Sioux County Conservatives will host its October Pizza & Policy event Thursday, Oct. 10 at Grace Reformed Presbyterian Church in Orange City at 7 p.m. Chris Rose will be the guest speaker. Rose is the founder of “Christian Life” magazine and a radio talk show...
On Monday, Sept. 30, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation allowing the transportation of oversize and overweight loads of grain for 60 days during the harvest season. This proclamation allows vehicles transporting corn, soybeans, hay, straw, silage and stover...
June De Wit |Staff Writer The Boyden William Monster Legion Auxiliary Post #272 hosted a special luncheon Friday, Sept. 20, at noon in Sheldon to honor members who have been with the Auxiliary for 65 to 50 years. Members recognized were Trudy Blankers 65 years,...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Since 2009, Hull Christian School principal Randy Ten Pas has found creative ways to raise money for the school at the annual September Rally Day Sale. He has loaded hogs, biked 100 miles, camped on the school roof, been duct taped to a...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The community response to Fields of Fun has been even better than the owners expected. Located near Sioux Center, the new pumpkin patch, corn maze, miniature animal petting zoo and more has been drawing crowds since it opened Sept. 3. On a...
June De Wit | Staff Writer The annual ladies’ Night of Hope will be Wednesday, Oct. 9, in the Western Christian High School events center from 5-8:30 p.m. The Hull Chamber of Commerce sponsors the event that helps raise funds for cancer patients. The evening will...
The Boyden-Hull Marching Band took part in the Tri-State Marching Band Contest in Luverne, Minnesota, Saturday, Sept. 28. They played “Hot Stuff” as sung by Donna Summers. According to the director, Virginia Eulberg, the marching band has been preparing for the...
Join the Sioux County Conservation Board and Sioux Prairie Pheasants Forever Chapter Saturday, Oct. 19, for the annual youth mentor pheasant hunt at Rock Valley Gun Club from 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. with hunting in surrounding areas. Youth ages 12-15, who have passed the...
June De Wit | Staff Writer On Nov. 17, 1973, over 40 years ago, several murders took place at Gitchie Manitou State Park, a nature preserve in the northwest corner of Lyon County, Iowa. For years the story remained a mystery. But, the lone survivor has broken her...
Celebrating 92 years Lena Evertse, Hull, was surrounded by friends last week when she celebrated her 92nd birthday. Like most days, they played Lena’s favorite card game, King’s Corner. “She is the queen of King’s Corner because she’s always winning,” they agreed....
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writter Members of the final class to graduate from Hull High School met earlier this month for their 60th reunion. Nine of the 15 students from the class of 1959 gathered in Sioux Falls for two days of fun and reminiscing. “We talked about our...
June De Wit | Staff Writer Several stop signs will be added to Boyden street corners in an attempt make the intersections safer. The Boyden City Council, at its Sept. 9 meeting, decided new stop signs might slow down traffic on some busier streets. All-way stop signs...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Her last name is not De Koster, but a third lawyer has been added to Hull’s legal firm of De Koster and De Koster. Jennifer Johnson of Rock Rapids moved into an office at the De Koster business last month and was recently notified she had...
June De Wit | Staff Writer At the Boyden Community Club meeting Wednesday, Sept. 11, it was announced that there would not be a fall cleanup. Due to the newly-contracted garbage service, O.C. Sanitation, Boyden will have only one annual cleanup day, which will be...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The Hull Industrial Development Corp. was recently recognized by Northwest Iowa Development with a Beyond Expectations Economic Development Support Award for its commercial and residential development efforts in the community of 2,300. The...
