Hull council member recognized (Right) Joel Leusink, a member of the Hull City Council, was treated to cake following his last council meeting Monday, May 11. Leusink is moving from the community, vacating his seat on the council. City administrator Jim Collins, the...
Carl Vande Weerd | Contributor Board of Supervisors’ Meeting The Sioux County Board of Supervisors met for a regular meeting Tuesday morning, May 12 at the Sioux County Courthouse. The board met in the main court room due to the auditor’s office is using the board...
Kathie Obradovich | Iowa Capital Dispatch The Iowa Legislature will resume its interrupted 2020 session June 3, Republican legislative leaders announced Wednesday, May 13. The legislative session has been suspended since March 16 when community spread of COVID-19 was...
Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer The 2020 senior class from Boyden-Hull High School took to the streets of Hull Friday, May 15 to celebrate their academic achievements in a different way than years past. Led by the Hull and Boyden Fire Departments, the graduating class...
CAUSE FOR CELEBRATIONMicah Ochsendorf celebrated his sixth and golden birthday Wednesday, May 6 while social distancing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite not having a typical birthday party, Micah and his family celebrated the occasion in other ways. Jennifer Kor...
OPEN FOR BUSINESS Zandstra Family Greenhouse in Hull is open for business with flowers and vegetables for gardens while observing social distancing guidelines to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 virus. (Photo/Jennifer Kor) Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer For 16...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor The Hull Kiwanis Club announced recipients of the annual Hull Kiwanis awards, $500 scholarship awarded to local high school seniors. This year’s award winners include Brooke Zylstra from Boyden-Hull, Nakia Nielsen from Western Christian...
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor The class of 2020 will have left a mark on history in more ways than one. The COVID-19 pandemic brought an abrupt halt to the school year and has forced changes or postponements to the traditional graduation commencement...
Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer The 2020 planting season is nearly completed, as weather conditions have been more favorable to farmers than years past. “Most all of the corn is in the fields and farmers are reporting 80 percent of the soybeans are already in the ground,”...
STAYING IN TOUCH Aspen Heights Assisted Living resident, Joyce DeVries holds up a dry erase board to send a message to her family thanking them for their visits and sending her love. Staff is finding creative ways for families and residents to stay in contact through...
HULL CHRISTIAN SCHOOL FUNDRAISER Mandy Hoekstra (left) and Jamie Oostenink (right) placed flowers in the Hull Christian School parking lot spaced out for social distancing guidelines for recipients to pick up Wednesday, May 6. (Photo/Submitted) Jennifer Kor | Staff...
Family and friends congratulate Kreun Audrey Kreun gets a trophy and a poster from family and friends after completing a virtual half-marathon this past March. Kreun competed in the event after a real half-marathon originally organized by the University of Nebraska...
The Western Christian choir performs during one of its concerts this past school year. The choir performed with other various choirs around the world in a virtual choir that can be heard on YouTube. (Photo/submitted) Nathan Broek | Sports Editor What started out as an...
HULL CONNECTION Items such as these boxes from First National Bank in Hull may be on display in the Hull Historical Society Museum this summer. The Dutch-American Heritage Museum in Orange City will be renovated and the museum has offered some Hull items to the Hull...
Hull city administrator, Jim Collins, submitted this photo of a thank-you note written in chalk at the front door of Hull City Hall last week. “Our people care about, and are thankful for, each other,” he said. (Photo/Submitted)
North West REC provides timely assistance to members Pictured left to right are members of the management team of North West REC, Lyle Korver, general manager, Lorraine Egdorf, communications coordinator, Renee Wynia, executive assistant and Curt Ahrenholz, finance...
Top academic senior students honored by athletic association, governor and Iowa Farm Bureau Iowa’s top academic students have been chosen for the 2020 Governor’s Scholar Program. The governor’s office, Iowa High School Athletic Association and its title sponsor, Iowa...
Carl Vande Weerd | Contributor Sioux County Board of Supervisors Board of Supervisors’ Special Meeting On Tuesday, April 28, the Sioux County Board of Supervisors met for a special meeting to adopt a resolution. The purpose of the resolution was in memorial of Sioux...
COVID-19 has left some things for the summer up in the air. At this time, Boyden and Hull are hoping to host summer rec programs. The registration for the Hull summer rec program is closed but kids may still register for sessions with a small additional fee on the...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor Western Christian baseball standout Zach Van Essen has signed a letter of intent to continue his baseball career at Dordt University in Sioux Center next spring. Van Essen, who is entering his senior season for the Wolfpack baseball...
