HELPING IN ANY WAY NEEDED Pictured is the city of Hull’s newest full-time city maintenance and universal employee, Chandler Pollema. Pollema began working full-time for the City of Hull Monday, Sept. 23, after working for the city two summers part-time. (Photo/Shane...
TAKING ON THE CHALLENGE Pictured is Hull Christian School administrator, Randy Ten Pas, as he takes on the challenge of kayaking the Rock River beginning at Rock Rapids all the way to the Sioux River and the town of Akron spanning from Sept. 24-26. Ten Pas raised...
PRESENTING TO THE HULL KIWANIS CLUB Pictured is Promise Community Health Center CEO, Emily Tuschen, presenting to the Hull Kiwanis Club Thursday, Sept. 26. (Photo/Shane D. Johnson) Shane D. Johnson | Editor Promise Community Health Center CEO, Emily Tuschen, presented...
MAKING HUNTING ACCESSIBLE TO ALL HUNTERS Pictured are members of the Sioux County Sportsmen’s Club who made possible a new handicapped-accessible hunting blind at Oak Grove Park’s Osterkamp addition. The blind was made in partnership with the Sioux County Conservation...
SAVORING THE PASTPictured is Dan and Laurie Buyert posing for a photo. Behind them pictured is their historic barn which was part of the Iowa Barn Foundation tour Sunday, Sept. 16. (Photos/Shane D. Johnson) Shane D. Johnson | Editor Dan and Laurie Buyert took the...
A GENEROUS DONATION The Bright Start Daycare and Preschool received a generous donation Wednesday, Sept. 18, by the Kiwanis Club of Hull in the amount of $5,000. Pictured (left to right) is Bright Start board member Alyssa Harms, Hull Kiwanis Club president Andrew...
Shane D. Johnson | Editor Pastor Adam Van Der Stoep of Hull’s First Reformed Church is taking on a challenge few have tried — running 48 miles in 48 hours.What started as training for accomplishing this task as a personal goal has now led Van Der Stoep to dedicate...
HONORED BY BEING NAMED A CENTURY FARM Pictured is Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig honoring the Kooiker family during the 2024 Iowa State Fair with a plaque and certificate, honoring the family farm being in the Kooiker family for a century. (Photo/Submitted) Shane...
PACKING MEALS FOR HAITIANS Pictured are the many volunteers from Hull’s First Reformed Church and community members who came together for three hours to package 103,032 meals for Haitians through United Christians International and Then Feed Just One....
GACKE AND MURPHY FAMILIES, PETER DELIRE REMEBEREDPictured is Chuck Brunsting who portrayed individuals from the Gacke and Murphy families as well as Peter Delire during the fourth annual Tombstone Tour hosted by the Hull Historical Society Saturday, Sept 7....
CELEBRATING NINE YEARS OF BUSINESS Pictured is B. Fierce Boutique owner Nicole Rozeboom (left) posing for a photo with ANEW Nutrition owner Shelly Van Otterloo and several current and former employees during the eighth anniversary celebration. This year marks the...
Shane D. Johnson | Editor On Thursday, Sept. 5, local school staff were informed of a situation wherein a lockdown needed to be implemented. A note at the Sioux Center High School was found containing a threat of violence toward several school districts leading to...
HULL COOP CELEBRATES BURN DOWN DAY Pictured is Hull Co-op agronomy department manager, Peter Westra, putting corn into the chipping machine to test for moisture content during Hull Co-op’s Burn-Down Day Tuesday, Aug. 27. (Photo/Submitted) Shane D. Johnson | Editor...
"We want to welcome all our new residents to Hull." - Doug Anderson, Hull's Economic Development director Shane D. Johnson | Editor The City of Hull has seen an influx of former Rock Valley residents take up housing in town since the flooding in June of this summer,...
FROM A FIREHOUSE TO CHILD CARE Pictured is the former Boyden fire station that will be transformed into a child care facility under the name of First Steps Academy in the coming months. (Photo/Shane D. Johnson) Shane D. Johnson | Editor The proposed use of a former...
TIPS ON STUDENTS’ ONLINE PRESENCE Pictured is Sioux County Sheriff K-9 McGrath posing for a photo next to some examples of how parents can protect their children online. (Photo/Sioux County Sheriff) "The negative effect of social media on children’s mental health is a...
Shane D. Johnson |Editor The city of Hull will see some road improvements being made beginning Tuesday, Aug. 27. Homeowners can expect the work to be completed by contractor Knife River Midwest and various subcontractors.The City of Hull sent out letters to various...
Shane D. Johnson |Editor The Combined Appeal effort in Hull has once again seen many generous donations being given by Hull residents, a tradition that has been on-going annually since 1978 within Hull and Lincoln Township. Donations for the 2024 Combined Appeal...
Shane D. Johnson | Editor Scott Hansmann began Scott’s Transport north of Boyden in November 2023 wherein he began to transport for a variety of customer needs such as livestock, construction equipment and materials, cars and trucks.“When I was in high school, one of...
NEW SRO ROLE IN SIOUX COUNTY Pictured is Sioux County’s newest school resource officer, Deputy Jake Harmelink who will be frequenting the schools of Hull and Boyden within the program. (Photo/Sioux County Sheriff) Shane D. Johnson | Editor The utmost care and thought...
