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March Spotlight on Women

Vicki Lammers often spends hours in her shop refurnishing and repurposing furniture. (Photo/Submitted) Vicki Lammers taps into entrepreneurial spirit, finds purpose in refinishing furniture Sunni Battin | Editor More and more women are taking their love of furniture...

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Traffic stop turns deadly for Hull man

Vicente Manzo Hernandez and Star Kohn. Kohn says that Hernandez motivated her to do better. (Photo/Submitted) Sunni Battin | Editor Two Sioux City police officers are on administrative leave pending an investigation after a routine traffic stop resulted in the death...

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70’s Day at Hull Christian School

Sisters Kinslee and Jaycee Blankespoor had matching 70’s outfits. Kristi Ten Pas, Missy Driesen, Colleen Horstman,and Lora Vis pose for a picture in their 70’s outfits. Julie Bosma | Editorial Assistant  There were a lot of bell-bottoms, tie-dye shirts, and peace...

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Trinity Christian robotics

Trinity Christian High School competed at state robotics over the weekend. The team placed second in the Gold Division at state. Most of the Trinity Christian High School Team at the state robotics competition. From left to right: Miya Schiermeyer, Janessa Van Bemmel,...

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Library Club learns about astronauts

Lilly, Ella and Sadie color their rockets. Julie Bosma | Editorial Assistant The Hull Library Club met Feb. 24 and learned about astronauts. Sandy Westra read the book “If I Were an Astronaut” by Eric Brown. She also talked to the kids about how people train to be an...

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Archery at the fairgrounds 

The 4-Hers practice archery at the fairgrounds. Julie Bosma | Editorial Assistant The Hull Clovers and Lincoln Loggers met at the new fairgrounds Feb. 20 for an archery event. The 43 students were split into two sessions. One session met at 6 p.m. and one at 7:30 p.m....

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Western Christian Dance Team Night

Western Christian varsity dance team performs its state jazz routine. (Photo/Julie Bosma) Julie Bosma | Editorial Assistant Western Christian had its Dance Team Night Feb. 24. Western’s varsity and JV dance teams performed, as well as K-2 and 3-5 Kids’ Camp...

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Fiesta at Hull Christian

(LEFT) Students were treated to Mexican pop with chips and salsa. Julie Bosma | Editorial Assistant Fifth- through eighth-grade students at Hull Christian School had a fiesta Feb. 24 to culminate their study of Mexico the last few weeks. Their unit on Mexico included...

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Drive Your Tractor to School Day at Boyden-Hull

Boyden-Hull students pose by their tractors on “Drive Your Tractor to School” Day. Julie Bosma | Editorial Assistant Boyden-Hull students had a beautiful day for their “Drive Your Tractor to School” Day Friday, Feb. 28. Students posed for a picture with their tractors...

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Trinity High School’s speech results

(LEFT) Rochelle Bloemendaal, speech adviser said students “practice with goals to reach from practice to practice." From left to right: Samuel Baker, Carly Brummel, Jayda Van Egdom. (Photo/Submitted) Trinity Christian High School is headed to state individual speech...

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Craig’s County Comments

Sioux County Board of Supervisors’ Report Craig Hoftyzer | Contributor, Sioux County Board of Supervisors, 5th District Supervisor Report for February 25, 2025It was a marathon meeting with a full agenda. There was a lot to discuss and a lot of decisions that had to...

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Can You Judge a Book by its Cover?

There is a saying most of us probably know and may have used before. The saying, “You can’t judge a book by its cover” can be applied to many things and perhaps has been applied to many different situations. One has to believe, however, its original form and meaning...

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St. John Lutheran Church – 1960 to Present

Groundbreaking for the new church was held April 24, 1960, and included all ages pulling a walking plow. (Photo/Submitted) The cornerstone of the new church was laid Aug. 7, 1960. (Photo/Submitted) The interior of the old church before it was dismantled in 1961....

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Vehicle hits Hull Community Building

Per the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office, there were no reported injuries of the motor vehicle accident on Feb. 19. (Photo/Julie Bosma) Sunni Battin | Editor No one was injured when a 2019 Subaru Outback, headed west on Main Street, crashed into the front of the Hull...

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Blankets of hope

COOKIES FOR A CAUSE Students from Western Christian browse and buy items at the Pro Life Pack’s bake sale following their chapel on Jan. 27. They raised $849 and plan to make 50 tie blankets to donate to women and babies in need through the Alpha Center in Sioux...

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Voters to decide on Boyden-Hull voter-approved levy next week

Sunni Battin | Editor Voters will choose whether to approve a Physical Plant and Equipment Levy (PPEL) for the Boyden-Hull School District in a special election March 4.“In northwest Iowa, people have always valued education and I think they value taking care of the...

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More Winter Art by Students

Boyden-Hull preschool students made melting snowmen and wrote why their snowmen were melting. Some of the snowmen had sat in a hot tub, drank hot cocoa or sat by a fireplace. (Photo/Julie Bosma) A Hull Protestant Reformed Christian School seventh grader made quilled...

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Outdoor recess at last!

Students started building a snow fort on the snow pile. Students had fun sliding down the snow pile. Julie Bosma | Editorial Assistant Hull Christian School students were excited to finally go outside for noon recess Friday. The wind-chill temperatures had prevented...

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