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Outdoor Skills Day

The Outdoor Skills Day at Sandy Hollow will be Thursday, June 6, from 8:30 a.m.-4 p.m. There will be several outdoor stations that may include shotgun shooting, air rifles, archery, outdoor cooking, wrist rockets, deer hunting lessons, canoeing, improving outdoor...

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Blood drive collects 35 units

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 March, one blood drive was hosted to support Sioux Center Health and 160-plus...

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Easter Egg Hunt at Aspen Heights

Ellie Horstman fills her pail with Easter eggs. (Photo/Julie Bosma) Griffin Kats stops to open some of his Easter eggs. (Photo/Julie Bosma) The children kept busy collecting the 4,000 Easter eggs Aspen Heights residents had filled with candy. (Photo/Julie Bosma)...

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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 March 19, 2024The suitcase is put away for the time being after many miles of traveling alongside me the last few weeks....

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Water Treatment Plant

One of the problems engineers ran into when building the water treatment plant was that soil was falling away from the footings of the Senior Men’s Club. (Photo/Sioux County Index-Reporter archives) Workers were able to stabilize the construction site of the water...

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Spring/Summer 2024 environmental education opportunities

Sign up for programs at siouxcountyparks.org. Registration opens approximately one month before event. April 1-Summer Camp Sign-Up OnlineThis is the day to sign your child(ren) up for this year’s summer camp season! Topics, dates and times will be posted prior to this...

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Western Christian students take tractors to school

Shane D. Johnson |Editor On Thursday, March 14, students at Western Christian High School got the opportunity to take their tractors to school. Pictured are students of Western Christian posing for a photo with their tractors. (Photo/Submitted)

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Learning History from reenacting America’s Civil War

ON THE BATTLEFIELD Pictured is Hull Public Library director Matt Hoehamer (left) and his wife Inisha (right) standing on the battlefield of a reenactment of the Civil War by Hoehamer’s group “Army of the Southwest”. He has been participating in Civil War reenactment...

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March 21 more than just another day

ENJOYING LIFE Pictured is Bellamy Egdorf, daughter of Lonnie and Leah Egdorf, enjoying riding her bike. Bellamy was born Sept. 25, 2020, with Down Syndrome and looks forward to March 21 every year to recognize those with Down Syndrome in the local community. March 21...

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Area Honors Performances showcase musical talent on display

HULL CHRISTIAN REPRESENTED WELL AT HONORS PERFORMANCE Hull Christian School eighth graders violinist Maeley De Kam and cellist Ainsley Haveman performed at the Jan. 25 Northwest Iowa Honor Orchestra Festival on the campus of Northwestern College. (Photo/Julie Bosma)...

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Don’t They Have Something Better to Do?

I may have written about scammers before or at least thought about it. Due to recent events however, I am choosing now to use this column to write about them. Perhaps it is in hope of airing out my frustrations against the mysterious and shady group of people that...

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Western Christian’s Winter Pops Concert

Maeva Haveman and Jessica Weilenga (l to r) are shown in the string orchestra in the Winter Pops Concert. The sopranos and altos of the cantus and concert choirs sang “Ain’t No Mountain High Enough.” The 727 jazz band played “Mamacita,” “Chameleon,” and “Diggin’ the...

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The allure of high school sports

Why northwest Iowa fosters a unique environment for the most unadulterated form of athletics Andrew Buckman | Sports Reporter There is no purer level of athletics than high school sports. From the often small but packed environments to the passion supporters bring,...

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2A Champs once more

Western Christian boys’ basketball poses for photos following its dominating defeat of Hudson in the Class 2A state championship game. The Wolfpack captured its 11th state title in program history with the 27-point victory Friday, March 8, in Des Moines. Please see...

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Hull Parks and Rec looks forward in 2024

Shane D. Johnson |Editor Hull Parks and Recreation director, Blake Eichmann, looks forward to new opportunities afforded to residents of the Hull area as spring-time plans are in motion for his department. One of the biggest changes in 2024 is the introduction of...

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