Iron Wheel enters a new era with Brett Snyders at the helm
MEET THE IRON WHEEL TEAM Long-time Salem business, Iron Wheel, recently went through a change in ownership. To commemorate the historic moment, the staff of the business took a moment for a photo in front of the Main Street business. They are: (l-r) Brett Snyders, Rory Nelson, Cain Rotert, Danielle Hansen, Howard Pulse, Jolene Pulse, Dorothy Pulse, Justin...
TrioTel supports the Canova Volunteer Fire Department
CANOVA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES DONATION Members of the Canova Volunteer Fire Department, along with TrioTel Marketing Director Kendra Mudder (right), take a moment for...
Fischer inducted into Sioux City Relays Hall of Fame
Randy Fisher Former Salem resident and Salem High School alumni and athlete Randy Fisher was honored to be inducted into the Sioux City Relays Hall of Fame at Elwood Olsen...
Current News
Current News
Local students serve as pages in South Dakota Legislature
Hanson junior page Brayden Bahmuller with his mother Rep. Jessica Bahmuller and his grandfather...
Vote held to create ambulance district passes
Owen Reitzel | Editor A vote to create the Davison-Hanson Ambulance District was held on Tuesday,...
Help Ron Kolbeck celebrate his retirement
Congratulations to Ron Kolbeck on retiring after a 40-year career!Ron will be preparing turkey...
Commnity Generosity Allows $2,000 Donation to Support LOcAL Youth
Thank you to the community of Salem and surrounding areas for the ways you continue to show up for...
Family band “Stones Cry” to lead worship service at Center Free Lutheran Church
The April 27, 2025 service at Center Free Lutheran Church, 44312 245th St, Salem, SD, at 9:00 a.m....
Salem Running Club hits the ground running: 66 kids set to tackle 5K on May 1
Helping build healthier habits The Salem Running Club is new this year and has had a terrific...
It’s Spring Concert Time at Montrose
The Montrose elementary children presented their spring concert on April 17. The 5th grade band...
Huls awarded 2024 Employee of the Year
Chris Huls of Sioux Falls was recently honored by his colleagues as their 2024 Employee of the...
Agtegra announces 2025-2026 scholarship recipients
Alex Jaspers Agtegra Cooperative (Agtegra) has awarded scholarships to 10 high school seniors and...
The benefits of dethatching your yard
Dethatching your lawn has numerous benefits. But if you’re not sure what dethatching is or how to...
The changing face of ambulances in rural South Dakota
Letter to the Editor McCook County taxpayers should be sick and tired of covering the ambulance...
Grief is not a moment!
Carla Snyders | NCP Writer Grief is not a moment. It doesn’t simply fade because time moves on....
Obituaries
Donna Stewart
Age 67 Salem, SD April 16, 2025 Donna Stewart, 67, of Salem, passed away on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Funeral mass was held on Tuesday, April 22 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Salem. Burial followed at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Marion, SD. Donna Ardell Puthoff was...
Irene LaDue
Age 97Mitchell, SDApril 11, 2025 Irene LaDue, 97, of Mitchell, SD, died on Friday, April 11, 2025, at Edgewood Assisted Living in Mitchell. Funeral services were Thursday, April 17, at Zion Lutheran Church in Mitchell. Burial was in Green Hill Cemetery in Alexandria,...
Patricia Waechter
Age 85 Montrose, SD April 15, 2025 Patricia Waechter, 85, of Montrose passed away on April 15, 2025 at her home surrounded by her loving children. Memorial mass was on Wednesday, April 23 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Montrose. Inurnment followed at St....
Rite Mae Nelson
Age 72 Montrose, SD April 17, 2025 On Thursday, April 17, 2025, our world lost a truly fine person as Rita Mae (Gordon) Nelson left us. Born on August 29, 1952, the third child of Walt and Mildred Gordon, Rita grew up on the family farm northeast of Montrose and lived...
Shirley Anne Ramirez Hofer
Age 65 Northglenn, CO March 17, 2025 Shirley Anne Ramirez Hofer of Northglenn, Colorado passed away peacefully on Monday, March 17, 2025 in Eagle, Idaho while visiting her grandson for his second birthday. She was 65. A prayer service with family present will begin at...
Robert Heiter
Age 75 Glendive, MT January 10, 2025 Robert “Butch” Heiter, 75, of Glendive, MT, our “Old Pard”, peacefully rode over his last hill on Friday, January 10, 2025, at the VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Memorial services will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 3, at Bittner...
William Johnston
Age 77 Sioux Falls, SD April 21, 2025 William “Bill” Johnston was born on November 11, 1947, in Mitchell, SD, to Patrick and Gertrude (Weber) Johnston. Bill passed away peacefully on Monday, April 21, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Center in Sioux Falls. He was...
Barbara Warne
Age 72 Hartford, SD April 11, 2025 Barbara J. Warne of Hartford, SD passed away on Friday, April 11, 2025 at Diamond Care in Bridgewater, SD.Barbara Joan O’Kane, daughter of Robert and Lois (Burkey) O’Kane, was born February 18, 1953 in Sioux Falls, SD. She grew up on...
Sports
Bridgewater-Emery, Canistota, Hanson compete at Menno Relays
KLEINSASSER TOSSES HIS WAY INTO FIRST PLACE Canistota senior Jaden Kleinsasser had a throw of 137’5” at the Menno Relays recently earning him first place in the event. CANISTOTA’S LEBER PLACES FIRST IN LONG JUMP AT MENNO Canistota’s Allison Leber jumped 16’3” at Menno...
MCM Track and Field Seniors Recognized
During the track meet in Salem on Tuesday, April 15, five McCook Central/Montrose seniors and their parents were recognized. They are: (l-r) Kaydence Svenson, daughter of Eric and Tymarie Svenson; Karlie Stiefvater, daughter of Kurt and Kathy Stiefvater; Colton...
Hanson girls’ softball goes 2-0 in action the past week
Hanson Softball Owen Reitzel | Editor Hanson 16, Elkton/Lake Benton 0ELKTON – Hanson’s Jacey Schoenrock tossed a 2-hitter as the Beavers rolled past Elkton/Lake Benton, 16-0, in a contest shortened to three innings by the 15-run rule.Hanson scored a run to open the...
Donkey basketball – the craziest show on earth – returns to Canistota!
A popular entertainment event from the 70s and 80s is back and it’s coming to Canistota in May – donkey basketball!Dubbed “The Craziest Show on Earth”, donkey basketball is wilder than a rodeo and funnier than a circus.If you’re not familiar with donkey basketball,...
Hanson golfers have successful week
The Hanson High School boys golf team traveled to Garretson on April 15 and came away with team win. Individual scores were:-Ben Wilber: 36 – 1st Place-Will Jarding: 37 – 7th Place-AJ Wilber 41 – 10th Place-Layton Popp: 42 – 13th Place-Pierce Kayser: 45-Kalen...
McCook Central/Montrose Softball VS. Tri-Valley
Tri-Valley’s Syenna Halvorson gets in a pickle as McCook Central/Montrose’s Ashtyn Deknikker #3 and Zaidee Huls #28, with help from Landry Andal and Cami McGuire and catcher Mya Morrison, chase her down for the out. The Mustangs went on to claim the home field...
Bulldogs suffer first loss of the year in heartbreak fashion
SCHLIMGEN COVERS HOME PLATE HBE catcher Esten Schlimgen looks back as the baseball rolls a short way behind him. (Photo/Owen Reitzel) WILBER AT THE PLATE HBE’s Ben Wilber gets ready to hit the baseball in a 16-inning loss against West Central. (Photo/Owen Reitzel)...
Canistota Girls 4×200 Relay Team Breaks School Record
Congratulations to the Canistota girls relay squad of Ellie Becker, Adrian DeHaan, Ellia Hjermstad, and Allison Leber! On Thursday, April 17, the Canistota track team attended the Menno Relays. The foursome ran a time of 1:50.88 in the 4x200 meter relay, which broke...