Julie Bosma | Editorial Assistant This photograph of Boyden’s Main Street in 1922 shows on the left side: a restaurant, Farmers Savings Bank, drug store, Dr. Bolstad, Boyden Bank (Mc Crum), Peoples Store, millinery shop, town hall and barber shop. On the right side is...
Testing Date: August 13, 2024 starting at 8:00amApplications Available: June 24, 2024To Apply:Download an application packet at siouxcountyia.gov or siouxcountysheriff.com or request an application packet via phone or email by contacting the Civil Service Commission...
Robin Opsahl | Iowa Capital Dispatch Dozens of the laws passed during the 2024 legislative session took effect Monday, July 1, including measures cutting state boards and commissions, limiting the potency of consumable hemp products and setting new education policies...
Fred Van Schepen had Van’s Implement and Service on the east side of the building he put up on Second Street. (Photo/Sioux County Index-Reporter archives) The town of Hull purchased the former Van’s Implement building to use for storage of town equipment when Fred...
WASHINGTON —The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced June 25 that federal disaster assistance is available to the state of Iowa to supplement recovery efforts in the areas affected by severe storms, flooding, straight-line winds and tornadoes beginning June...
SORTING THROUGH GENEROUS DONATIONS Pictured is Hull native Julie Kreun (right) helping individuals who donated items at Boyden-Hull High School Saturday, June 22, after record flooding in Rock Valley. (Photo/Shane D. Johnson) Hull and Boyden volunteers see Rock Valley...
Shane D. Johnson | Editor "There is no time to take off. We are going to make it happen." - Fair board member LeAnn Englin While the location of the Sioux County fairgrounds has changed, many exciting and new opportunities have become available for those who peruse...
FAREWAY SETS UP SHOP IN HULL Pictured are workers putting up the Fareway store sign at the corner of Division Street and Highway 18 in Hull Tuesday, June 25. The store will be opening Wednesday, July 17. (Photo/Shane D. Johnson) Shane D. Johnson | Editor Fareway...
Sioux County Board of Supervisors’ Report Craig Hoftyzer | Contributor, Sioux County Board of Supervisors, 5th District Supervisor Report for June 25, 2024Tragedy and devastation. I don’t know what other words to use to describe what has transpired here in Sioux...
ROAD CLOSED Flooding over many Sioux County roads was evident throughout the weekend of June 21-23. Pictured is the flooding over the road at Bruce Shomaker Recreational Area north of Boyden Saturday, June 22, where Boyden Fire and Ambulance crews were seen just one...
Shane D. Johnson | Editor Hull Co-op is supporting farmers in the planting season this year, with the challenges of rain delaying planting this spring. Peter Westra, Hull Co-op’s agronomy department manager, spoke on the challenges this customers and producers across...
LUKE WINGER JUGGLING ACT Luke Winger and his juggling team performed at Boyden First Reformed Church Saturday, June 21, for the 2024 Boyden Bash. (Photo/Shane D. Johnson) GIVING A TOUR OF DEMCO Pictured is Evan Nilles giving a tour of the Demco facility in Boyden...
The Hull Historical Society recently purchased a Burdett pump organ manufactured in the late 1800s. Julie Bosma | Editorial Assistant The Hull Museum recently acquired a Burdett pump organ manufactured in the late 1800s. The organ was originally purchased by Dittie...
SHOWING DINOSAUR LIFE Pictured is Stomp, Chomp, Roar host Anthony Pontiero explaining what a pterodactyl is and how it is a specific type of pterosaur. (Photo/Shane D. Johnson) Shane D. Johnson | Editor On Thursday, June 20, Stomp, Chomp, Roar host Anthony Pontiero...
Since flooding began in northwest Iowa Friday, Red Cross volunteers have mobilized to provide care and comfort to those affected. The Red Cross plays a critical role in helping families and communities recover in the days, weeks and months after a disaster. The Red...
Brings total infrastructure funding to $152.5 million over three years Tea, SD – The Bureau of Reclamation announced recently that the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System will receive an additional $10 million in FY24 from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. This...
For over 15 years, Hull and surrounding communities have supported the local blood bank, LifeServe Blood Center, with at least one blood donation opportunity per month. Throughout June, one blood drive was hosted to support Sioux Center Health and 160-plus other local...
Thomas Kunstle, Sioux County Attorney for Sioux County, announced that Blanca Ann Boom-Struyk, 53, of Sheldon was convicted of harassment in the third degree, a simple misdemeanor by a jury June 18 in Sioux County Magistrate CourtThis case arose in 2021 when the...
When John Visser and Egbert Gritters bought the feed and produce business, it was located in the Ford garage (where D & K Doors is located today). (Photo/Sioux County Index-Reporter archives) In 1962, E & J Produce & Feed was moved to a building north of...
SELLING AT THE HULL FARMERS MARKET Pictured are Makenna Kleinwolterink (left) and Kennedy Beukelman (right) as they sell their power ball goodies and homemade cards at the Hull Farmers’ Market Thursday, June 13. (Photo/Shane D. Johnson). Shane D. Johnson | Editor...
