The Smoke Free Air Act, which celebrated its 10th anniversary in 2018, prohibits smoking in places of employment and in public buildings; however, it does not extend to smokeless tobacco products nor to electronic or vaping devices. That means products like chewing...
SIG International in Boyden gave a contribution to the Boyden Fire Department Friday, Feb. 1. Troy Enger (left) presented a $5,000 check to the Boyden Fire Department on behalf of Sig International. Chris Starkenburg, Boyden Fire Chief, (right) accepted the check....
June De Wit | Staff Writer Sam Klarenbeek is excited for the new opportunity to be a fitness coach and personal trainer at Compass Fitness in Hull. He is looking forward to helping clients meet their fitness goals of building muscle, losing weight, improving mobility...
June De Wit | Staff Writer A new Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA) class is being offered at Boyden-Hull High School. Andreah Maassen, also the school nurse, is teaching the class for the first time in conjunction with Northwest Iowa Community College. Dan Pottebaum,...
June De Wit | Staff Writer Love INC of Sioux County is expanding into a new fund-raising venture — a comedy show. The organization’s Love and Laugh event will feature “Slap Happy Comedy” Saturday, Feb. 9, at Trinity Christian Reformed Church in Rock Valley. Doors for...
Iowa’s seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate remained at 2.4 percent in December. The state’s jobless rate was 2.9 percent one year ago. The U.S. unemployment rate rose to 3.9 percent in December. “In 2018, four out of every five jobs created in Iowa were in the...
June De Wit | Staff Writer A winter storm warning for Sioux County was issued from about 3 a.m. Friday through midnight. Residents were warned to plan and prepare as total potential snow accumulations could be 5 to 8 inches. Travel was expected to be difficult as...
June De Wit | Staff Writer The new fuel pumps at Cooperative Gas & Oil Co. are installed and ready to go at a new location on Highway 18 in Boyden. “We hope to be open the week of Jan. 21. We are currently waiting for final DNR approval,” said Tyler Boone, manager...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Last week, the Boyden-Hull School Board accepted a bid of $5,382,000 from Wiltgen Brothers Construction, LeMars, for phase two of the school district’s additions and renovations project. Hoogendoorn Construction, Canton, South Dakota, is...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The Hull City Council covered a lot of topics last week at its first meeting of 2019. The council is still searching for an economical way to provide security lighting at the city dump. Mid-American Energy’s estimate to run electricity...
June De Wit | Staff Writer Monday morning, Jan.14, the Iowa Department of Natural Resources office in Spencer received a call from the City of Boyden. Around 10 a.m. that day, someone reported an oily blue sheen on a creek extending downstream from Boyden into the...
Several Northwest Iowa Community College employees were recognized for their years of service during an employee recognition ceremony recently. Roger Solberg of Boyden, heavy equipment operation and maintenance instructor, was recognized for his 20 years of service....
Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach’s annual STEM Fest at Dordt College will began accepting registrations Jan. 21. The spring STEM Fest will be Saturday, Feb. 9 from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at Dordt College in Sioux Center. STEM Fest is open to all area...
Sioux County Conservatives will host Pizza & Policy Thursday, Jan. 24 at Sioux Center Pizza Hut. Pastor Sacha Walicord of Grace Reformed Presbyterian Church in Orange City will be the featured guest. Pastor Walicord is also a professor of business administration...
For over 15 years, Hull and surrounding communities have been supporting the local blood bank, LifeServe Blood Center, at community blood drives coordinated by Faye De Kam. The most recent blood drive was conducted Tuesday, Feb. 15, to help the blood center during...
The Iowa Department of Human Services (DHS) has been notified by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) that Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, known in Iowa as Food Assistance, will be available for the month of February. Due to...
Representative Skyler Wheeler (R-Orange City) is pictured above taking the oath of office in the Iowa House chamber as the 88th General Assembly kicked off Monday, Jan. 14, at the Capitol. The swearing-in ceremony of all 100 state representatives began a week full of...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer Hull’s Republican state senator, Randy Feenstra, announced last week that he will challenge nine-term Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) for his Iowa House seat. “Today, Iowa’s 4th District doesn’t have a voice in Washington because our current...
Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The new owner of Le Meilleur Bakery and Barista in Hull admits he has a passion for making bread. Brad Gabel, Orange City, has been baking bread as a hobby for several years but last week that pastime became his profession when he assumed...
