Both Boyden-Hull and Western Christian clinched spots in the state tournament with convincing wins last weekend. The Comets took down Coon Rapids-Bayard with a 20-point fourth quarter, while the Wolfpack led Tri-Center from wire-to-wire. (Photo/Calif Poncy)
Left to right is Graham Boogerd, Ethan Westra, Brayden Westra, Lexi Van Der Brink, and Khloe Schiermeyer represent Hull Protestant Reformed Christian School represent Northwest Iowa STEM at the capital. (Photos/Submitted) Hull Protestant Reformed Christian School...
COMET CAFÉ Boyden-Hull student Guiomar Maravez takes cash from a student buying a churro cookie. Maravez and the five other Culinary Arts III students host the Comet Café each month as one of their hands-on projects in Jill De Ruyter’s class. (Photo/Amy Lyon) CULINARY...
Grades K-2 sang “Were You There” at the all-school program Feb. 26. (Photo/Julie Bosma) Julie Bosma | Editorial Assistant jbosma@ncppub.com Hull Protestant Reformed Christian School students had their all-school program, “Christ Triumphant, Ever Reigning,” Feb. 26. An...
I like sports, but I do not like winter. So, if you put some sports in wintertime, sports that may only come around every four years in popularity and awareness, you may not get me to watch them. But throw a taste of FOMO (fear of missing out) and patriotic pride and...
KidsTalkAboutGod.org Carey Kinsolving and friends “The Holy Spirit tells you stuff before it happens,” says Sawyer, 8. “He told my mom that Grandma was coming over, and then she showed up with cookies.” Now that’s a spiritual gift I’d like to have: the ability to...
Boyden-Hull FFA Members (Photo/Submitted) Senior Corey Kamies winds up for his winning toss in the bale throwing contest. (Photo/Submitted) Senior Carlos Caldera tries his hand at the roping competition. (Photo/Submitted) Jacob Van Der Wilt | Boyden-Hull FFA Advisor...
Jayden De Jong concentrates on putting a nut on a bolt after having retrieved them from a bucket of wet pig feed. (Photo/Submitted) Mrs. Karen Christians won the change war and kissed the pig following chapel. (Photo/Submitted) Western Christian FFA 2025-2026 chapter...
Skyler Wheeler | Rep. Iowa House District 4 As we wrap up Week 6 of the Iowa legislative session, I want to take a moment to update you on the work being done at the capitol and what it means for our district. Reaching this point in session is significant. Committee...
Kylee Miller | Staff Writer Kmiller@ncppub.com This past August, Merritt Moss of Hull got the opportunity to participate In the Iowa Governor’s Charity Steer Show. At the steer show only 25 kids are able to participate and all of the proceeds from the show go toward...
Alyce Brummel (Photo/Kylee Miller) Alyce Brummel is blowing drying Nicole Rozeboom’s hair. To make an appointment with Brummel. A new hair stylist coming to Hair on Hickory Kylee Miller | Staff Writer Kmiller@ncppub.com With a passion for hair, Alyce Brummel cannot be...
Faye DeKam and Mandy Hoekstra ordered a coffee roaster from Chicago to give The Grain House customers freshly-brewed coffee with coffee beans from Columbia, Peru, Guatemala and Mexico. (Photo/Julie Bosma) Julie Bosma | Editorial Assistant jbosma@ncppub.com Faye DeKam...
Cliff Barker speaks to the charter members of Sons of the American Legion: (l to r) Brian Zoet, squadron adjutant; Ron Bonestroo; Dan Bonestroo; Korey Keizer; Michael Rozeboom, squadron treasurer; Jason Hanson, squadron seargent of arms; Glenn Bonestroo, squadron...
Boyden-Hull’s varsity Quiz Bowl team and coach: Andrew Kaufman (junior), Isaak Sanchez (junior), Coach Caleb Sutton, J.C. De Koster (senior) and Tylandon De Ruyter (senior). Sutton is holding the trophy the team won Feb. 14. Team members are holding first-place...
Julie Bosma | Editorial Assistant jbosma@ncppub.com Seventeen Cooking Club students joined Lynne Hoehamer at Hull Library Feb. 18 to make waffle pizza pockets. She read the book “Pete’s a Pizza” and then explained what they were going to be making. First, they made a...
Julie Bosma | Editorial Assistant jbosma@ncppub.com Fourteen preschoolers met at Boyden’s city shed Feb. 19. Shari Fedders read the book “Roadwork” by Sally Sutton then Jon Draayer and Heath Hilbrands talked to the children about all the things they do for the town of...
Sioux County Board of Supervisors’ Report Craig Hoftyzer | Contributor, Sioux County Board of Supervisors, 5th District craigh@siouxcounty.org Supervisor Report for February 17, 2026 “Turn out the lights, the party’s over.” For those of you who enjoy the older style...
KidsTalkAboutGod.org Carey Kinsolving and friends “The Holy Spirit helps me on being grateful. My mom gave me something I don’t like, but I still liked it,” says Siroc, 7. That’s one of the best definitions of spiritual maturity I’ve ever heard: being thankful even...
Senator Kara Warme Cancer touches nearly every family in Iowa. More than one in twenty Iowans has received a cancer diagnosis, and our state has one of the highest rates of new cancer cases in the nation. Those numbers are not abstractions. They are neighbors,...
Senate Democratic Leader Janice Weiner Recently, my colleague, Sen. Catelin Drey, rose on the Senate floor to announce she had been diagnosed with uterine cancer. Catelin is an otherwise healthy woman in her 30s. Her predecessor, Sen. Rocky De Witt, passed away in...
