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...
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,...
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...
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....
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...
