Sandy Westra, Carol Vis, Betty Techen and Betty Bolkema got together Feb. 2 to play Scrabble. Wanda Talsma, Bev Altena, and Darlene Woelber played Scrabble at another table. One of the activities the Hull Public Library sponsors is Scrabble. Usually about six people...
Cobyn Sandbulte demonstrates his ball launcher at the Hull Christian School Science Fair Friday, Feb. 9. Elliot Blankespoor explains how his potato battery works at the Hull Christian School Science Fair Friday, Feb. 9. Thirty-nine seventh and eighth graders at Hull...
Sioux County Board of Supervisors’ report Craig Hoftyzer | Contributor, Sioux County Board of Supervisors, 5th District Supervisor Report for February 6, 2024Due to the constraints of time, this will be an abbreviated version this week. Some of you may have noticed...
Kids talk about god Corey Kinsolving | Columnist “To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you,” wrote Lewis Smedes.I’ll never forget the video I saw of a session where a counselor urged a woman to forgive her mother. With great effort,...
For over 15 years, Boyden and surrounding communities have supported the local blood bank, LifeServe Blood Center, with at least six blood donation opportunities per year. At the Feb. 2 blood drive in Boyden, 12 units of blood that has the ability to save up to 36...
The Iowa Governor’s STEM advisory council recently announced Western Christian High School as one of the 21 school districts receiving the STEM BEST® (Businesses Engaging Students and Teachers) Program award for its work on launching The JumpSTART Pathway and relevant...
Shane D. Johnson |Editor During the Feb. 3 state speech contest, Mya Brands was given a “1” rating for her short film “Lonely.” That was not the only short film presented to judges as Maliyha deBoom, Kyra Visser, Piper Hanson, Laney VanVoorst, Amelya Dunn and Olivia...
Work began on the first Hull Casey’s General Store in August 1978. (Photo/Sioux County Index-Reporter archives) This is Casey’s in January 1979. The Hull Casey’s opening was slowed somewhat by work on the other 117 Casey’s stores which had opened in the last year....
DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowa Falls Times Citizen was named Thursday as the Iowa Newspaper Association 2024 “Newspaper of the Year.” The award was announced during the association’s Awards Ceremony Feb. 8. Presentations were made to winners of the 2024 Iowa Better Newspaper...
FOR ALL TO SEEPictured is the work of Western Christian’s welding class that has come to fruition in the form of a Wolfpack sculpture created in connection with Demco of Boyden. The students were led by Demco’s Cody Cammann and Jason Kraai. (Photo/Submitted) "Perhaps...
BLUEJAY STRONG AND COMET STRONGPictured are two of the many bookmarks made by Boyden-Hull Elementary students in support of Perry Community School District in Perry, Iowa, after a Jan. 4 school shooting that killed sixth-grader Ahmir Jolliff and Perry High School...
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...
