87 Carmel, Iowa May 25, 2022 Betty Sandbulte, 87 of Carmel, Iowa, died Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at Sioux Center Health in Sioux Center, Iowa. Funeral services were Saturday, May 28, at Carmel Reformed Church, Carmel, with interment in Carmel Cemetery. Survivors...
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LeRoy Rohlfs
84 Sheldon, Iowa May 25, 2022 LeRoy A. Rohlfs, 84, of Sheldon, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, May 25, 2022, at Fieldcrest Assisted Living in Sheldon. Funeral service was Friday, June 3, at United Presbyterian Church, Boyden, Iowa, with interment in Sheridan...
Lena De Vries
97 Sioux Center, Iowa May 27, 2022 Lena DeVries, 97, of Sioux Center, Iowa, died May 27, 2022, at Crown Pointe Care Center in Sioux Center. Funeral services were Wednesday, June 1, at Centerpoint Church, Sioux Center, with interment in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Sioux...
Davenport Assumption edges Western Christian on PKs
Class 1A boys’ state soccer title game Knights’ first goal in second half changes some of the momentum for the rest of the game Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Davenport Assumption 0-1-0-0 PKs: 3 2 Western Christian 1-0-0-0 PKs: 1 1 The Western Christian...
Change in pitchers flips game on its head
Trinity Christian baseball A 4-1 lead going into the bottom of the seventh inning evaporates in a non-conference contest with Alta-Aurelia Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Trinity Christian 1-0-1-2-0-0-0-0 4 Alta-Aurelia 0-0-0-0-1-0-3-1 5 Trinity Christian...
Former athletes compete on college’s biggest stage
NAIA Outdoor Track and Field National Championships Emma Bakker, Emily Heynen and Cole Zevenbergen earn All-American honors in running events at nationals in Alabama Nathan Broek | Sports Editor GULF SHORES, AL-Various former athletes from Western Christian and...
Western Christian falls to Spirit Lake on opening night
Western Christian softball Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian 0-0-0-2-0-X-X 2 Spirit Lake 6-3-0-4-X-X-X 13 SPIRIT LAKE-The scoreboard on opening night for Western Christian in a road contest with Spirit Lake may have been lopsided, but the...
Opening night gets spoiled by Central Lyon
Western Christian baseball Wolfpack fall to Lions 13-2 in non-conference play Tuesday, May 31 Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Central Lyon 3-3-0-0-0-7-X 13 Western Christian 0-0-0-0-0-2-X 2 Jarace Schemper of Western Christian prepares to fire in a pitch during...
Poor start leads to a road defeat to West Lyon
Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley baseball Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley proves unable to dig out of a 6-0 hole in Siouxland Conference play Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 0-0-2-0-1-0-0 3 West Lyon 5-1-0-0-0-0-X 6 Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley second...
One five-run inning is enough to defeat Tigers
Trinity Christian softball One poor stanza for Trinity Christian leads to a 7-4 defeat at home to Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Hartley-Melvin-Sanborn 0-5-1-0-0-1-0 7 Trinity Christian 0-0-1-2-1-0-0 4 Trinity Christian shortstop...
Nighthawks fail to play their game against Wildcats
Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley softball Ellie Woelber of Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley prepares to make contact with the pitch during Siouxland Conference softball at West Lyon Wednesday, May 31. The Nighthawks fell to the Wildcats 12-2 in five innings. (Photo/Nathan Broek)...
MAKE IT BACK-TO-BACK
The Western Christian team pose for a quick picture, forming a "W" with their hands following a 1-0 win over Sioux Center in the Class 1A Substate 1 boys' soccer tournaments Wednesday, May 25. The win advanced the Wolfpack to the state tournament for the...
Wrapping up a sweet career at The Foreign Candy Company
Looking back at 23 years with The Foreign Candy Company Shane D. Johnson |Staff Writer EARS OF SERVICE COME TO A CLOSEDarla Vander Wilt and Debbie Woelber pose at The Foreign Candy Outlet Store as their careers at the candy company in Hull come to a close. Vander Wilt...
Excitement growing for SummerFest 2022 in Hull
Shane D. Johnson |Staff Writer Hull SummerFest 2022 organized by the Hull Chamber of Commerce is slated for July 6-9 and will include some familiar activities, revisions to some, and can’t-miss events. To kick-off the schedule on July 6, The Grain House will have food...
May Is Foster Care Month: The Impact Of Lutheran Services In Iowa
Shane D. Johnson |Staff Writer DONATING FOR A GOOD CAUSERecently the Pipestone Veterinary Services donated back-to-school supplies for The Supply Closet’s program which begins in August of this year. The supplies help connect foster parents to resources for their...
Bonita Roos
71 North Liberty, Iowa May 24, 2022 Bonita “Bonnie” Roos, 71, of North Liberty, Iowa, formerly of Sioux Center, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, May 24, 2022, at her home after a brief illness Funeral service was Friday, May 27, at First Reformed Church, Orange City,...
Albertha Van Der Vliet
88 Colton, South Dakota May 23, 2022 Albertha Van Der Vliet, 88, of Colton, South Dakota, passed away Monday, May 23, 2022, at Good Samaritan Society Home in Howard, South Dakota. Memorial service was Friday, May 27, at First Reformed Church, Colton, with interment in...
WC overcomes lackluster start in the first half
Western Christian boys’ soccer Wolfpack coaching staff not overly pleased with its 3-0 win Nathan Broek | Sports Editor West Sioux 0-0 0 Western Christian 1-2 3 Aidan Ouwinga (15) of Western Christian attempts to tackle Miles Baccam (2) after Baccam hit...
Wolfpack finish in a tie for fifth at state
Western Christian pleased to have gotten to the state tournament in back-to-back years for the first time in over two decades Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Cole Feenstra ponders over his next putt during the Class 2A state golf meet in Ames Tuesday, May 24. Feenstra...
Comets finish in a tie for fifth with Wolfpack
Boyden-Hull state golf Boyden-Hull has a better finish to the tournament than its start at the Class 2A tournament at Coldwater Golf Links in Ames Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Caden Kleinwolterink thinks about his next putt during the Class 2A boys' state golf meet in...