June De Wit | Staff Writer The 2019 Hull Business & Industry Expo was a success. Many patrons from Hull and the surrounding area turned out to visit with various business owners represented at each booth. Everyone also had a chance to register for prizes. An Expo...
Students from Western Christian performed in a variety of categories at the state individual speech contest at Woodbury Central High School in Moville Wednesday, March 13. Three judges each provided a I or II rating to compile a final rating. The results are listed...
Trinity Christian speech students participated in the individual state speech contest Wednesday, March 13, at Woodbury Central High School in Moville. Three judges each provide a I or II rating to give a final rating. Results from the contest are listed below. ...
Boyden-Hull speech students participated in the individual state speech contest Wednesday, March 13, at Woodbury Central High School in Moville. Three judges each provide a I or II rating to give a final rating. Results from the contest are listed below and include...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Jon Hale thought he wanted to be a teacher. But then Pizza Ranch got his attention. Last Monday, the Orange City native was introduced as the new manager at Hull Pizza Ranch and he began familiarizing himself with the restaurant and...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor After a rough senior season playing on the Western Christian boys’ basketball team, it did not take long for Bill Harmsen to realize coaching would be his calling. “It starts back a long time ago when I got injured my senior year in high...
June De Wit /Staff Writer Boyden-Hull Community School partnered with the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office and Sioux County Community Health Partners to host an informational presentation on the dangers of vaping and Juuling, and how it affects a teen’s developing brain...
June De Wit | Staff Writer The fourth annual Business & Industry Expo will be Wednesday, March 27, from 3- 8 p.m. in the Hull Community Building on Main Street. The Hull Area Chamber of Commerce sponsors the event. The expo is open to the public with free...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer It hasn’t been easy to follow the Boyden-Hull School District’s calendar this year. Weather or sporting events have resulted in eight missed days and six late starts or early dismissals. Even with two snow days made up, the last day...
June De Wit | Staff Writer The Hull Chamber and Hull Public Library are jointly sponsoring an Easter Egg Hunt in Hull this year. It will be the first of its kind for the community in several years. The Easter Egg Hunt will take place April 13 from 10-11 a.m. Kids...
The Otter Valley Country Club will present its spring dinner theater on April 3, 4, 5 and 6. The play, “How The Other Half Dies,” is written by Eddie McPherson who has over 70 plays/books published in the educational, theatre, Christian and children’s markets. In a...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer For several years, the Hull Public Library has been the voting site for school board, city and other elections. But that’s changing this year when the polls will be moved back to the basement of the community building. This change happened...
A northwest Iowa soil health workshop Thursday, March 28, will offer soil and water management CEU credits as well as timely information from local and area farmers. The workshop will be at Northwest Iowa Community College, Building A in Sheldon and starts at 9:30...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Pete Pals is a natural storyteller with an amazing memory. Putting the two together, he entertained a crowd of over 50 visitors at the Hull Public Library last Thursday morning. Pals shared memories and read excerpts from his book,...
Hull city administrator, Jim Collins, attended an Iowa floodplain mapping program meeting in Orange City last week and shared this graphic. “While we in Hull do not have much in the way of a flood plain, it was interesting to see where the mapping program indicated...
The Boyden-Hull boys’ basketball team finished the 2018-2019 campaign in second place in Class 2A during the boys’ state basketball tournament in Des Moines last week. Look inside for our “Road to State” special section for complete recaps on all three games, photos...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The Hull Chamber of Commerce’s annual Outstanding Citizens luncheon was Monday, March 11, in the community building. According to the Chamber, the purpose of the event is to recognize the people who go above and beyond to make Hull a...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The Hull Industrial Development Corp.’s new 15 percent discount on lots at Liberty Heights is already producing results. Two lots were sold at the end of February. “We’ve had a lot of interest since we announced our promotion a few...
Makiah Wiersma used Legos to construct buildings for a “city” created by kids at the Hull Public Library last week. ISU extension and Outreach county youth coordinator, Katie Leusink, led a dozen kids through the city-building process. This is part of an outreach...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Finding a job she loves and moving back to northwest Iowa seemed like a godsend to Pam Ellis. The daughter of John and Pat Haveman, Hull, Ellis has been named the Village Northwest Unlimited autism program director. During the two-year...
