Danielle Raveling Therapist with Rising Hope Counseling in Rock Rapids Rising Hope Counseling offers services in Rock Rapids Dominique Kooiker | Editor Processing grief can be one of the most difficult experiences in one’s life, but Danielle Raveling of Rising Hope...
Supporting our grieving community members Since 1956, Porter Funeral Home is Inwood has been supporting members of the community through the grieving and funeral processes. (Photo/Tristan Taylor) Tristan Taylor | Editor The loss of a loved one is an...
Shane D. Johnson | Editor Philip De Koster of De Koster and De Koster Law of Hull knows first-hand how best to navigate opening up the discussion on end-of-life estate planning with the clients he sees on a daily basis.“One of the first steps we would take is to...
Toni Morrison’s “The Bluest Eye” are among those most commonly targeted by school book bans around the country. (Photo by Max McCoy/Kansas Reflector) Robin Opsahl | Iowa Capital Dispatch The Iowa law prohibiting school libraries from having books containing sexually...
FIRST HOLE-IN-ONE AT ROLLING HILLS Paul De Leeuw is pictured next to the flag on Hole 8 at Rolling Hills Country Club. De Leeuw earned his first hole-in-one with the shot being made July 23 at 11:30 in the morning. He earned the coveted hole-in-one shooting with a 5...
Shane D. Johnson | Editor The Sioux County Sheriff’s Office is tasked with the duty of saving lives on a daily basis. This responsibility sometimes takes the form of protecting those most vulnerable — those who wander and get lost for a variety of reasons. Beginning...
TRANSFORMING INTO AN AG RECOVERY CENTER The Dordt Agricultural Center was transformed into an agricultural recovery center Tuesday, July 30, in order to assist those farming operations that have been impacted by recent flooding events in Sioux County. (Photo/Shane D....
Hannah Kroese, Olivia Kroese, Tinley Kroese and Beckham Kroese taste their ice cream at the end of a Siouxland Ag in the Classroom event at the Hull Public Library Wednesday, July 31. (RIGHT) Sidney Riemenschneider read the book “Tales of the Dairy Godmother – Chuck’s...
Westside Park Hubbling Park Eastside Park Julie Bosma |Editorial Assistant The parks in Hull recently received new signs. Blake Eichmann, parks and recreation director, worked with Dusty Bliek of Bliek’s Custom Fab to design the signs. The plan is to add landscaping...
Isaac Yeager | Staff Writer The U.S. Small Business Administration (a federal agency that provides support to small businesses) put out a press release Thursday, July 25 to inform people of low-interest disaster loans available to businesses and residents of Buena...
Take a drive around any of the flood-affected areas and you will see differences; you will see change. This is to be expected after an event like this happens in communities, cities and rural areas. If one visits the countryside after the flood, one could see many...
Jared Strong | Iowa Capital Dispatch Federal health officials are encouraging farm workers who tend livestock and poultry to get vaccinated for seasonal influenza to help prevent a bird flu mutation that might spark a pandemic in people.The U.S. Centers for Disease...
Julie Bosma | Editorial Assistant Red Reimers, owner of Red’s Lounge in Boyden, takes the paint brush and freshens up the building in June 1985. (Photo/Sioux County Index Archives)
Pete Pollema and John De Groot kept the bidding going at the benefit auction for Hope Haven in November 1980. (Photo/Sioux County Index-Reporter archives) Audley Tensen, Doug Pollema, Pete Pollema and Dwight Bakker (l to r) are shown here at an auction for Rolling...
PRESENTING ON STONEWARE Pictured is Jeremy McLaughlin of Fort Dodge presenting on his stoneware collection of Iowa pottery during a special presentation hosted at the Hull Public Library in conjunction with the Hull Historical Society July 20 during 2024 SummerFest...
Sioux County Conservation provides update Shane D. Johnson | Editor Rob Klocke, director of the Sioux County Conservation, spoke on how the parks fared and how folks in Sioux County can expect to enjoy their summer in 2024 at local camping parks.“We’d seen quite an...
PRESENTING TO THE HULL KIWANIS CLUB Pictured is Daniel Wright, grandson of Hull Kiwanis Club member Dennis Wright, presenting to the Hull Kiwanis Club Thursday, July 25. (Photo/Shane D. Johnson) Daniel Wright speaks to Hull Kiwanis Club about joining Iowa Hawkeyes...
Taylyn Vander Schaff, daughter of Kyle and Janae Vander Schaff is receiving treatment for leukemia. Coach Walton had a putting contest and Dan Bonestoo won. Ashtyn Kelderman and Eric Nilles were the recipients of the $500 Boyden Hull Scholarships. Many golfers...
Sioux County Board of Supervisors’ Report Craig Hoftyzer | Contributor, Sioux County Board of Supervisors, 5th District Supervisor Report for July 23, 2024 The summer has been a whirlwind so far. In the two weeks since my last report, I’ve attended a National...
Sibley – The Lewis & Clark Regional Water System celebrated a “golden spike” milestone in its construction when, just northeast of Sibley Friday, July 26, Metro Construction installed the final section of pipe in the system’s 310 miles of transmission...
