77 Hills, Minnesota October 5, 2020 Judith Ann Binford, 77, passed away Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, at Tuff Memorial Home, Hills, Minnesota. Memorial services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14, at Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne, Minnesota. Survivors include her...
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Gloria Jacobsma
68 Rock Rapids, Iowa October 4, 2020 Gloria Jacobsma, 68, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, passed away Sunday, Oct. 4, 2020, at Sanford Medical Center of Sioux Falls. Graveside service was Saturday, Oct. 10, at Hillside Cemetery, Doon, Iowa. Survivors include five...
Charles Kroese
91 Hull, Iowa October 6, 2020 Charles P. Kroese, 91, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, at Pleasant Acres Care Center in Hull. Funeral service was Saturday, Oct. 10, at Oolman Funeral Home, Hull, with interment in Hope Cemetery, Hull. ...
Beverly DeVries
78 Pipesone, Minnesota October 5, 2020 Beverly DeVries, 78, of Pipestone, Minnesota, passed away Monday, Oct. 5, 2020, at Good Samaritan Communities of Pipestone. Graveside services were Thursday, Oct. 8, at New Woodlawn Cemetery, Pipestone. Beverly Ann Plasier was...
Wolfpack take the crown at home tourney
WESTERN CHRISTIAN VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT Comets fall short of upsetting tournament hosts in the championship match Nathan Broek | Sports Editor HULL-It was another tough weekend tournament for both Class 2A top-ranked Western Christian and Class 2A fourth-ranked...
Boyden-Hull topples West Lyon in three
BOYDEN-HULL VOLLEYBALL Ellie Woelber rises up on an attack attempt during Siouxland Conference volleyball versus West Lyon Thursday, Oct. 8. The Boyden-Hull Comets swept the Wildcats in three. (Photo/Jessica Jensen) Boyden-Hull pulls away from West Lyon in sets two...
Wolfpack girls field a full team for first time since beginning of the season
CHEROKEE CROSS-COUNTRY INVITATIONAL Western Christian boys stay consistent, Tigers continue to focus on individual performances at Cherokee Invitational Tuesday, Oct. 6 Nathan Broek | Sports Editor CHEROKEE-After fighting illness for most of the 2020 season, the...
B-H/RV builds momentum for Class 3A state-qualifying
G-LR/CL CROSS-COUNTRY INVITATIONAL Shawna Hoksbergen of Trinity Christian races through the George-Little Rock/Central Lyon Cross-Country Invitational Thursday, Oct. 8. Hoksbergen finished in 36th in her second meet back following illness. (Photo/Nathan Broek) Trinity...
Late field goal sends ‘Pack home from Emmetsburg happy
WESTERN CHRISTIAN FOOTBALL Shane Habben of Western Christian football. Habben had three solo tackles and one tackle for loss as the Wolfpack defense helped secure a 10-7 win on the road at Emmetsburg Friday, Oct. 9 in Class 1A District 1 play. The victory also gave...
Tigers fight, but fall short to Westerners
TRINITY CHRISTIAN VOLLEYBALL Avery Van Maanen of the Trinity Christian volleyball team. Van Maanen was one of the top hitters for the Tigers with five kills despite a three-set War Eagle Conference defeat on the road to Akron-Westfield Thursday, Oct. 8. (Photo/Nathan...
‘Pack rout Tornadoes in three
WESTERN CHRISTIAN VOLLEYBALL Sienna Moss of Western Christian rises up and smacks a kill through the Storm Lake defense during Lakes Conference volleyball Tuesday, Oct. 6. The Wolfpack defeated the Tornadoes in three sets. (Photo/Nathan Broek) High kill rate keeps...
Nighthawks win ugly over Tornadoes
BOYDEN-HULL/ROCK VALLEY FOOTBALL Brock Fisher of Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley races the other way for a touchdown after picking off a Storm Lake pass during Class 3A District 1 football in Hull Friday, Oct. 9. The Nighthawks came away with a 28-14 win. (Photo/Nathan Broek)...
State will allow extra fall sports activities following postseason elimination
IHSAA BOARD MEETING Move intended to allow member schools who lost games during the 2020 season due to COVID-19 or the derecho to make up those games Nathan Broek | Sports Editor The Iowa High School Athletic Association had a special board meeting via Zoom Tuesday,...
Harvest 2020: Ahead of schedule
Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer Harvest season in Sioux County kicked off early as farmers were able to get into the fields ahead of schedule and dry conditions across the area have allowed easy access onto the acreages. Hull Co-op Elevator estimates that harvest dates...
From seniors to seniors
Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer Joyve HeynenPete AbersonDon BoerLavonne LandmanWilma Grevengoed Navigating through their final year of high school, seniors throughout all of the high schools in Hull are preparing to take their first steps into adulthood and make decisions...
Friendly competitions headline Hogtoberfest
NOT AN AVERAGE WALK IN THE PARK Competitors made their way through a mud crawl being careful to avoid getting caught in the wires above them at the Ruck Run, Saturday, Oct. 3 as part of the Hogtoberfest activities planned by the American Legion and the Hull Area...
Rules of the road
Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer Fall is officially here and with it, leaves are changing, temperatures are cooler and daylight hours are on the decline. But there is one potential danger to those soaking up the last bit of outdoor exercise. The decrease in daylight hours...
New physical education teacher at Hull Christian
Trent Roose Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer In mid-September, Hull Christian School was without a physical education instructor when Mr. Di Pol accepted a new teaching position elsewhere. Before the end of the month, the school announced it had hired Trent Roose, who...
Hull Public Library prepares to celebrate National Book Month
ENCOURAGING AVID READERS AND NON-READERS ALIKE Matt Hoehamer, director at the Hull Public Library, urges community members to continue with a love of reading during National Book Month. (Photo/Jennifer Kor) Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer October is National Book Month...
Adjusted quarantine recommendations prompts urging for mask mandate
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor The Iowa Department of Public Health Tuesday, Sept. 29 released a change on quarantine recommendations for people that have been exposed to a positive case of COVID-19 in non-healthcare, non-residential settings. This includes...