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‘Love Your Neighbor’ pancake supper planned

June De Wit | Staff Writer Siouxland Habitat for Humanity will host a ‘Love Your Neighbor’ pancake supper Wednesday, Feb. 13, from 5-7 p.m. in the Hull Community Building. Free-will donations will be accepted to help fund Habitat for Humanity homes being built in Hull...

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Making a difference for others

June De Wit | Staff Writer Sam Klarenbeek is excited for the new opportunity to be a fitness coach and personal trainer at Compass Fitness in Hull. He is looking forward to helping clients meet their fitness goals of building muscle, losing weight, improving mobility...

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CNA class offered at Boyden-Hull High School

June De Wit | Staff Writer A new Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) class is being offered at Boyden-Hull High School. Andreah Maassen, also the school nurse, is teaching the class for the first time in conjunction with Northwest Iowa Community College. Dan Pottebaum,...

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Love and Laugh to be presented

June De Wit | Staff Writer Love INC of Sioux County is expanding into a new fund-raising venture — a comedy show. The organization’s Love and Laugh event will feature “Slap Happy Comedy” Saturday, Feb. 9, at Trinity Christian Reformed Church in Rock Valley. Doors for...

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Winter snowstorm fizzles

June De Wit | Staff Writer A winter storm warning for Sioux County was issued from about 3 a.m. Friday through midnight. Residents were warned to plan and prepare as total potential snow accumulations could be 5 to 8 inches. Travel was expected to be difficult as...

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Boyden Co-op’s highway pump access opens soon

June De Wit | Staff Writer The new fuel pumps at Cooperative Gas & Oil Co. are installed and ready to go at a new location on Highway 18 in Boyden. “We hope to be open the week of Jan. 21. We are currently waiting for final DNR approval,” said Tyler Boone, manager...

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BH school board accepts Phase 2 remodeling bid

Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Last week, the Boyden-Hull School Board accepted a bid of $5,382,000 from Wiltgen Brothers Construction, LeMars, for phase two of the school district’s additions and renovations project. Hoogendoorn Construction, Canton, South Dakota, is...

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2019 projects on top of Hull City Council agenda

Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The Hull City Council covered a lot of topics last week at its first meeting of 2019. The council is still searching for an economical way to provide security lighting at the city dump.  Mid-American Energy’s estimate to run electricity...

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Feenstra announces campaign for U.S. House seat

Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Hull’s Republican state senator, Randy Feenstra, announced last week that he will challenge nine-term Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) for his Iowa House seat. “Today, Iowa’s 4th District doesn’t have a voice in Washington because our current...

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Brad’s bread comes to Hull

Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The new owner of Le Meilleur Bakery and Barista in Hull admits he has a passion for making bread. Brad Gabel, Orange City, has been baking bread as a hobby for several years but last week that pastime became his profession when he assumed...

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Love and Learn classes offered

June De Wit | Staff Writer Love INC of Sioux County, located in Rock Valley, is hosting winter Love and Learn classes. Four classes on faith and finances, grief share, affirming potential, and parenting run for 12 weeks from 6:45-8:15 p.m. beginning Tuesday, Jan. 22,...

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Boyden-Hull mens’ basketball alumni honored 25 years later

June De Wit | Staff Writer Friday night, Jan. 4, during the halftime of the Boyden-Hull boys’ basketball game in Hull, the 1993-1994 boys’ basketball team was recognized for going to state. Ten of the 17 basketball players on the team were able to attend last week’s...

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Hull baker featured in Our Iowa magazine

June De Wit | Staff Writer What could be more exciting than being featured in a magazine? Joyce Sipma thought it was a fun experience and felt honored to be featured in Our Iowa magazine’s October/November 2018 issue with her recipe, Luscious Pumpkin Dessert. Jeanne...

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Dr. Shelby brings direct primary care to Hull

Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer “Our modern health care system is broken. Patients aren’t getting treatments they need and the cost of what they get is greatly inflated,” stated Lyndle Shelby, M.D. Last week, the 47-year-old opened his office, Morningstar Medical Direct...

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Premier bringing fiber optic connections to rural homes

Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Several years ago when Premier Communications purchased Consolidated Communications’ Iowa service territory, the company’s goal was to provide the latest technology with great customer service. Throughout this year, Premier Communications...

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Conducting symphony orchestra added to bucket list

June De Wit | Staff Writer Conducting a symphony orchestra has never been on Steve Grond’s bucket list, but he recently added it after being asked to raise funds for the Northwest Iowa Symphony Orchestra. Lyle Van Ravenswaay, member of the board of directors for the...

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Hair on Hickory introduces new massage therapist

Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Hair on Hickory owner Shondra Wielenga got an early Christmas present in December when she was introduced to massage therapist, Amanda Fennessey. For several months, Wielenga had been looking for a massage therapist to fill a spot in her...

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Hull Coop unveils new logo and website

Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer As a way to better serve its customers, Hull Coop introduced an updated website and logo recently. “Our old website wasn’t as user-friendly as we would like, especially for people trying to access it on a phone, tablet or other mobile...

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Iowa’s population grows 3.6 percent since 2010

The population of Iowa has grown by 109,273 people, or 3.6 percent, since 2010, according to new estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. The 2018 estimated overall population of Iowa is now 3,156,145 people, ranking Iowa at 31st in the nation for size. “Iowa’s increase...

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Rebranding reflects one ownership

June De Wit | Staff Writer For over 54 years, Demco has used the same logo to brand the company name on its products. This script logo has been well recognized, but now there is a new sign going up at Demco along Highway 18. The company recently updated this sign to...

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