Carl Vande Weerd | Contributor Sioux County Board of Supervisors Board of Supervisors’ Meeting On Tuesday, April 21 we conducted the scheduled supervisors meeting in Orange City in the board room at the courthouse. The meeting was called to order by chairman Jerry...
(PELLA, IOWA) Eric Visscher of Hull was recognized for his performance with the Central L College men’s golf team. The senior, a graduate of Boyden-Hull High School, received the Golden Putter Award as the team’s most improved player. He also received his first...
Jay Broek 78 Sioux Center, Iowa April 17, 2020 Jay Broek, 78, of Sioux Center, Iowa, died Friday, April 17, 2020, at his home. Private family services were Tuesday, April 21, at Memorial Funeral Home, Sioux Center, with interment in Pleasant Hill Cemetery,...
74 Sioux Center, Iowa April 20, 2020 Frances Moss, 74, of Sioux Center, Iowa, died Monday, April 20, 2020, at her home. Private family service was Friday, April 24, at Bethel Christian Reformed Church, Sioux Center, with interment in Valley View Cemetery, Rock...
SHARING PORK AND POSITIVITY Hull Co-op swine specialists Chris Van Beek and Nick Smit handed out free packages of pork at Hull Food Center last week, part of a partnership with other companies to show support for the pork industry and help others during a time of...
Westin and Harper Raman pose as their favorite book or movie character for Hull Christian School’s Spirit Week Tuesday April 14 through Friday April 17. Westin is a dinosaur from Dinosaurs Love Underpants and Harper is a princess from What is a Princess? while doing...
DON’T FORGET THE GROOMING Zoey and Mia are bernedoodle members of the Brad and Deb Krommendyk family. The Krommendyks own and operate K-Dogs Pet Lodge, which is currently scheduling appointments for dog grooming and offering a doggy daycare special. (Photo/Submitted) ...
VIRTUAL STORY TELLING These youngsters tuned into a Zoom virtual story telling presentation from the Hull Public Library last week. The library is offering a children’s story hour each Friday. (Photo/Jennifer Kor) Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer While it is not possible...
MORE TO COME IN MAPLE HEIGHTS The Hull City Council recently approved a building permit for a new apartment four-plex in the Maple Heights development area. Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer In order to comply with social-distancing guidelines, the Hull City Council moved...
‘Skip the Trip,’ a program the Iowa Department of Transportation began last year allowing students to take the non-commercial driver’s knowledge test at approved educational sites, has now been expanded to allow parents, guardians and legal custodians to proctor the...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor In her week-day press conference Friday, April 17, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced schools will be closed for the remainder of the 2019-2020 academic school year due to COVID-19, which also results in cancellation of spring sports. The...
The lights are turned on at Western Christian’s baseball field for “Light Up Iowa” after spring sports were canceled and schools were closed due to COVID-19. “Light Up Iowa” will continue every Friday night until either baseball and softball are allowed to begin, or...
MAKING THE OLD NEW Reusing old materials, such as tin ceiling tiles, for new projects is one of Sara Friedrichsen’s favorite things to do when she’s not teaching math classes. She has a workshop set up in her Boyden home. (Photo/Submitted) Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer...
RAYS OF HOPE AND SUPPORT There were no players in the home or opposing team dugouts at the Centennial Park softball diamond in Boyden Friday, April 10, but stadium lights were on in support of students and community members as part of Light Up Iowa. The program...
SAFETY OVER MILWAUKEE STREET Board members of the Hull Co-op approved moving forward with a conveyor system over Milwaukee Street between new bins being constructed this summer. Recently, the Hull city council approved an easement moving the plan forward....
For over 100 years, Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach has been active in all 99 counties in Iowa. However, many people don’t realize all that ISU Extension and Outreach offers to local communities. ISU Extension and Outreach brings ISU’s research and...
Carl Vande Weerd | Contributor Board of Supervisors’ Meeting On Tuesday, April 7, the Sioux County Board of Supervisors conducted the regular-scheduled meeting at the Sioux County Courthouse with the meeting called to order by board chairman, Jerry Muilenburg, at 9...
85 Sioux Center, Iowa April 7, 2020 Marlin “Mike” Vanden Bosch, 85 of Sioux Center, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2020, at Prairie Ridge Care Center in Orange City, Iowa. Private family service was at Memorial Funeral Home in Sioux Center with interment in...
87 Rock Valley, Iowa April 10, 2020 Margaret Teunissen, 87, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Friday, April 10, 2020, at Hegg Health Center in Rock Valley. Private family funeral service was Tuesday, April 14, with interment in Valley View Cemetery of Rock...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley football standout Chris Van Der Brink has signed a letter of intent to continue his football career at Northwestern College in Orange City this coming fall. Van Der Brink is a 6-foot-3, 250-pound offensive and...
