Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Hull’s NW Iowa Firearms began as a hobby but has quickly grown into a flourishing business. “It has exceeded all my expectations,” said owner John Emerick. Last Friday the Hull Chamber of Commerce celebrated with Emerick by having a ribbon...
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Voter turnout was good in Boyden and Hull
June De Wit | Staff Writer There was a good turnout of voters for the general election Tuesday, Nov. 6. Voters from Boyden and Hull in Grant, Sheridan and Lincoln townships, voted at the Demco Community Center in Boyden and the Hull Library in Hull. Sioux County had...
Family grateful for inspirational house studs
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Habitat for Humanity hosted a Stud Finder open house Friday to highlight the 41 decorated studs in the new house being built in Hull. Brandon and Karla Van Lo and their children, Santiago, Jimena and Daleyza, are pictured with some...
Distracted driving assembly given at Boyden-Hull
June De Wit | Staff Writer The problem with distracted driving has grown beyond just texting: 7-10 people engage in smartphone activities while driving. Some unsettling things people with smartphones do behind the wheel include: Text 61% Email 33% Surf the net 28%...
Boyden-Hull industrial arts students tour Demco
June De Wit | Staff Writer Demco Manufacturing in Boyden hosted 17 junior and senior Boyden-Hull High School industrial arts students for an in depth look at the company’s welding processes Tuesday, Oct. 30. Brent Fedders, Boyden-Hull High School industrial arts...
One Book, One Sioux County to host Meyers
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer One Book, One Sioux County will host An Evening with Kent Meyers, author of “The Witness of Combines” Thursday, Nov. 8, at 7 p.m. on the campus of Northwest Iowa Community College in Sheldon. The presentation will be given in Building A,...
Hull Christian has ‘Serve Day’
Annual Kiwanis poinsettia sale Nov. 15
June De Wit | Staff Writer It’s hard to believe it’s almost that time of year already, but the Hull Kiwanis Club is busy planning for its annual poinsettia sale and vendor fair. The event will be Thursday, Nov. 15, from 1-7 p.m. at Natural Beauty Growers, located 4...
Rens to purchase Dan’s Food Center
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer When Hull’s grocery store changes hands in a few weeks, customers won’t notice many differences. That’s important to the new owners, Greg and Jessica Rens. “We want to continue to offer the same great products and service that Dan has,”...
‘Bill into law’ presentations at Boyden-Hull
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Tackling topics such as arming teachers in school, prison reform and legalizing marijuana, Boyden-Hull seniors presented ideas for new laws to a panel of adults last week. The “bill into law” presentations are an annual collaboration...
Four Hull students selected for All-State Music Festival
June De Wit | Staff Writer Several students from Hull and surroundings areas took part in district auditions for various positions in the all-state band, chorus and orchestra. Auditions were...
Hull makes plans for future street improvements
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Last week, the Hull City Council began discussing plans for the next street improvement projects, beginning in 2020. The upgrades will be focused in two areas — Main Street from Highway 18 to the Professional Building and several new...
High school students invited to speak about U.S. Constitution
June De Wit | Staff Writer Members of Boyden William Monster American Legion Post #272 is inviting high school students to participate in an oratorical contest this year as a way to obtain college scholarships. This is a speech contest in which students speak about...
Hull Christian School students pray for community businesses
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Teaching students about the power of prayer is the theme for chapel at Hull Christian School this year. During October, the school focused on praying for businesses in the community. Each month teachers and classes take turns leading the...
Planning for the future
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer “We want to continue serving the community as Hull continues to grow,” stated attorney Philip De Koster, an owner of De Koster & De Koster Law in Hull. To do that, he and his father, attorney John De Koster, decided their work place...
Chamber Shop Hop winners
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The Hull Chamber of Commerce Shop Hop was a win for the retail community, even though the number of finishers wasn’t as high as expected. The Chamber sponsored a Black-Out Bingo Shop Hop during September. Customers picked up bingo cards at...
Demco partners to help fight breast cancer for October
June De Wit | Staff Writer To honor October Breast Cancer Awareness month, Demco Manufacturing of Boyden is partnering with Mitographers, a screenprinter in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and Sanford of Sheldon, Iowa. Pink magnetic ribbon decals are being given to anyone...
Kat Perkins rocks Night of Hope in Hull
June De Wit | Staff Writer Ladies’ Night of Hope, an annual event sponsored by Hull Chamber of Commerce, drew over 250 women to the Western Christian event center Wednesday, Oct. 10. While helping raise funds to help fight cancer, attendees enjoyed a meal,...
Piano gifted to Western Christian
June De Wit | Staff Writer Western Christian High School and its music department were pleased to debut a gift of a Steinway B Grand Piano at the Friends of Western banquet Thursday evening. Orlin and Julie Te Slaa of Shakopee, Minnesota, gifted the piano to the...
Students up on a rooftop
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The shelter house at Hubbling Park in Hull is getting a new roof, courtesy of the Boyden-Hull High School home construction and repair class. Instead of replacing the dilapidated shingles, students will be covering them with a metal roof....