Shane Solberg, left, and some of his Northwestern College football teammates load a truck full of donations to the non-profit organization SALUTE in Doon. Solberg, a Hull native and senior on the Red Raiders football team, helped organize the donation drive as part...
CELEBRATING MAPLE HEIGHTS ADDITION (Right) A number of city officials attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony at Maple Heights Addition Sept. 23. Pictured left to right: Amy Kelley (holding ribbon), Jim Collins, Cory De Wit, Les Van Roekel, Mark Kreun, Darwin Boer, Mike...
2020 Boyden-Hull homecoming royal court Pictured are seniors selected to the Boyden-Hull High School homecoming royal court. Seated in the front row, left to right: Emma Zoet, Leah Rozeboom, Laiken Koerselman; second row, left to right: Jonathon Te Slaa, Alec Rohde,...
NO WHERE TO RUN Hull Christian School principal Randy Ten Pas tightens his grip on a pig during the greased pig competition Sept. 23. The competition was part of the annual Mr. Ten Pas Challenge in conjunction with the Rally Day Sale fundraiser for the school....
MAKING MEMORIES LAST Robert McAlpine of McAlpine Taxidermy has made the decision to take his business from part-time to full-time to better serve his customers in his new studio where he will be able to complete more work for those looking to preserve a moment in...
New events added to rib competition event Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer Leaves are beginning to change colors, nights are getting cooler and pumpkins are beginning to pop up around the county. To some, this may be a time to lay low and find a cozy blanket; for the Hull...
Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer While the 2020 Rally Day Sale may have looked a little different this year in order to follow social distancing and other recommended guidelines, the auction still raised over $50,000. Each September, Hull Christian High School hosts an...
CAR SEAT SAFETY Maria Gomez, Danielle Warner, Tasha Kruger and Marcia Van Voorst were available to check car seats during a Car Seat Safety Check-Up hosted by Sioux Center Health at the Hull Medical Clinic Monday, Sept. 14. (Photo/Jennifer Kor) Jennifer Kor | Staff...
PROCLAIMING LISSENCEPHALY AWARENESS DAY Pictured are members of the Hoekstra family of Boyden. Mom Tricia, pictured in the back on the left, worked to bring recognition of her son, Aavyn’s diagnosis, pictured in the center of the front row. Adryk, front left, and...
Jim Koele, commander of the Hull American Legion, shows photos of former American Legion members in the new Legion Room located in the Hull Community Center. (Photo/Jennifer Kor) Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer Members of American Legion Wegman-Koele Post #0380 have found...
FIRE CHIEF AND HOMETOWN HERO Chris Starkenburg has been chosen for the Scheels and American Heroes Outdoors Hometown Hero award. He was nominated as the Boyden Fire Chief. Starkenburg and his wife, Holly; son, Clayton, and daughter, JoHanne, pose next to a Boyden...
Hull recreational soccer season to kick-off Sept. 14 Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer Improving heart health, increasing strength, developing coordination and making new friends can all be achieved for kids in kindergarten through fifth grade by joining a Hull...
HULL FOOD PANTRY AVAILABLE IN TIMES OF NEED Staff and volunteers work side-by-side to pack boxes for a food giveaway through the Hull Food Pantry. Boxes are prepacked for curbside pickup for families who are food insecure or worried about providing meals for their...
County-wide golf outings planned in support of local food pantries Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer To ensure no resident of Sioux County is left food insecure, the five golf courses throughout the county are raising money for area food pantries with a goal of...
Western Christian greenhouse to provide more than learning opportunities BUILD IT AND GROW IT Western Christian agriculture students worked to transplant hundreds of mum seedlings outside the school’s new greenhouse last week. The mature mums will be sold as part of...
Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer With the presidential election just over two months away, committees are preparing for voters to cast their vote safely — both in-person and through absentee ballots. To ensure each precinct is safe, the Iowa Secretary of State’s Office has...
Doug Broek of Sioux County Radio Broek has covered various Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley and Western Christian football games, along with regional volleyball tournaments for Western Christian, Boyden-Hull and Trinity Christian for Sioux County radio the past 24 years and is...
Harold Tiedeman pauses in his garden which produces a bountiful crop of vegetables as well as colorful flowers. It’s become an interest in retirement and he’s learned a few secrets for getting the most from his garden. (Photo/Jennifer Kor) Tiedeman garden produces...
Hull natives Tim Brunsting and Mike Broek look on prior to the first pitch between Central Lyon and Sioux Center June 25. Both umpires have worked together and for the Iowa High School Athletic Association for over 20 years and were pleased to have gotten the...
Soodsma family reflects on having a shortened trap shooting season due to COVID-19 Pictured left to right: Rashaylee Soodsma, Ashayla Soodsma, Shanelle Soodsma and Jack Soodsma. The family of trap shooters competed at the South Dakota state trap shooting meet in...
