Carl Vande Weerd | Contributor Board of Supervisors’ Meeting On Tuesday, April 7, the Sioux County Board of Supervisors conducted the regular-scheduled meeting at the Sioux County Courthouse with the meeting called to order by board chairman, Jerry Muilenburg, at 9...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor The Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union announced an adjusted spring sports schedule Monday, April 6, due to the postponed spring sports season as part of the COVID-19 pandemic. If schools...
ENGAGING BY SEWING Volunteers from throughout the area have been busy sewing fabric face masks for Avera’s Faith and Community Engage program to help provide the personal protective equipment to healthcare workers across Avera’s facilities during the coronavirus...
MORE THAN A TRACTOR RIDE Western Christian FFA members hosted a tractor ride through Hull in place of the annual “Drive Your Tractor to School Day.” Following social distancing practices, members met in their tractors at the school and followed a route through Hull...
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor Three seats on the Sioux County board of supervisors are up for reelection in 2020 and all three incumbents will be on the ballot unopposed. In District 1, John Degen is seeking another term. Al Bloemendaal is the incumbent...
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor With more confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Sioux County last week, Community Health Partners of Sioux County remind residents that now is the time for everyone to do their part to stop the spread of the novel coronavirus. Stopping the...
RIDES Regional Transit Authority has ceased providing general public transportation in each of its nine-county service areas as of April 1 due to the coronavirus spread. The decision comes after extensive discussion and evaluation of circumstances including an...
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor A number of resources are available to Iowa businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate released a list of a number of resources Friday, April 3. The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic...
Jessica Jensen | Managing Editor On Thursday, April 2, Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a new proclamation continuing the state public health emergency declaration, further extending the closure of schools, bars and restaurants, previously-identified retail stores, and hair...
SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT Renovations continue at Boyden-Hull High School. A worker removed the cement steps on the south side of the school Monday, March 30. (Photo/June De Wit) The threat of the spread of the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, has not slowed construction work...
Nathan Broek | Sports Editor The Iowa High School Athletic Association and the Iowa Girls’ High School Athletic Union announced Friday, April 3, that the spring sports season is now suspended until April 30 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The extension comes after Gov....
As the United States faces the worst public health crisis in a generation, we want you to know we are here for you — and with you. Whatever happens, whenever it happens, your newspaper will be there for you. We’ll be there to let you know how our community is managing...
A NEW NORMAL FOR LEARNING Andrew, Destiny and Lexi Ewalt work on their daily school assignments at the dining room table in the Cal and Jan Klarenbeek home south of Hull. (Photo/Submitted) Jeanne Visser | Staff Writer The dining room table at Cal and Jan Klarenbeek’s...
Jennifer Kor | Staff Writer Many businesses are shifting employees from the office to working at home in continued efforts of social distancing to avoid the spread of the COVID-19 virus. For many, this includes taking work computers home and away from cyber-security...
Volunteers helped the Hull Food Pantry implement a new curb-side service last Wednesday. Boxes of food were loaded into clients’ vehicles when they pulled up in front of the community building. (Photo/Jeanne Visser)
Carl Vande Weerd | Contributor Sioux County Board of Supervisors Due to the COVID-19 virus, the Sioux County courthouse is on partial lockdown. All of the courthouse offices are functioning at this time but have limited public access. If you have business there, you...
COVID-19 couldn’t stop Western Christian High School friends Mackelle Grevengoed, Ashlee Groeneweg, Haley Driesen and Shega Heitritter from enjoying a little social interaction last week. The four girls kept a safe distance from each other by staying in their...
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a new proclamation Thursday, March 26, continuing the state public health emergency declaration, suspending elective and nonessential medical and dental procedures, extending and expanding retail business closures, ordering health care...
Wiped out Empty shelves at Hull Food Center took storeowners by surprise Tuesday, March 17 as many of their supplies were nearly wiped out. They have been busy trying to get supplies reordered and back on shelves to serve customers. (Photo/June De Wit) June De Wit |...
grab-and-go meals Boyden-Hull school employees Sue Boone, Tom Kerr and Crystal Nibbelink handed out meals of lunch and breakfast to kids in Hull Monday in the parking lot west of Hesla Field. The school prepared 600 lunch and 390 breakfast “to go” meals for anyone...
