BOYDEN-HULL STUDENTS MAKE ALL-STATE SPEECH Pictured are Boyden-Hull all-state speech performers Monika Van Schepen, Ana Uscanga, Kiera Boogerd, Aubrey Marra, Jessica Carbajal, Mya Kleinwolterink, Savanna Nilles, and Elly Moret. (Photo/Submitted) FOR THE LOVE OF THE...
Sioux County Board of Supervisors’ Report Craig Hoftyzer | Contributor, Sioux County Board of Supervisors, 5th District Supervisor Report for February 20, 2024A whirlwind interrupted occasionally by moments of calm. That would be how I would best describe the last...
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. Over the course of February, blood drives were hosted to support Sioux Center Health and 160-plus...
Kids talk about god Corey Kinsolving | Columnist “I’m cleaning up my room,” says Joseph, 5. “People need room to walk so they don’t trip. I’m not hurting anyone and that makes God happy!”Whether you’re 5 years old or 50, cleaning your room is always a challenge. It...
Thomas Kunstle, as county attorney for Sioux County, announced that Joseph Richard Roth, 42, of Orange City was sentenced Feb. 16 in Sioux County District Associate Court for the crime of domestic abuse assault-first offense, causing bodily injury, a serious...
Thomas Kunstle, as county attorney for Sioux County, announced that Donald Lee Kirkbride, 49, of Sioux Center was sentenced Feb. 16 in Sioux County District Associate Court for the crime of indecent contact with a child, an aggravated misdemeanor.This case arose on...
Dustin Hoksbergen received a scholarship for $1,000 from the Sioux County Cattlemen’s Organization Thursday, Feb. 22, at the Sioux County Cattlemen’s Banquet. Dustin is the son of Craig and Heather Hoksbergen and is a senior at Trinity Christian High School. He plans...
Williams & Company P.C. recently released an audit report on the City of Hull for the year ended June 30, 2023.The city’s governmental receipts totaled $3,680,619 for the year, a 6.64 percent increase from the prior year. Disbursements for city operations for the...
The Senior Men’s Club was originally in the Van Schepen Garage & Hull Body Shop which was built in 1947 and later used as the Hull maintenance building. (Photo/Service Record World War I and II Wegman-Koele Post No. 380) Elmer Lutjens, Dan Wesselink and Bill...
The Junior High Choir at the Choir Festival Thursday, Feb. 22, was made up of 348 students from eight local Christian schools. The song, “The Rising of the Moon,” was accompanied by Maeva Haveman on the fiddle and Kyra Visser on the tambourine at the Choir Festival...
HAVING FUN WITH FFA AT WESTERN CHRISTIAN Pictured are all students at Western Christian participating in ag olympics during National FFA Week Feb. 19-23. Students played a game of tug-of-war, wheel-barrel races and much more during the Friday, Feb. 23 event....
BOYDEN-HULL FFA HOLD TRACTOR DAY The Boyden-Hull FFA Chapter hosted a “Bring your tractor to school day” Friday, Feb. 23. Pictured in the front row (left to right) are students Taylor Sohl, Aisayah Moss, Brady Teunissen, Landon Pfingsten, Johnathan Sipma, Lauren...
WELCOMING FISHER Pictured are Brian and Rachel Verwolf holding their son Fisher whom they adopted recently. (Photo/Submitted) WELCOME HOME Pictured is the newest addition to the Brian and Rachel Verwolf family, Fisher. Fisher was recently adopted by the Verwolfs after...
Allison Mooy of Trinity Christian High SchoolHull Chamber of Commerce Scholarship recipient Justin Van Schepen of Van’s Power CenterBusiness of the Year Award Lavonne De Jong of Aspen HeightsEmployee of the Year Renae De Boer of Trinity Christian High SchoolHull...
SEEING PLANS COME TO FRUITION Pictured is the new and improved Casey’s convenience store which reopened Thursday, Feb. 15. The new facility was built after a Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, fire caused the prior building site to be a complete loss. The new store is...
Nancy Hoegh and Wanda Willemssen hold up one of the quilts they have ready to sew. Wanda Willemssen, Norene Funk and Donna Dickmann (l to r) lay the quilt out and pin the edges. Julie Bosma | Editorial Assistant There are many talented women in the community who use...
EVERY DOLLAR COUNTS Pictured is Bright Start’s Kirsten Niemeyer (left) and Kelsi Van Leeuwen (right) receiving a check from Kiwanis president Brad Vis in the amount of $3,524.78 in support of the newest expansion project of Bright Start Daycare and Preschool....
JUDGING THE PINEWOOD CARS Students of Hull Christian School had the opportunity to make their own pinewood derby cars for the annual races Wednesday, Feb. 14. The cars were judged not only through the outcome of the races but also for best-of-show and most...
Kids talk about god Corey Kinsolving | Columnist When it comes to where we will spend eternity, God doesn’t want us to gamble. Therefore, Jesus banished all doubt by fulfilling a mission predicted by Hebrew prophets hundreds of years before his miraculous birth in...
As someone who has been a sports fan from a very early age, one of the ways I engaged with my fandom as well as the sports community in general was the collecting of trading cards of various sports. It was always exciting to get a new package of cards, to see who you...
