Politics

	Wilson moves to fill Cooper’s seat 07/29/2010 LOCAL POLITICS Edmonds Beacon / STPNS Edmonds, Washington (STPNS)- DJ Wilson, Edmonds City Council member, has announced he will seek appointment to the Snohomish County Council District 3 to fill the remainder of Mike Cooper’s term.... View
	Louis Winter 07/16/2010 OBITUARY Sioux County Index / STPNS Hull, Iowa (STPNS)-   Louis Johannes Peter Winter was born May 9, 1922, in rural George to William H. and Dorothea (Bahlke) Winter.  He was baptized and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church in Boyden.  His baptismal verse was Matthew 28:19: "Therefore, go and make disciples of all nation... View
	City owned fiber optics starting to pay off 08/26/2010 LOCAL GOVERNMENT Edmonds Beacon / STPNS Edmonds, Washington (STPNS)- Edmonds has a problem. It has 24 strands of fiber optic cable (a fiber optic backbone), and city staff and Community Technology Advisory Committee (CTAC) are working to figure out what to do with it. ... View
	Brandon Oldenkamp 07/30/2010 OBITUARY Sioux County Index / STPNS Hull, Iowa (STPNS)-   Brandon Craig Oldenkamp, the son of Robert and Linda (Nieuwsma) Oldenkamp, was born on January 16, 1989 in Primghar. He spent his childhood on the family farm near Sanborn, attended Sanborn Christian Grade School and graduated from Western Christian High School in Hull, in 2007. He was ... View
	Henrietta Evink 07/23/2010 OBITUARY Sioux County Index / STPNS Hull, Iowa (STPNS)-   Funeral services for Henrietta Evink, age 84, of Sheldon, who passed away on July 20, 2010 at the Prairie View Nursing Home in Sanborn, Iowa. Her services were at 10:30 A.M. Friday, July 23, 2010 at the First Christian Reformed Church in Sheldon with the Rev. Carl Klompien ~ officiating... View
	Mayor Cooper begins the budget process 09/02/2010 LOCAL GOVERNMENT Edmonds Beacon / STPNS Edmonds, Washington (STPNS)- Mayor Mike Cooper is busy making preparations to submit a budget to the Edmonds City Council, probably in late October. ... View
	Edmonds Chamber says no to city manager proposal 07/01/2010 LOCAL POLITICS Edmonds Beacon / STPNS Edmonds, Washington (STPNS)- The Edmonds Chamber of Commerce has released a position statement against changing the structure of management of the City of Edmonds.... View
	Case Van Der Brink 07/30/2010 OBITUARY Sioux County Index / STPNS Hull, Iowa (STPNS)-   Case Van Der Brink, 83 of Boyden,  died, Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at the Royale Meadows Care Center of Sioux Center.  Visitation was held Friday at the Memorial Funeral Home of Sioux Center from 4-8 p.m. with the family present from 6-8 p.m.  A funeral service was held... View
	Alice Van Riessen 07/30/2010 OBITUARY Sioux County Index / STPNS Hull, Iowa (STPNS)-   Alice Van Riessen, 99 of Sioux Center died Sunday, July 25, 2010 at the Royale Meadows Care Center of Sioux Center.  A public viewing was held from 4-6 p.m. on Wednesday at Memorial Funeral Home of Sioux Center.  A visitation with family present was held Thursday at ... View
	Cooper takes the helm 07/22/2010 LOCAL GOVERNMENT Edmonds Beacon / STPNS Edmonds, Washington (STPNS)- Snohomish County Councilmember Mike Cooper was chosen to be the interim mayor of Edmonds, filling the position left open when Gary Haakenson resigned to take the position of Deputy Executive for Snohomish County.... View
	Orville Gloden 07/23/2010 OBITUARY Sioux County Index / STPNS Hull, Iowa (STPNS)-   Orville Donald Nichols Gloden was the oldest of two children born on a farm near Hospers on April 8, 1925 to John and Hilda (Nemmers) Gloden. He received his education in a country school near Hospers. Don served honorably in the United States Army during World War II, where among his a... View
	Streets are a go in Westbrook 08/25/2010 LOCAL GOVERNMENT Sentinel Tribune / STPNS Westbrook, Minnesota (STPNS)-     westbrook  — The Westbrook City Council members were pleasantly surprised when they opened the bids for the 2010 street improvement project. The four bidders all were substantially lower than the engineers opinion of probable cost of  $2,122,232.50. ... View
	Petso fills vacant council seat 07/08/2010 LOCAL GOVERNMENT Edmonds Beacon / STPNS Edmonds, Washington (STPNS)- The Edmonds City Council on Tuesday elected Lora Petso to fill the council seat left vacant when Dave Orvis resigned his position.... View
	Ronald Blum 07/10/2010 OBITUARY Sioux County Index / STPNS Hull, Iowa (STPNS)-   Ronald Blum, age 79 of George, died Wednesday, July 7, 2010, at the Good Samaritan Center in George.  Funeral services was held 10:30 a.m. Saturday July 10, 2010 at Ebenezer Presbyterian Church in George with Rev. Paul Fischer and Rev. Henry Gower officiating. Interment will b... View
	Council has full slate of good candidates 07/15/2010 LOCAL GOVERNMENT Edmonds Beacon / STPNS Edmonds, Washington (STPNS)- The Edmonds City Council spent more than four hours Tuesday interviewing eight citizens who submitted their names to be considered for the job of mayor.... View
	Paul Akers – a different way of thinking 07/29/2010 LOCAL POLITICS Edmonds Beacon / STPNS Edmonds, Washington (STPNS)- Paul Akers is in a tough race for the Senate seat held by Patty Murray. It’s a four-way primary battle between Democrat Murray and Republicans Dino Rossi, Clint Didier and Akers. ... View
	Additional $40 per car user fee to go to ballot 08/05/2010 LOCAL GOVERNMENT Edmonds Beacon / STPNS Edmonds, Washington (STPNS)- Edmonds residents will have a chance to vote this November on adding another $40 to the current $20 per vehicle user fee.... View
	Gracia Rensink 08/04/2010 OBITUARY Sioux County Index / STPNS Hull, Iowa (STPNS)-   Gracia Rensink, 71, of Sioux Center died Wednesday, July 28, 2010 at the Avera Mc Kennan Hospital of Sioux Falls.  A visitation was held Sunday from 2-8 p.m. with the family present from 2-4 at Memorial Funeral Home of Sioux Center.  Funeral services was held Monday ... View
	Council discussed dog complaints 08/04/2010 LOCAL GOVERNMENT Sentinel Tribune / STPNS Westbrook, Minnesota (STPNS)-     WESTBROOK — Dennis Phelps said he had several complaints from persons who walk in the community. It seems that some people are not controlling their dogs. Complaintants said they have had to quit walking because some dogs were loose and they felt threatened. Both Mayor Rocky... View
	Arnold Behrens 07/10/2010 OBITUARY Sioux County Index / STPNS Hull, Iowa (STPNS)-   Arnold Behrens, age 86 of George,  died Wednesday, July 7, 2010, at the Good Samaritan Center in George.  Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, July 10, 2010 at St. Paul Lutheran Church rural Hull, (3 miles north and 2 miles east of Hull, 3483 290th Stree... View