June De Wit | Staff Writer Residents at Aspen Heights are looking forward to having a fun Christmas with their families or friends this year. Some of them will be making new traditions and some will continue the customs they’ve already made over the years. Christmas...
June De Wit | Staff Writer On Tuesday, Dec. 27, Iowa State Bank of Hull was recognized by the Small Business Administration’s Iowa district office as a top lender for fiscal year 2019. The award was presented at Van’s Implement of Hull. Not only was Iowa State Bank...
June De Wit | Staff Writer Did you have a chance to see Stallone the Chamber Christmas Gnome? He was on the move throughout Hull before Christmas. If you were able to find him, you could have received a reward! Stallone the Chamber Christmas Gnome visited local...
Sioux County Sheriff Dan Altena recently announced several staff changes in the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office. Jail commander, Judy Plendl, will retire effective Dec. 31, 2019. Plendl has been an employee with the sheriff’s office since 1987 and has served in a...
Carl Vande Weerd | Contributor Sioux County Board of Supervisors Board of Supervisors’ meeting Dec. 17 Tuesday, Dec. 17, I traveled to Orange City to attend the weekly Sioux County Supervisor meeting at the courthouse. Mark called the meeting to order at 9 a.m. with...
On Dec. 17, community members stepped up to give the gift of life through blood donation during the Hull community blood drive. LifeServe Blood Center registered 33 donors and collected 28 products with potential to save 114 local lives. Donors included Hank Vander...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Boyden-Hull’s junior high and high school band programs will be adding new equipment after receiving a $17,000 grant from the Dean and Mary Harms Memorial Fund. The fund supports music students and music education programs and includes...
June De Wit | Staff Writer Using caution around heavy equipment is always beneficial, especially with snow removal equipment. For the City of Hull street workers, this has become a major concern and they feel the public is less tolerant of snow removal than they...
June De Wit | Staff Writer A Christmas open house and retirement farewell at Citizens State Bank in Boyden Monday, Dec. 16, honored Luci Steenhoven. Steenhoven has spent over 19 years as an employee of the bank and plans to retire at the end of December. She began...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The Hull Historical Society is compiling a military service record book of local residents and is asking for information on veterans who have ties to the community. “If you or someone you know would like to be included in the book, please...
June De Wit | Staff Writer The 2019 Boyden Festival of Trees Monday, Dec. 9, is in the books and was once again a success. Local businesses, service groups and community members transformed the Demco Center in to a “Christmas at the Beach” winter wonderland. Vicki...
Sioux County Conservatives will host Jeff Taylor, professor of political science at Dordt University and Republican candidate for Iowa Senate, Thursday, Dec. 19 at Pizza Hut in Sioux Center. Taylor will discuss President Donald Trump’s 2020 election as well as...
sCarl Vande Weerd | Contributor Sioux County Board of Supervisors Board of Supervisors meeting Nov. 26 The Sioux County Supervisors met Nov. 26 for their regular meeting. The meeting was called to order at 9 a.m. and minutes from the Nov. 19 meeting and claims were...
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor Members of the Western Christian dance team competed at the Iowa State Dance Team Association state competition in Des Moines Thursday, Dec. 5 and finished second in the lights category and earned a Division I rating in the pom...
On Dec. 6, 17 donors stepped up to give the gift of life through blood donation in Boyden. LifeServe Blood Center registered 17 donors and collected 18 products with potential to save 54 local lives. Donors who reached gallon milestones included: Rebecca Anderson,...
June De Wit | Staff Writer For Debbie Woelber, decorating for Christmas every year involves more than just the normal holiday decorations. “I really love Christmas,” she said, which shows in her extensive nativity scenes collection she sets up each Christmas. Since...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Rolling Hills Golf Course will have a new head groundskeeper beginning Jan. 1. Last month the board of the Hull golf course offered the position to Cory Meyer, which he accepted. “We are excited and look forward to working with Cory. He...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor The sport of wrestling has always been popular in the state of Iowa, but in order for a grappler to become good at the craft, the athlete needs to learn the basics at a young age. Kids middle school age and younger had the opportunity...
