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,”...
June De Wit | Staff Writer Keeping satisfied customers is always the goal at Te Slaa Manufacturing so the company recently added some new products and is expanding sales and services. Feed bunk posts are the newest items to be manufactured as well as adding Forney...
June De Wit | Staff Writer Racing can get into your blood and once it’s there, it usually stays. That’s exactly what has happened to Chad Baatz and his family. He races car #78 at the Primghar figure 8 races. Baatz got hooked on figure 8 racing watching with friends...
June De Wit | Staff Writer A Hull couple, Daryl and Marla De Groot, were recently surprised to have been chosen to receive the Iowa Farm Environmental Leader Award for Sioux County. This award is a joint effort of the governor, lieutenant governor, Iowa Department of...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Boyden-Hull schools welcomed three new teachers for the 2018-19 school year. Megan Alexander Position: Preschool and TAG (talented and gifted) Grew up in: Beatrice, Nebraska Education: University of Nebraska, Lincoln – early childhood...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor HULL-Western Christian High School has announced it will have a new wrestling coach for the 2018-2019 season. Pete Di Pol takes over after the departure of Kyle Westra. Prior to getting hired by the Wolfpack Di Pol was the head coach at...
June De Wit |Staff Writer For the last two years, Harlan and Kathy Mouw of Hull have been lucky to be on the support team for Grinding Gears Racing during The Great Race, a nine-day race involving vintage cars. Grinding Gears Racing is named after Rome Grinding...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The mission of Hull Christian School is to educate children in the light of God’s word, and this year the school is adding a new plan to inspire teachers and transform school culture. Faith Integration Collaboration is a professional...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The display boards, so often seen at the intersection of Main and First Streets in Hull, will no longer be allowed there after Oct. 1. Last week, the Hull city council decided to ban all signs in the middle of Main Street. Non-profit...
