June De Wit | Staff Writer Healthiest State Walks took place all over the state of Iowa Wednesday, Oct. 3. More than 800 walks were registered in Iowa, including those in Boyden and Hull. Businesses and individuals were encouraged to walk for 30 minutes. Kids from the...
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor Kathy Brandt | Staff Writer, Sentinel Tribune, Westbrook, Minn. Newspapers across the country are celebrating National Newspaper Week Oct. 7-13 under the theme, “Journalism matters now more than ever.” The Sioux County Index-Reporter...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer “We also rejoice in our sufferings, because we know that suffering produces perseverance; perseverance produces character; and character, hope.” Romans 5:4-5 Trials in life are inevitable. We only get to choose how we respond to them. At...
June De Wit | Writer Hull Christian School principal, Randy Ten Pas, and his wife, Kristi, always look for something unique for Ten Pas’ annual Rally Day Sale challenge. This year, the couple decided to show a little compassion to new parents as part of the...
Top: A long line of veterans and service members were recognized at Boyden-Hull`s homecoming game Friday evening. They were thanked for their service by being recognized by the school. Right: Ladell Kaster was recognized for 50 years in the American Legion. He...
June De Wit | Staff Writer After not having a pep club at Boyden-Hull High School last school year, Audrey Kreun and Gabi Luevano thought the 2017 homecoming was rather uneventful. After a discussion with the student council, the two girls decided to restart the club....
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The 2018 Hull Combined Appeal fundraising campaign collected $16,895 for various local charities and designated non-profit organizations. Combined Appeal is Hull’s annual drive to collect donations for 10 groups. The collection began in...
June De Wit | Staff Writer Veterans’ Day is approaching and Boyden-Hull and Rock Valley Community School Districts have decided to honor area service members this week. The recognition ceremony will take place at Boyden-Hull’s homecoming football game Friday, Sept. 28...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Audrey Kreun, a senior at Boyden-Hull and the daughter of Mark and Julie Kreun, Hull, was named a semifinalist in the 64th annual National Merit Scholarship Program recently. The 18-year-old is one of only 144 students in Iowa to reach the...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor SIOUX FALLS, SD-Participation in the South Dakota Senior Games has been a tradition for Les Van Holland of Hull and Ron Prostrollo of Boyden, but this past year was most memorable as the slow-pitch softball team on which they play came...
June De Wit | Staff Writer Does your prayer life need attention? Do you want to learn to pray more effectively? “Ask in My Name,” a conference that addresses these issues, will be offered at American Reformed Church in Hull Saturday, Oct. 6, from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Josh...
June De Wit | Staff Writer Thursday, Sept. 13, Matt Covey treated Western students, faculty and alumni to an enlightening chapel speech. Covey, a 1995 graduate of Western Christian High School, is the principal at Sioux Falls Christian Schools. He’s the third son of...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer As a personal trainer, Nate Boer gives his clients more than a good workout. The owner of Siouxland Strength in Hull, Boer knows that fitness isn’t just about going through the motions of a workout, it’s about having a healthy lifestyle...
June De Wit | Staff Writer The Sioux County Sheriff’s Department recently had the opportunity to test-fly its newest piece of equipment which will aid in serving and protecting the citizens of the county. A drone, an unmanned aerial vehicle, was recently used in a...
June De Wit | Staff Writer Western Christian High School students are celebrating homecoming Sept. 10-14. The event-filled week starts off Monday with a dress-up day. Students will dress as holidays. Junior and senior classes will dress as the 4th of July and the...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The phrase “following in his footsteps” is especially significant for Doug and Lee DeGroot of Hull. The couple’s son, Cruise, 21, enlisted with the Army Reserve. Like his great-grandfather, Peter DeGroot, and grandfathers, Harold DeVries...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The City of Hull is moving forward on three new projects for the community. City Administrator Jim Collins gave an update on the bike/walking path behind Cobblestone Court, a new lift station and resurfacing part of Division Street during...
June De Wit | Staff Writer Keeping business vehicles clean can be just as important as keeping an office clean. “Businesses often have multiple vehicles on the road and a clean vehicle is just another way to show your customers who and what your business is about,”...
