Shane D. Johnson |Editor The Morningside Choir in Sioux City was recently awarded The American Prize in Choral Performance of which former Boyden-Hull students, Anna Godtland and Caleb Sutton, were part of. The meaning of being in the Morningside Choir as it is...
Western Christian hosted its dance camp Tuesday, Jan. 30. (RIGHT) Grades three through five danced to “I’m Still Standing.” Western Christian’s dance team was joined by 94 girls in kindergarten through fifth grade Tuesday, Jan. 30. The students learned a dance taught...
Northwest Iowa Community College (NCC), Sheldon, has scheduled a comprehensive safety event drill for Thursday, Feb. 29, from 4-7 p.m. at Lifelong Learning & Recreation Center on the NCC campus. Participants will include NCC officials, local fire, police, EMS and...
There is a scene from the Will Ferrell comedy, “Anchorman,” that while played for comedy in the movie, may soon accurately depict the battles between news organizations that are going on beyond the headlines and out of the newsroom. Here’s the scene: Will Ferrell,...
Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon recently launched its new competitive sports logo, marking a step in the evolution of the college’s athletic identity. The emblem, a reimagined version of the college’s mascot, Thunder, is designed to embody the...
Kids talk about god Corey Kinsolving | Columnist “Nothing is as frustrating as arguing with someone who knows what he’s talking about,” wrote Sam Ewing.The religious leaders of Jesus’ time constantly tried to trap Jesus with trick questions. They must have come away...
Parents of young children are undoubtedly familiar with the morning and nighttime ritual of getting kids to brush their teeth. Kids may or may not embrace that routine no matter how hard parents try to relate the benefits of proper oral hygiene, but moms and dads can...
Dental health should be a priority at any age, and is especially important for children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than half of children between the ages of 6 and 8 have had a cavity in at least one of their primary teeth. Also, more...
Marvin Diekevers and Delmar Stange owned the D&S Chevrolet used car lot on Highway 18 from 1964-2000. (Photo/Sioux County Index-Reporter archives) Delmar Stange, left, and Marv Diekevers show a Chevrolet Caprice at their new car showing in 1985. This was...
Group Improvisation Alexa Van Voorst, Kaylee De Jong, Sophie Moeller Readers Theater Kaylee De Jong, Brayden Rozeboom, Jozie Kaufman, Zach Gaul, Tylandon De Ruyter, Aria Rensink, and Andrew Kaufman Ensemble Acting Sophie Moeller, Eloise De Wit Choral Reading Aubrey...
Girls check out the paper dolls from long ago. Main Street through the years with the train running through it is always a favorite. Students are shown here holding the many names, or mastheads, the Sioux County Index-Reporter has had through the years, starting with...
Local blood drive to be held in Boyden and Hull Blood is an essential fluid of the body that can not be created in a lab. “Every two seconds a hospital patient is in need of a blood transfusion,” states public relations and marketing director, Shay Willis for...
The dinner theatre production of “No Body Like Jimmy” will be presented Feb. 8-10 at Rolling Hills Country Club. Cast members include front row from left: Becka Harman, Max Klarenbeek, Orlin Oostra, Marsha Smit, Deb Woelber. Back row: Marty Kiers, Brenda Westra, Emily...
Chuck Brunsting gave a presentation about Perkins Jan. 22 and included several pictures of the buildings that existed there in the past. (Photo/Julie Bosma) Chuck Brunsting gave a presentation on the history of Perkins Monday, Jan. 22, to a crowd of 65 children and...
Western Christian’s Cheer Camp was held Thursday, Jan. 25. (Photo/Julie Bosma) Cheer Camp was held at Western Christian Thursday, Jan. 25. Thirty-one students in kindergarten through fourth grade participated. The kindergarteners through second graders were taught two...
The Boyden-Hull Cheer Clinic was held Tuesday, Jan. 23, with 48 elementary students participating. Forty-eight Boyden-Hull elementary students took part in a cheer clinic Tuesday, Jan. 23. Students were able to spend time with eight Boyden-Hull basketball and...
Sioux County Board of Supervisors’ Report Craig Hoftyzer | Contributor, Sioux County Board of Supervisors, 5th District Supervisor Report for January 23, 2024The snow scooping once again intensified recently as a result of accumulation and wind. While the piles on my...
Kids talk about god Corey Kinsolving | Columnist “Never give up; for even rivers someday wash dams away,” wrote Arthur Golden.Isn’t this the story of Christianity and the mighty Roman Empire? Rivers of living water flowing out of the lives of Christians eventually...
(RIGHT) The store was known as Brian’s Food Center after Brian Gritters purchased it in 1990. (Photo/Sioux County Index-Reporter archives) (LEFT) After Tim Griffith bought Handy Grocery and Tom’s Foodland, Brian Gritters managed the store. Brian and Denise Gritters...
Dominique Kooiker | Editor Car accidents happen every day. Though the World Health Organization reports that approximately 1.35 million people die each year as a result of road traffic crashes, many more people walk away from such accidents relatively unscathed. In...
