbeek, who plays for Dordt University in Sioux Center after...
