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Sioux County board of supervisors’ report for week of Dec. 16
Carl Vande Weerd | Contributor Sioux County Board of Supervisors Board of Supervisors’ meeting Dec. 17 Tuesday, Dec. 17, I traveled to Orange City to attend the weekly Sioux County Supervisor meeting at the courthouse. Mark called the meeting to order at 9 a.m. with...
Jeannette Tinklenberg
Jeannette Tinklenberg 54 Edgerton, Minnesota December 14, 2019 Jeannette Tinklenberg, 54, of Edgerton, Minnesota, died Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, at Pipestone County Hospice House. Funeral services was Wednesday, Dec. 18, at at First Christian Reformed Church, Edgerton....
Henry Kiers
Henry Kiers 88 Hull, Iowa December 12, 2019 Henry Kiers, 88, of Sheldon, Iowa, passed away Thursday, Dec. 12, 2019, at Pleasant Acres Care Center, Hull. Funeral service was Monday, Dec. 23, at First Reformed Church, Sheldon, with interment in Hope Cemetery, Hull,...
Hull community blood drive results
On Dec. 17, community members stepped up to give the gift of life through blood donation during the Hull community blood drive. LifeServe Blood Center registered 33 donors and collected 28 products with potential to save 114 local lives. Donors included Hank Vander...
Nighthawks drop two duals in Sioux Center
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor SIOUX CENTER-Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley had some key wrestlers out due to injury or sickness and, as a result, the Nighthawks fell to both Sheldon-South O’Brien and Sioux Center in a Siouxland Conference double dual hosted by the Warriors...
Wolfpack drop two duals at home
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor HULL-The Western Christian wrestling team once again had good individual efforts in a non-conference double dual it hosted Tuesday, Dec. 17, but forfeits were part of the downfall as the Wolfpack fell to both Akron-Westfield and LeMars....
Western routs undefeated SCC
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor South Central Calhoun 7-4-10-5 26 Western Christian 25-26-12-15 78 HULL-Western Christian knew it would have to bring its best game against a 7-0 South Central Calhoun team for non-conference girls’ basketball Tuesday, Dec. 17, and the...
Nilles’ buzzer-beater sends Comets home victorious
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Boyden-Hull 17-4-9-11 41 West Lyon 13-9-11-7 40 INWOOD-It was a hard-fought battle between two good Siouxland Conference teams, Boyden-Hull and West Lyon, Tuesday, Dec. 17, but Mallory Nilles sent the Comets home with a 41-40...
Comets top Wildcats 74-63
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Boyden-Hull 31-16-11-16 74 West Lyon 19-21-12-11 63 INWOOD-For Boyden-Hull, West Lyon is always a tough road game on the Siouxland Conference boys’ basketball schedule and Tuesday, Dec. 17, was no different. But the Comets got stops...
Tigers fall to Jays 61-42
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Gehlen Catholic 18-13-14-16 61 Trinity Christian 9-8-11-14 42 HULL-Trinity Christian once again trailed in the first quarter as it struggled against a full-court pressure defense put on by Gehlen Catholic. As a result the Tigers fell to...
Poor third quarter hands Tigers a 64-55 defeat
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Gehlen Catholic 19-17-16-12 64 Trinity Christian 18-14-9-14 55 HULL-Trinity Christian had trouble containing Gehlen Catholic on defense, especially in a pivotal third quarter, resulting in a 64-55 War Eagle Conference boys’ basketball...
Hitting a high note
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Boyden-Hull’s junior high and high school band programs will be adding new equipment after receiving a $17,000 grant from the Dean and Mary Harms Memorial Fund. The fund supports music students and music education programs and includes...
City crews share safety concerns during snow events
June De Wit | Staff Writer Using caution around heavy equipment is always beneficial, especially with snow removal equipment. For the City of Hull street workers, this has become a major concern and they feel the public is less tolerant of snow removal than they...
Steenhoven retires, bank has open house
June De Wit | Staff Writer A Christmas open house and retirement farewell at Citizens State Bank in Boyden Monday, Dec. 16, honored Luci Steenhoven. Steenhoven has spent over 19 years as an employee of the bank and plans to retire at the end of December. She began...
Historical Society to create veterans’ book
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The Hull Historical Society is compiling a military service record book of local residents and is asking for information on veterans who have ties to the community. “If you or someone you know would like to be included in the book, please...
2019 Festival of Trees in the books
June De Wit | Staff Writer The 2019 Boyden Festival of Trees Monday, Dec. 9, is in the books and was once again a success. Local businesses, service groups and community members transformed the Demco Center in to a “Christmas at the Beach” winter wonderland. Vicki...
Pizza & Policy speaker to discuss Trump’s re-election prospects
Sioux County Conservatives will host Jeff Taylor, professor of political science at Dordt University and Republican candidate for Iowa Senate, Thursday, Dec. 19 at Pizza Hut in Sioux Center. Taylor will discuss President Donald Trump’s 2020 election as well as...
Sioux County board of supervisors’ report week of nov. 25 and dec. 9
sCarl Vande Weerd | Contributor Sioux County Board of Supervisors Board of Supervisors meeting Nov. 26 The Sioux County Supervisors met Nov. 26 for their regular meeting. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. and minutes from the Nov. 19 meeting and claims were...
Western Christian dance team earns trophy at state
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor Members of the Western Christian dance team competed at the Iowa State Dance Team Association state competition in Des Moines Thursday, Dec. 5 and finished second in the lights category and earned a Division I rating in the pom...
