A number of Northwest Iowa Community College employees, including several local people, were recently recognized for their years of service at an employee recognition ceremony. Sarah Breems-Diekevers, of Boyden was given a 10-year longevity award. She is the...
Carl Vande Weerd | Contributor Sioux County Board of Supervisors On Monday, Jan. 27, Jerry, Al, John and myself attended the Sioux County Farm Bureau meeting in Orange City. The supervisors spoke on issues we are working on and informed the Farm Bureau board of issues...
SPECIAL DEDICATION On Sunday, Jan. 26, a special window was dedicated at United Presbyterian Church of Boyden. The window was stored for 65 years. It’s believed it is from the original church and was gifted to the congregation after being restored. (Photo/June De Wit)...
Business of the Year: De Jong Hardware Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The Hull Chamber of Commerce annual Outstanding Citizens Awards luncheon will be Monday, Feb. 10, in the basement of the community building. According to Faye De Kam, Chamber director, the purpose of...
GOAL REACHED, CONSTRUCTION TO BEGIN Hull Protestant Reformed Christian School students Allison Mooy (eighth grade), Hannah Van Ginkel (eighth grade), Grace Poppema (seventh grade) and Alyce Brummel (eighth grade) display the thermometer sign for the school’s new gym...
June De Wit | Staff Writer During the winter months, blood donations often drop due to busy schedules, holiday breaks, poor weather conditions and seasonal illnesses. Yet, the demand for blood increases. Blood supplies usually run low in January making it a good time...
Retirement Open House honors hull co-op employee Ed Westra (right), general manager of Hull Co-op, congratulates retiring employee, Paul Kraai (left), Friday, Jan. 24, at an open house in Kraai’s honor. His last day will be Jan. 31. (Photo/June De Wit) June De Wit |...
Following the pattern Brynn Koerselman and Jori Woelber work Wednesday, Jan. 22, with Rubik’s cubes at the Boyden Library to create the pattern shown on their sheets. In the end all the cubes will be joined together to form one big picture. (Photo/June De Wit) June De...
Top Calf Local teen, Katie Van Den Top, stands with her calf, Luna, which took the title of Grand Champion Feeder Heifer at the Sioux Empire Livestock Show. (Photo/Submitted) Carmen Vande Stroet | Staff Writer Growing up on a farm just north of Hull, Katie Van Den Top...
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor Trinity Christian High School sent a group to the large group speech contest for the first time in school history Saturday, Jan. 25 at Spencer High School. The school’s entry was KRYM, a radio broadcasting team of Shaely Brummel, Abbie...
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor Western Christian High School large group speech students have been preparing for the district contest since just after Thanksgiving. The groups meet to brainstorm, work in groups and write together at least once a week. “During each...
Fire Department responds The fire department responded to a call at Pleasant Acres Care Center Tuesday morning, Jan. 21. (Photo/June De Wit) June De Wit | Staff Writer There was a bit of a scare at Pleasant Acres Tuesday, Jan. 21, when staff noticed smoke coming from...
Alex Tiedemann joined her brother Hunter Den Besten at the Hull Public Library last week to demonstrate cup stacking. The duo presented cup stacking as a sport and helped the crowd of kids try speed stacking. (Photo/Jeanne Visser)
Carl Vande Weerd | Contributor This week, Jerry, Al and I had the opportunity to attend a very good training session for county supervisors. The Iowa State Association of Counties (ISAC) put on ISAC University in Des Moines Jan. 15 and 16. Here are just a couple of...
BIBLE COLLECTION DRIVE Elijah Vande Griend, Korey Sandbulte DeJong, Elliot Carney, Breanne Ten Pas and Ellie Kooiker are some of the Western Christian High School students who became involved in collecting Bibles for Keystone Treatment Center through their church...
Combining art and technology Hull Christian School teacher Emily Groeneweg helps eighth grader Maile Vande Hoef measure a wall in her box. (Photo/Jeanne Visser) Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer A box is just a box … unless it’s not a box, according to author Antoinette...
New Director takes over Kristen Niemeyer is the new Bright Start director. She began her duties Monday, Dec. 30. (Photo/Submitted) June De Wit | Staff Writer Bright Start Daycare and Preschool recently hired Kristen Niemeyer as its new director. Niemeyer began her...
NEW STAFF Joe Snyder is the new director of recreation for the city of Hull. He is pictured with his wife, Sierra, and daughter, Adelyn. (Photo/Submitted) Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The City of Hull added a full-time rec director to its staff last week. Joseph...
Kim Wielenga, Arlan Moss and Kyle Te Slaa are members of the 2020 Hull City Council. Wielenga is starting her second term, while Moss and Te Slaa are new council members. Moss is serving as Hull’s mayor. (Photo/Jeanne Visser) Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The first...
After a major snowstorm system passed through the area Friday, Jan. 17, through Saturday, Jan. 18, the city of Hull spent some time cleaning up snow piles Monday. The system dumped around 6 to 8 inches of snow in the area causing many businesses, churches and schools...
