June De Wit | Staff Writer Six new faces are roaming the hallways at Western Christian High School. The unfamiliar faces are not from Iowa or even the United States but from the Netherlands. Carey Van Donselaar said, “It’s a crazy time!” She’s acclimating the new...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Members of the Hull American Legion post gathered at Rolling Hills golf course last Saturday for a flag burning ceremony. More than 300 flags of various sizes from the Hull community were officially retired on a sunny afternoon. A short...
Carmen Vande Stroet | Staff Writer Calvin Coolidge was quoted as saying, “All growth depends upon activity” and Bliek’s Custom Fab of Hull has had plenty of activity ever since opening in 2012. With the business’ first successful years, Bliek’s Custom Fab expanded to...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The general election is Tuesday, Nov. 5, and for the first time, Iowa residents will be able to vote for school board and city officials on the same day. The combined elections stemmed from a law passed in 2017 that state officials...
Freshman members of Western Christian FFA attended Greenhand Fire-Up at Northwestern College in Orange City Oct. 15. Students rotated through different stations to learn more about what FFA provides them, how they can be involved, and how to develop team and...
Jeanne Visser |Staff Writer Flowers grow smiles and Julie Mesman got to see a lot of them last Wednesday. The owner of Personal Touch Designs in Hull joined forces with hundreds of florists across the nation in a random-acts-of-kindness event, Petal It Forward. Mesman...
June De Wit | Staff Writer The Boyden-Hull High School Musical for 2019 will be “The Addams Family.” The musical will be performed in the Boyden-Hull High School auditorium Nov. 7 and 9 at 7:30 p.m. “The Addams Family” cast and crew will bring a delightful show of the...
June De Wit | Staff Writer Western Christian High School students will be performing the musical, “Little Women,” Thursday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 9, at 2 and 7 p.m. in the Western Christian High School Event Center. Katie Nice, director, said the...
Last week, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation for Halloween Safety Week to promote a safe and enjoyable Halloween celebration for Iowans. WHEREAS, Halloween is a widely-celebrated tradition in Iowa as many communities host beggars’ night and trick-or-treat...
Carmen Vande Stroet | Staff Writer We’ve all seen the pink ribbons, and the entire month of October is dedicated to it as well. Breast Cancer. Statistics show that breast cancer will afflict one in eight women with an estimated 268,600 new cases diagnosed in women...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The mission of Honor Flight is to honor U.S. veterans and allow them the opportunity to see their war memorials while being surrounded by fellow men and women who have served. The Mission 6 Honor Flight from Sioux Falls, South Dakota,...
June De Wit | Staff Writer The Boyden-Hull High School textiles and clothing class visited B Fierce Boutique in Hull Tuesday, Oct. 15. The class is studying fashion careers and learning the responsibilities of owning a retail store. “At the end of the unit, I always...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Hull’s new residential development, Maple Heights, has been generating a lot of attention, according to Jim Collins, city administrator/economic development director. Two lots on the south end of the 11-acre addition have been purchased...
Carmen Vande Stroet | Staff Writer Northwest Iowa Firearms of Hull recently learned it took first place in the Dream Big, Grow Here voting contest, closing the voting period with 3,165 votes. Calculating the votes on Facebook, the Dream Big, Grow Here grant contest...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The 2019 Hull Combined Appeal fundraising campaign collected $15,334 for various local charities and designated non-profit organizations. Combined Appeal is Hull’s annual drive to gather donations and redistribute them. The collection...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer One Book, One Sioux County will host “A Conversation with Allen Eskens: Author of ‘The Life We Bury’,” Thursday, Nov. 7, at 7 p.m. in the Vogel Community Room, DeWitt Library at Northwestern College in Orange City, Iowa. The presentation...
Dakota Access Pipeline LLC is donating $20,000 to each emergency management agency across Iowa in the counties through which the pipeline travels, including Sioux County, totaling $360,000. With the aim of helping first responders, each county is encouraged to use the...
