Preparing For Inclement Weather
STORM DAMAGE NORTH OF BOYDEN Pictured is some of the aftermath of damage seen north of Boyden at the Otter Valley Golf Course after a Tuesday, April 16 storm. (Photo/Shane D. Johnson) Sioux County Emergency Management speaks on April 16 storms Shane D. Johnson | Editor The most damage Hull saw from the Tuesday, April 16, storm came in the form of a tree...
911 Communications Week celebrated April 14-20
HELPING IN TIMES OF NEED Pictured is 911 Dispatch supervisor Jori Kleinwolterink shown here taking a call at the communications department within the Sioux County Sheriff’s...
Sioux County Sheriff gains new school resource officer
TAKING ON THE ROLE OF SRO Pictured is Sioux County Sheriff’s Deputy Jake Harmelink. Harmelink has been working with the Sioux County Sheriff’s Office since 2015 when he took on...
Current News
Current News
Boyden-Hull celebrates Prom Night Friday, April 19
GRAND MARCH 2024 Pictured are students Juniors Trevor Verhoef and Dennie Boogerd of Boyden-Hull...
Trinity Christian Junior/Senior Banquet Friday, April 19
DRIVING IN STYLE Pictured are Trinity Christian High School students Trey Boogerd (left) and...
Craig’s County Comments
Sioux County Board of Supervisors’ report Craig Hoftyzer | Contributor, Sioux County Board of...
Local blood drives collect 48 units
For over 15 years, Hull and surrounding communities have supported the local blood bank, LifeServe...
2024 Spring Hull Rummages
1 – Van’t Hul, 1908 Division Wed. 8-8; Thurs 8-6; Fri. 8-? Half Price. Huge Multi-Family Garage...
Orchestra Extravaganza
The Orchestra Extravaganza was Tuesday, April 16, with 61 orchestra students from Western...
Dykstra Produce
Ed Dykstra started the Dykstra Produce in 1923. (Photo/Service Record World War I and II...
Congratulations Western Christian FFA State Participants!
Attended Iowa FFA Leadership Conference Back Row (Left to Right): Matt Alons, Logan Westra,...
Congratulations Boyden-Hull FFA State Participants!
Iowa Degree Recipient "Getting the Iowa degree is something special to me. The work that needs to...
Feenstra raises $3 million in 4th District
In the 4th District, The Cook Political Report rates the race as “solid Republican” and Inside...
Don’t toss extra plants, donate them
Sioux County Master Gardeners accepting donations for upcoming plant saleORANGE CITY, Iowa – Do...
Hawks total 98 points in Sheldon
Blake Joffer hurls the discus at Sheldon Orab Co-Ed Invitational on Thursday, April 18. The...
Obituaries
Evelyn Kruse
87 Little Rock, Iowa April 9, 2024 Evelyn Kruse, 87 of Little Rock, Iowa, died Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at Osceola Region Hospital in Sibley, Iowa.Funeral services were Monday, April 15, at Salem Reformed Church, Little Rock, with interment in Pleasant View Cemetery,...
Marilyn Oldenkamp
70 Sheldon, Iowa April 6, 2024 Marilyn Oldenkamp, 70, of Sheldon, Iowa, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2024, at Sanford Sheldon Senior Care. Services were Monday, April 15, at Vander Ploeg Funeral Home, Sheldon. Marilyn F. Oldenkamp was born Aug. 13, 1953, in Sheldon,...
Ruby Hollesen
88 Hull, Iowa April 8, 2024 Ruby Hollesen, 88, of Hull, Iowa, died Monday, April 8, 2024, at Pleasant Acres Care Center in Hull. Funeral service was Friday, April 12, at Tabernacle Baptist Church, George, Iowa, with interment in Memorial Park, Sioux City, Iowa. Ruby...
Luella Krommendryk
92 Hull, Iowa April 13, 2024 Luella Krommendyk, 92, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Saturday, April 13, 2024, at Crown Pointe Estates in Sioux Center, Iowa. Visitation with the family present will be from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, at Oolman Funeral Home in Hull. A prayer...
Velma Vander Plaats
93 Sibley, Iowa April 4, 2024 Velma D. Vander Plaats, 93, of Sibley, Iowa, passed away at Prairie Ridge Care Center in Orange City, Iowa, Thursday, April 4, 2024. Funeral service was Monday, April 8, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sibley. Survivors include five...
Elsie Kruse
101 Fulda, Minnesota March 20, 2024 Elsie Kruse, 101, passed away Wednesday, March 20, 2024, at Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Fulda, Minnesota. Funeral services were Wednesday, March 27, at St. John Lutheran Church, Boyden, Iowa, with interment in the church cemetery....
Joan Boeve
94 Hills, Minnesota March 22, 2024 Joan Boeve, 94, of Hills, Minnesota, passed away Friday, March 22, 2024, at Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. Funeral service was Thursday, March 28, at Reformed Church of Steen, Minnesota, with interment in Eastside Cemetery, Steen. Joan...
Albertha De Jong
88 Hull, Iowa March 22 2024 Albertha De Jong, 88, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Friday, March 22, 2024, at Lyon Specialty Care in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Funeral service was Wednesday, March 27, at First Reformed Church, Hull, with interment in West Lawn Cemetery, Orange...
Sports
Trinity Christian Junior/Senior Banquet Friday, April 19
DRIVING IN STYLE Pictured are Trinity Christian High School students Trey Boogerd (left) and Carter Westra (right) posing for photos during Trinity Christian’s Junior/Senior Banquet night Friday, April 19. (Photo/Shane D. Johnson) FUN WITH A DATE Pictured are Trinity...
Hawks total 98 points in Sheldon
Blake Joffer hurls the discus at Sheldon Orab Co-Ed Invitational on Thursday, April 18. The Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley junior had a best throw of 81 feet in the meet. (Photo/Dan Wolfswinkel) Rylee Bomgaars looks to regain her balance without falling backward in the long...
Comets take second in Sibley
Boyden-Hull's Brookyln Koele walks and talks during a Siouxland Conference girls' golf meet. The competition took place Thursday, April 18, at Rock River Golf & Country Club in Rock Rapids. (Photo/Jessica Jensen) Boyden-Hull boys’ Golf Keizer puts up impressive...
Josh Vargas puts in four
Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley boys’ Soccer Season-high seven goals prompt high-scoring victory for Nighthawks at home Andrew Buckman | Sports Reporter Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 3-4 7Sheldon 2-2 4ROCK VALLEY – Two players sharing the same last name catapulted Boyden-Hull/Rock...
Squad blanks Orabs again
Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley girls’ Soccer Kelderman tallies first pair of goals to push ’Hawks to decisive road victory Andrew Buckman | Sports Reporter Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 3-1 4Sheldon 0-0 0SHELDON – Since returning to play varsity soccer this season, Ashtyn...
’Hawks enter ‘survival’ mode
Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley boys’ Track and Field Light squad competes without key contributors at Knight Relays in Orange City Andrew Buckman | Sports Reporter Boyden-Hull/Rock Valley 42ORANGE CITY – Marred by injuries and conflicting commitments, Boyden-Hull Rock Valley...
Harberts tallies hat trick
Junior Lane Maassen works toward the ball as it approaches the sideline in Western Christian's match versus West Sioux. The Wolfpack was defeated by the Falcons in 2-1 in Hawarden. (Photo/Sean Baccam) Western Christian boys’ Soccer Western downs winless Spirit Lake on...
Western falls below .500
Western Christian's Jenae Minderhoud surveys her surroundings with the ball close to her feet. Minderhoud and the Wolfpack beat West Sioux 5-0. (Photo/Sean Baccam) Western Christian girls’ Soccer Strong goal tending highlights one-goal loss for ’Pack girls’ soccer to...