Carl Vande Weerd | Contributor Sioux County Board of Supervisors I was able to attend the statewide supervisors meeting in Des Moines last week. County supervisors from the State of Iowa met in Des Moines Thursday, Jan. 30 for meetings and updates. The first...
85 Cherokee, Iowa January 29, 2020 Arlin H. Hinkeldey, 85, of Cherokee, Iowa, died Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2020, at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake, Iowa. Funeral services were Saturday, Feb. 1, at St. John Lutheran Church, Hanover, Iowa, with interment...
77 Spirit Lake, Iowa January 27, 2020 Donald M. Hungerford, 77, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, passed away Monday, Jan. 27, 2020, at Fort Myers Lee Memorial Hospital due to injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. A celebration of life service will be at a later...
The Sioux County Conservation Board has planned a number of events at the Prairie Woods Nature Center at Oak Grove Park near Hawarden. Backyard Bird Bonanza This free, fun and easy event engages bird watchers of all ages in making treats for birds to enjoy. Join...
Jaxson Rozeboom defends a shot attempt by his Spirit Lake Park opponent Carson Richards during the first-place match at 126 pounds. Rozeboom lost the match by fall in 1:55 to finish in second place at the Class 2A sectional tournament Saturday, Feb. 8. (Photo/Jessica...
Levi Vanden Bos of Western Christian tussles with his Sibley-Ocheyedan opponent Alberto Ortiz during the 220-pound championship match at the Class 1A Section 10 tournament in Sibley Saturday, Feb. 8. The Wolfpack grappler lost the match by ball in 3:15, but there was...
Marissa Westra of Trinity Christian attempts to tip the ball away from a Harris-Lake Park player on a pass attempt during War Eagle Conference girls’ basketball Thursday, Feb. 6. The Tigers defeated the Wolverines 51-17. (Photo/Nathan Broek) Nathan Broek | Sports...
Jerron Van Egdom (32) and Traiton Cleveringa (22) of Trinity Christian double-team a Harris-Lake Park player as he attempts to make a pass during War Eagle Conference boys’ basketball Thursday, Feb. 6. The Tigers defeated the Wolves 53-49. (Photo/Nathan Broek) Nathan...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor BOONE, IA-Following months of study, the Iowa High School Athletic Association’s (IHSAA) board of control decided Wednesday, Feb. 5, to shift football to a one-year scheduling cycle and adjust the regular-season format for large-school...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Jaxson Rozeboom and Chris Van Der Brink were selected to the Siouxland all-conference wrestling team as released by the conference and its coaches Monday, Feb. 3. Prior to the Class 2A sectional tournament in Spirit Lake Feb. 8, Rozeboom...
Tanner Te Slaa of Boyden-Hull fires a layup to put Boyden-Hull up by 3 points late in the game with Rock Valley in Siouxland Conference boys’ basketball Tuesday, Feb. 4. The Comets held on to defeat the Rockets 74-71. (Photo/Carla Hibma) Nathan Broek | Sports Editor...
Brooke Zylstra gets the game ball from Boyden-Hull athletic director Jeff Meyn after surpassing 1,000 career points in a 54-42 win over Rock Valley. (Photo/Carla Hibma) Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Rock Valley 7-12-13-10 42 Boyden-Hull 7-12-17-18 54...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley football standout Gavin Dykstra signed a letter of intent to continue his football career at the University of Sioux Falls as part of national signing day Wednesday, Feb. 5. Dykstra was a 2019 first-team...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian football standout Mason Stetson has signed a letter of intent to continue his football career at Northwestern College in Orange City next fall as part of national signing day Wednesday, Feb. 5. Stetson mostly played on...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian football standout Matthew Van Otterloo put pen to paper Wednesday, Feb. 5, to continue his football career at Dordt University next fall as part of national signing day. Van Otterloo was a 5-foot-11 195-pound running back...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Two Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley football players put pen to paper on national signing day Wednesday, Feb. 5, to continue their football careers at Northwestern College in Orange City next fall. The two players were Eric Salazar and Cody Moser....
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Tea Area, SD 15-11-12-26-9 73 Western Christian 10-18-14-22-7 71 HULL-Class 2A seventh-ranked Western Christian did all it could to hang with Tea Area out of South Dakota in non-conference girls’ basketball Tuesday,...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Tea Area, SD 9-4-14-11 38 Western Christian 17-19-9-14 59 HULL-Class 2A 10th-ranked Western Christian did not have the offensive execution it was looking for at times in a non-conference boys’ basketball game with Tea Area,...
Ribbon Cutting COMMEMORATES GRAND OPENING EVENT A ribbon cutting Wednesday, Jan. 29, celebrated the grand opening of the Hull Historical Museum. (Photo/June De Wit) June De Wit | Staff Writer Commemorative frame gifted for event To celebrate the grand opening of...
Agropur plans to add another milk load-out bay to four to be used at the cheese plant in Hull. Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Hull’s board of adjustment met last week to approve a variance request submitted by Agropur. The cheese plant, located on K-52 (Hickory Avenue),...
