Lyon & Sioux Rural Water System conducted its 45th annual meeting of the membership Monday, March 25. Ryan Warner, Larry Van Roekel and Cory Altena were re-elected to serve as directors for a term of four years each. Carmen Austin, of De Noble, Austin & Co.,...
Volunteers from Hope Christian Reformed and First Reformed churches in Hull finished the interior painting in the Habitat for Humanity house last week. “We had a great group of servants complete the painting,” declared Kurt Franje, director of Siouxland Habitat for...
Service projects, fundraisers and fraternal benefits make a local impact Organizations and residents in northwest Iowa and east South Dakota benefited from $3,844,942.60 in fraternal contributions from Modern Woodmen of America, its members and local community...
On Monday, March 15, Iowa Department of Natural Resources field officers were investigating four manure runoffs in northwest Iowa in relation to a weather system dropping heavy rainfall totals that moved through the northern and northwest part of the state late the...
Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach will offer a “Limited Space Gardening” webinar Thursday, May 2, from 6:30-7:30 p.m. at the Sioux Center Public Library. Ed Lyon, director of Reiman Gardens at Iowa State University, will share more than a dozen ways...
A northeastern Iowan was confirmed to be infected with measles over the weekend of April 13-14, through testing from the state hygienic lab. The individual was unvaccinated and recently returned from Israel, where measles transmission is occurring. The individual has...
June De Wit | Staff Writer A last-minute decision last March not only saved Dar Tiedeman’s cattle but flood waters left a colorful surprise in his pasture. The day before a flood in March, Tiedeman decided to move his livestock to higher ground in light of pending...
June De Wit | Staff Writer At a recent executive meeting, the Hull Chamber of Commerce decided to try a new spring retail promotional idea. Painted rocks will be placed around town at various public locations. When a person finds one of those painted rocks, it should...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The Boyden-Hull school board decided to add 10 minutes to each school day next year. At the April 8 meeting, board members agreed the school day would begin five minutes earlier in the morning, starting at 8:15 instead of 8:20; and finish...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The Hull City Council recently accepted a bid from J & J Building Contractors for new bathrooms at Hubbling Park. Four local contractors submitted bids for the project; J & J had the lowest bid at $55,000. The existing restroom...
June De Wit | Staff Writer Shoot for a Cure Scholarships were awarded to two Boyden-Hull High School seniors Thursday, April 11, at a presentation in the school’s theatre during “Comet Time.” Coach Paul Walton, a former Boyden-Hull basketball coach, explained that 15...
June De Wit | Staff Writer Iowa High School Music Association festivals are assessments of individual or group achievement in which every participant has the opportunity to achieve the highest rating in either vocal or instrumental music in which solos, small...
June De Wit | Staff Writer MidAmerican Energy Co. crews responded to electrical line damage in northwest Iowa Thursday, April 11. The company dispatched dozens of electric line workers, trucks and equipment, including emergency generators, to restore electric service...
State Sen. Randy Feenstra, Hull, a Republican challenger to U.S. Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, announced he raised more than $260,000 in the first quarter of 2019, an Iowa record for a first-time GOP congressional candidate’s first quarter. The support for him came from...
June De Wit | Staff Writer On Tuesday morning, April 9, grandparents of Western Christian seniors were honored by joining their grandchildren at school. Fifty-six seniors and their guests enjoyed a special Grandparents’ Day chapel service, a school tour and lunch...
Back by popular demand, The Blackwood Brothers from Memphis, Tennessee, will be bringing their style of southern gospel music to the Hope Haven Gospel spring concert at the BJ Haan Auditorium on the campus of Dordt College in Sioux Center at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, April...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Junior and senior students in Kevin Warner’s modern history class at Trinity Christian High School were learning about the Vietnam War recently. But instead of just reading a textbook, the teenagers listened to a veteran who was part of...
