HabiTally, a new mobile app designed to improve data collection about pollinator habitats, was launched today. The app was developed as a collaboration between Bayer and The Climate Corp. with support from Iowa State University’s Center for Survey Statistics and...
The Tri-state (formerly Minn-Ia-Kota) Bible League Conference will be Tuesday, Sept. 10, at First Reformed Church in Sioux Center. Keynote speaker will be Kendra Broekhuis, a Dordt graduate and author of “Here Goes Nothing – an Introvert’s Reckless Attempt to Love Her...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Shawn and Stacy Andringa, Sanborn, recently purchased the former Compass Pointe office building located on Main Street in Hull. They are leasing space in the building to Vander Haag’s Inc., a licensed truck and trailer dealer. Shawn is the...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Twelve years ago, Chris Kelley arrived in northwest Iowa as a construction manager for the Bison Renewable Energy plant near Perkins. While Bison Renewable Energy wasn’t successful, Kelley prospered, and became a vital part of Koele...
June De Wit | Staff Writer Twenty-six cars go off the tracks Wednesday evening brought emergency personnel to Sioux County when reports were received by the Sioux County Sheriff`s Office of a train derailment five miles northwest of Hull. The derailment occurred on...
Carmen Vande Stroet | Writer Nine months out of the year, Boyden-Hull Elementary School is a symphony of noise from hallways filled with nervous chatter, to classrooms that quietly hum and playgrounds that boast energetic laughs. But for the past few months, the usual...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Described as a farmers’ market with a vendor fair twist, the Hull Chamber of Commerce is inviting vendors, gardeners and the community to a farmers’ market and evening shopping event Thursday, Aug. 15, from 5-7 p.m. Produce stands, vendors...
Carmen Vande Stroet | Writer On Saturday afternoon, July 27, the steady rumble of trucks could be heard as almost 60 trucks of every size came through Hull between 1 and 2 p.m. The trucks could be seen pulling into town to stop at Hull Co-op, which hosted the third...
Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach invites area residents to join them for a two-session retirement preparation workshop Tuesday, Aug. 13, and Tuesday, Aug. 20, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the ISU Extension and Outreach Sioux County office located at 400...
The mission of the Luxembourg Heritage Society of Northwest Iowa is to preserve the contributions of Luxembourg settlers in the area and throughout the United States through genealogy, education and celebration of their achievements. To advance that mission, the...
The official start of school in Iowa is less than a month away. While preparing, keep in mind there are a few important back-to-school items that have nothing to do with notebooks or backpacks. These three essential preventive and wellness exams need to be scheduled...
Carmen Vande Stroet | Writer Just a little off the beaten path down a gravel road north of Boyden, a group of garden enthusiasts were treated with a walk through a garden in a league of its own Thursday, July 25. Northwest Iowa Community College and GoodEetens Produce...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Transition means change, and a new partnership between Pastor Van Rathbun and First Reformed Church in Hull will lead them both in new directions. Rathbun was pastor at Bethel Reformed Church, Sioux Center, nearly 18 years. First Reformed...
June De Wit | Staff Writer Although still in the early planning stages, the Boyden City Council recently approved the purchase of a lot adjacent to Centennial Park. The three-acre parcel, owned by Doug De Weerd, is located to the east of the ball diamond at the park....
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Hull city administrator, Jim Collins, offered new ideas for another bike trail when the city council met last week. The trail would begin at the corner of Sixth and Aspen streets, run north behind Morgan Court to the field north of Eighth...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Two years ago, Phil and Sandy Hamman, authors of the bestselling book “Gitchie Girl: The Survivor’s Inside Story of the Mass Murders that Shocked the Heartland,” spoke to a large crowd of fans at the Hull Library. The couple is returning...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Hull attorneys, John and Philip De Koster, became temporary tour guides last Wednesday afternoon during an open house at their business, De Koster and De Koster. During that time, they guided community members through their newly expanded...
June De Wit | Staff Writer Pastor Dave Poppen of Boyden First Reformed Church was in a serious motorcycle accident Sunday, July 21. A group of motorcyclists from the church were on an outing to the Le Mars Blue Bunny Ice Cream Parlor and Wells Visitor Center when the...
