Western Christian boys’ basketball poses for photos following its dominating defeat of Hudson in the Class 2A state championship game. The Wolfpack captured its 11th state title in program history with the 27-point victory Friday, March 8, in Des Moines. Please see...
Shane D. Johnson |Editor Hull Parks and Recreation director, Blake Eichmann, looks forward to new opportunities afforded to residents of the Hull area as spring-time plans are in motion for his department. One of the biggest changes in 2024 is the introduction of...
Putting the emphasis on community and learning Shane D. Johnson |Editor For Boyden Library director Shari Fedders and Hull Library director Matt Hoehammer, each year brings new opportunities for area residents to learn and grow from either the books read from the...
REMEMBERING AUGGIE Pictured (right to left) is Northwestern College theatre professor Robert Hubbard, his son Auggie Hubbard and his wife April Hubbard. Dr. Robert Hubbard recently published a book in the wake of his son Auggie’s suicide Oct. 23, 2020. The book...
Shane D. Johnson |Editor The “Go Bucket” initiative serves to provide each classroom in Sioux County with a bucket of items donated in case of emergency circumstances. The initiative is led by school resource officers Waylon Pollema, Jessica Dorhout, Jeremy Spans and...
Pictured is the cast of Otter Valley Country Club Dinner Theater’s production of “Caught in the Act.” This production will be presented April 10, 11, 12 and 13 with the meal starting at 5:30 p.m. each night. Front, left to right, Troy Wassenaar, Doug Woelber, Daryl...
Western Christian’s players and staff wrap their arms around one another with their state-qualifying banner, held by Uchan Harberts, front and center. Western defeated Estherville-Lincoln Central 62-55 in a substate final. Read the full story on page 12. (Photo/Sean...
WELCOMING FISHER Pictured are Brian and Rachel Verwolf holding their son Fisher whom they adopted recently. (Photo/Submitted) WELCOME HOME Pictured is the newest addition to the Brian and Rachel Verwolf family, Fisher. Fisher was recently adopted by the Verwolfs after...
Allison Mooy of Trinity Christian High SchoolHull Chamber of Commerce Scholarship recipient Justin Van Schepen of Van’s Power CenterBusiness of the Year Award Lavonne De Jong of Aspen HeightsEmployee of the Year Renae De Boer of Trinity Christian High SchoolHull...
SEEING PLANS COME TO FRUITION Pictured is the new and improved Casey’s convenience store which reopened Thursday, Feb. 15. The new facility was built after a Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, fire caused the prior building site to be a complete loss. The new store is...
SRO POLLEMA TAKES ON NEW ROLE Sioux County Sheriff’s Office SRO Waylon Pollema will begin a new full-time role at Western Christian High School as director of campus safety and student support beginning Aug. 1, 2024. Pollema brings his years of working with the Sioux...
Shane D. Johnson |Editor The City of Hull has undertaken some zoning changes for residents, a change that has come to fruition after the last update to zoning ordinances in February 1995. Mayor Arlan Moss commented on the changes made.“Our city staff and council...
HELPING STUDENTS THRIVEPictured is Emily Miranda, Boyden-Hull Junior/Senior High School’s guidance counselor who has been in the position two years. (Photo/Submitted) THROUGH STRUGGLES AND SUCCESSES Pictured is Abby Vanden Bosch, guidance counselor for Western...
FOR ALL TO SEEPictured is the work of Western Christian’s welding class that has come to fruition in the form of a Wolfpack sculpture created in connection with Demco of Boyden. The students were led by Demco’s Cody Cammann and Jason Kraai. (Photo/Submitted) "Perhaps...
BLUEJAY STRONG AND COMET STRONGPictured are two of the many bookmarks made by Boyden-Hull Elementary students in support of Perry Community School District in Perry, Iowa, after a Jan. 4 school shooting that killed sixth-grader Ahmir Jolliff and Perry High School...
Shane D. Johnson |Editor The Morningside Choir in Sioux City was recently awarded The American Prize in Choral Performance of which former Boyden-Hull students, Anna Godtland and Caleb Sutton, were part of. The meaning of being in the Morningside Choir as it is...
Local blood drive to be held in Boyden and Hull Blood is an essential fluid of the body that can not be created in a lab. “Every two seconds a hospital patient is in need of a blood transfusion,” states public relations and marketing director, Shay Willis for...
The dinner theatre production of “No Body Like Jimmy” will be presented Feb. 8-10 at Rolling Hills Country Club. Cast members include front row from left: Becka Harman, Max Klarenbeek, Orlin Oostra, Marsha Smit, Deb Woelber. Back row: Marty Kiers, Brenda Westra, Emily...
Chuck Brunsting gave a presentation about Perkins Jan. 22 and included several pictures of the buildings that existed there in the past. (Photo/Julie Bosma) Chuck Brunsting gave a presentation on the history of Perkins Monday, Jan. 22, to a crowd of 65 children and...
REPRESENTATIVE RANDY FEENSTRARepresentative Randy Feenstra of Iowa’s fourth congressional district spoke to caucus-goers during the Iowa caucus event at the Hull Community Building Monday, Jan. 15. (Photo/Julie Bosma) REPRESENTATIVE SKYLER WHEELERIowa House...
