Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer The 2022 Boyden Festival of Trees community Christmas celebration saw an estimated 150 people attend the annual event. Jahir Basarra won the kids’ guessing jar contest. Riley Niemeyer won the adult guessing jar contest. The coloring...
NOW OFFERING RETAIL MEATSShown is the new Upper Iowa Beef retail meats offered at Old Parlor Meat Co. in Rock Valley. The offerings began in early November as the newest addition to the butcher shop meeting customers’ demands. (Photos/Submitted) Shane D. Johnson |...
WESTERN CHRISTIAN DANCE TEAMPictured are members of the Western Christian dance team. The team competed in three categories at the Iowa State Dance Team Championships in Des Moines Dec. 1. Front row, left to right: Hailey Olson, Kyra Bakker, Hannah Groothof, Maggie...
CASEY’S SEES TEAR-DOWN IN AFTERMATH OF FIREDue to a late September fire, the Casey’s General Store in Hull saw a demolition of the building site the week of Nov. 28, including the awning and gas pumps. The cause of the fire was labeled as “undetermined” by the Iowa...
Shane D. Johnson |Staff Writer Hull area residents enjoyed the 2022 Winterfest celebration on Saturday, Dec. 3. The day saw many vendors displaying their unique and creative products in the Hull Community Building. Those who attended also got to spend some...
Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer Western Christian has announced that a new four-year JumpSTART Pathway programming will be available to students beginning in August 2023. JumpSTART, an acronym for Supporting The Areas of Rising Trades, seeks to offer a robust...
Several community members came out to show Galen DeJong how important he is to them and the community of Hull. An Honor Ride Saturday, Nov. 19, also showed the community’s thanks for his 25 years of service on the Hull Fire Department. (Photo/Submitted) Julie Bosma |...
Pictured is a rendering and conceptual design for the renovation of the Hull Co-op Cenex Station. Work on the renovations is set to begin in February 2023 pending the move of the current service center to its new location south of Highway 18, north of the Hull Co-op...
Elite Crete, owned and operated by Jamie Hinken, moved into Scott’s Auto Repair’s former building site in mid-November. The concrete business offers custom resurfacing work to Hinken’s customers and the new site offers more storage for Hinken to have materials on...
The newest Hull sign is located on the southeast corner of Highway 18 and Harrison Avenue west of Hull. (Photo/Shane D. Johnson) The “Welcome to Hull” sign west of Hull was completed by Kroese Construction Friday, Nov. 18. The sign is located at the southeast corner...
The Lincoln Loggers 4-H Club met at the Safety Complex in Hull on Thursday, November 17 where club members learned about the local EMS services from EMS squad members Cedric and Katie Franken. The 4-Hers were able to get a first-hand look inside the ambulance, learned...
The Hull Clovers met Thursday, Nov. 17, and made 11 blankets for the homeless in Sioux Falls. The Clovers got to meet the new 4-H youth coordinator, Jade Bakker, who attended the meeting. Bakker is in the back row, far right. (Photo/submitted)
Pictured right: The Kotmans are moving to Clovis, California, where they’ll be near their children and grandchildren. (Photo/Julie Bosma) Julie Bosma | Editorial Assistant The First Christian Reformed Church congregation hosted a farewell for Pastor Loren Kotman and...
The combined junior high choir from Hull and Doon was led by Kelly Westra. The performance was part of the junior high fall music program of Hull Protestant Reformed Christian School and Northwest Iowa Protestant Reformed School Monday, Nov. 21. Hull Protestant...
Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer The harvest season of 2022 at Hull Co-op has come to a close and a picture of how crops have performed in the area has become clear. This year has seen drought conditions and high winds, as well as market forces raising the cost...
Shane D. Johnson | Staff Writer RIBBON CUTTING AT VAN’S POWER CENTERA Hull Area Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting was held at Van’s Power Center Thursday, Nov. 17. Pictured are local supporters, city officials and Hull Area Chamber members who await the cutting of...
Shane D. Johnson |Staff Writer In a recent public contest with multiple entries, one stood out to voters the most for use in Hull’s Sesquicentennial 150-year celebration. Jessica Bonestroo’s design is a reflection of not only Hull’s lengthy history but also...
PROVIDING SUPPORT TO AREA SCHOOLSSchool Resource Officer Waylon Pollema connects with students through his role in area Sioux County schools. Seeing the needs of Sioux County residents and students, Sioux County Sheriff Jamie Van Voorst is exploring options for...
HULL PUBLIC LIBRARY PROGRAMMINGDwight Bakker was the host of programming at the Hull Public Library on Monday, November 14, "All about rocks". He is pictured with a geode he split in half during the program. A rockin’ good time at Hull Public Library Shane D. Johnson...
Photographed left to right: Nicolas Noteboom, Molly Galema, Trey Steimsma, Ashayla Soodsma and Jensen Cooper. Steimsma, who is from Hull, and Soodsma, who is a Boyden-Hull alum, were part of one of the two shooting groups that competed for the Dordt University Trap...
