Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The Hull City Council began looking ahead to street overlay projects for 2020 when they met Tuesday morning, July 9. City administrator Jim Collins noted that the street committee met at the end of June and made recommendations for next...
New staff writer looks forward to telling stories Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor Growing up, news wasn’t real news unless it made it in the newspaper for Carmen Vande Stroet, the newest staff writer to join New Century Press, parent company of the Sioux County...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The 2019 Hull Summerfest celebration lived up to its theme, “Making Memories Happen,” with families, friends and large crowds of people sharing in the many events and activities. Summerfest began Wednesday evening with a car and tractor...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Dan Wardell’s Reading Road Trip stopped at the Boyden Public Library Tuesday, July 9, for an engaging and interactive story time. More than 50 young Wardell fans cheered, laughed and listened intently as the celebrity read books and told...
Caitlyn French | Staff Writer Monarch butterflies are more than just a beautiful sight to behold; monarchs are critical pollinators that make an arduous journey each year during their annual migration. Recently, emphasis has been placed on providing habitat for the...
June De Wit | Staff Writer Cliff and Marlys Koele were honored Friday, June 28, with an open house. They’ve retired from Koele Inc. and sold their book of insurance business to Chris Kelley, an agency employee. Kelley has been with the Koeles over eight years. Cliff...
June De Wit | Staff Writer The 2019 Boyden Bash is in the books. Friday June 28, was a hot day, but many still turned out for the festivities. A golf tournament drew several golfers to Otter Valley Golf Club north of Boyden. The afternoon was spent at Centennial Park...
June De Wit | Staff Writer A special pinning ceremony for Vietnam War Veterans was conducted at the Demco Center in Boyden Sunday, June 30. The recognition was in conjunction with a Vietnam War commemoration act of 2017. The act set aside March 29 as Vietnam War...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The Hull City Council approved plans to extend Maple Street north to 310th Street at its Monday, June 24, meeting. But first, council members listened to some worries about the proposed residential area during the public hearing on the...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Even though active emergency service personnel are required to be at least 18 years of age, that didn’t stop 16-year-old Laiken Koerselman from joining her community EMT (Emergency Medical Technician) program. The daughter of Bob and Laura...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer In just a few days, William Rankin will be moving to the U.S. Military Academy at West Point in New York. Reception Day for the class of 2023 is July 1. Rankin, a 2019 Boyden-Hull High School graduate and the son of Eric and Lora Rankin,...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer A dozen residents who live in the area of Maple and Eighth streets in Hull attended the city council meeting Monday, June 10, to voice their concerns about the proposed Maple Street development renewal plan. The plan includes extending...
June De Wit | Staff Writer Plans for the 2019 Boyden Bash scheduled for June 28 and 30 have been finalized. A majority of the activities will take place Friday afternoon and evening, and organizers expect it to be a celebration the entire family can enjoy with a...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Sometimes we don’t know what we’ve got until it’s gone — and that goes for a properly-working clothes dryer. Unfortunately, our dryers don’t work efficiently because we haven’t properly maintained them. Sure, we swipe the thick layer of...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer If you’ve been looking for a good deal on a massage, Hands Down Massage is a great bargain during the month of June. Last week, Rylee Waldner started offering massages at Hair on Hickory south of Hull. She has special rates this month of...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Hole No. 9 at Rolling Hills golf course is usually a difficult, uphill, par-four challenge, but for a few days at the end of May it was shortened to a par three. And Russ Goold, Hull, found the change to his liking. The 67-year-old...
Lydia Lee | Staff Intern Though campers won’t start showing up until mid-June, preparations are well underway for summer staff members at Inspiration Hills. This summer’s 16 counselors have been at Inspiration Hills since May 26 to complete their two-week training in...
June De Wit | Staff Writer Luke Myers, a Boyden-Hull eighth grader, wrote a poem that was selected as the first-place winner in the Northwest Area Education Agency’s writing competition. Luke is the son of Stacie and Ryan Myers of Sheldon. Myers’ poem, “Video Games,”...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The populations of Hull and Boyden have remained stable, according the latest U.S. Census Bureau 2018 population estimates, but Sioux County numbers keep climbing. Hull’s population has increased by 6.2 percent since the 2010 census. ...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer You don’t have to travel far to put together an interesting collection of rocks. Carol Boote is displaying an assortment of her favorite rocks in the Hull Library and most of them were found locally. “Many beautiful rocks can be found in...
