Salem residents invest own money in new subdivision

Salem residents invest own money in new subdivision

SALEM MAYOR BLINDERT DISCUSSES NEW DEVELOPMENT Salem Mayor Glenda Blindert points out the twin homes that have gone up in the town’s new subdivision on the southeast side of Salem. City leaders are working to develop housing that will make Salem more attractive to new residents. COLONIAL ESTATES ADDITION A sign on the edge of Colonial Estates Addition in...

Young cellist makes All-State Orchestra

Young cellist makes All-State Orchestra

DAY PLAYS CELLO AT ALL-STATE ORCHESTRA Hanson High School sophomore Brennan Day with the cello he used at the South Dakota All-State Orchestra in Sioux Falls on November 1....

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Obituaries

LeRoy Degen

Nov 13, 2025 |

Age 86 Alexandria, SD November 4, 2025 LeRoy Degen, 86, of Alexandria, SD, passed away Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at Diamond Care Center in Bridgewater, SD. Funeral Mass was held on Saturday, November 8, at St. Mary of Mercy Catholic Church in Alexandria. Burial was...

Phyllis Buckwalter

Nov 13, 2025 |

Age 93 Farmington, MN November 1, 2025 Phyllis Martha (Slattery) Buckwalter died November 1, 2025 at age 93 in Farmington, MN. She was born and raised in Salem SD. She attended Salem St. Mary’s School where she was senior class president and Homecoming queen. After...

Esther Puthoff

Nov 6, 2025 |

Age 96 Canistota, SD October 29, 2025 Esther A. Puthoff, 96, of Canistota passed away on Wednesday, October 29, 2025 at the Good Samaritan Center in Canistota. Funeral mass was on Monday, November 3 at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church., Montrose. Interment took place at...

Daniel Hahn

Nov 6, 2025 |

Age 79 Salem, SD October 10, 2025 Daniel Nicholas Hahn, 79, of Salem, South Dakota, passed away on October 10, 2025. He was born on November 2, 1945. Daniel is survived by his three children, four grandchildren, and three siblings.

Joy Grapes

Oct 30, 2025 |

Age 74 Salem, SD October 21, 2025 Joy E. Grapes, 74, of Salem, passed away unexpectedly on Tuesday, October 21, 2025 at her home. Funeral mass was held on Friday, October 24, 2025 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Salem. Joy Grapes was born October 14, 1951 to Chester...

Bernice Weaver

Oct 23, 2025 |

Age 91 Bridgewater, SD October 18, 2025 Bernice Weaver, 91, of Bridgewater, passed away on October 18, 2025 at Oakview Terrace in Freeman. Memorial Services will be held on Tuesday, October 28 at 11:00 a.m., at Salem MB church of rural Bridgewater. Visitation will...

Ronald Marquardt

Oct 23, 2025 |

Age 91 Canistota, SD October 20, 2025 Ronald Marquardt, 91, of Canistota, SD, passed away on Monday, October 20, 2025 at Dougherty Hospice in Sioux Falls, SD. A funeral service will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, October 27, 2025 at Zion Lutheran Church in Canistota....

Mother Marie Therese

Oct 23, 2025 |

Age 79 Alexandria, SD October 9, 2025 Mother Marie Therese of the Child Jesus, OCD a.k.a. Theodora Elizabeth Cycyk, the Mother Foundress of the Carmelite Monastery in Alexandria, passed into Eternal Life Thursday, October 9th, in her 60th year of Religious Life at age...

Sports

Huskies upset in Region 3B play by Sioux Falls Lutheran

Nov 13, 2025 |

HILTON LOOKS TO EARN POINT IN REGION MATCH-UP Bridgewater-Emery’s Lily Hilton, #1, goes for a point against Sioux Falls Lutheran in a Region 3B playoff match. (Photo/Owen Reitzel) Bridgewater-Emery Volleyball Owen Reitzel | Editor oreitzel@ncppub.com The...

Becker and Bond Attempt the Block

Nov 13, 2025 |

Canistota traveled to Chester on Tuesday, November 4 to take on the region’s #1 seed, Chester, in Region 3B volleyball. Canistota senior Ellie Becker (#3) and junior Katelyn Bond (#7) attempt to block Chester’s Emmerson Eppard in set two of the night. The Flyers...

Hanson volleyball ends with loss to Parker/Marion

Nov 13, 2025 |

BRIDGE SET TO DEFEND DURING REGION TOURNEY Hanson’s Claire Bridge (left) gets ready to hit a dig with teammate Jozlynn Tegethoff looking on in the Beaverette’s playoff loss to Parker/Maron. (Photo/Alan Astleford) Hanson Volleyball Owen Reitzel | Editor...

Beavers’ season ends with playoff loss to Elkton-Lake Benton

Nov 6, 2025 |

DEWALD ON THE CARRY Hanson running back Cole Dewald carries the football in Hanson’s playoff game against Elkton-Lake Benton. (Submitted photo) Hanson Football Owen Reitzel | Editor oreitzel@ncppub.com ELKTON – A beat-up Hanson Beaver football team fell in a...

Perry COMPLETES 50K ULTRA MARATHON

Nov 6, 2025 |

Heath Perry recently completed his first ever 50K Ultra Marathon at Wabash Trace Nature Trail at Shenandoah, Iowa. He completed the 31.1 miles in 4:22 hours and came in 4th overall and 1st in his age group. Perry commented, “I didn’t know what to expect. The first...

Sandman Digs the Ball in Canistota Victory

Nov 6, 2025 |

Canistota senior Emma Sandman digs the ball, as sophomore libero Clara Remacle backs her up, during the Region 3B play-in game. The Hawks, seeded #8 in the region, hosted against Flandreau Indian School, the region’s #9 seed, on Monday, November 3 in Canistota. The...

Hanson and Bridgewater-Emery Volleyball Roundup

Nov 6, 2025 |

BENDER GOES FOR THE KILL Hanson’s Alivia Bender (#6) goes up for a kill against McCook Central/Montrose players JoLynn Deters (#13) and Mya Morrison (#4) during MCM’s 3-1 victory over Hanson October 27 in Alexandria. (Photo/Owen Reitzel) BE and Hanson Volleyball...