Stiefvater family receives “FFA Family of the Year” award

Stiefvater family receives “FFA Family of the Year” award

“FFA FAMILY OF THE YEAR” AWARDED TO STIEFVATER FAMILY The Elizabeth and late John Stiefvater family, of Salem, received the South Dakota FFA Foundation’s 2024 “Family of the Year” award last week at the State FFA Convention in Brookings, SD, honoring the family’s long-term involvement in the South Dakota FFA/Agriculture Education. Elizabeth, holding the...

Prescription Take-Back Day is Saturday

Since South Dakota began participating in the National Prescription Take-Back Day in 2017, nearly 53,000 pounds of medication has been collected for destruction through...

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Card of Thanks

Apr 25, 2024 | ,

Just to know that in countless ways our family and friends are with us makes the way easier.A...

Obituaries

Karla Feuerhelm

Apr 25, 2024 |

Age 64 Tucson, AZ April 12, 2024 Karla Jayne Feuerhelm, Tucson, AZ, was born June 6, 1959, in Freeman, SD, to Wayne and Beverly Jorgenson Feuerhelm of Bridgewater, SD. She died April 12, 2024, after a long struggle with cancer. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion...

Cheryl Anderson

Apr 25, 2024 |

Age 59 Sherwood, ND April 17, 2024 Cheryl Anderson, 59, of Sherwood, ND, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2024. Funeral Mass was held on Monday, April 22, at St. Mary of Mercy Catholic Church in Alexandria, SD. Burial was at St. Mary of Mercy Catholic Cemetery....

Kyle Zulk

Apr 25, 2024 |

Age 35 Canova, SD April 20, 2024 Kyle Zulk, 35, of Canova, SD, passed away on Saturday, April 20, 2024 at his home. An inurnment service will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 27, at Immanual Lutheran Cemetery, rural Canova, immediately followed by a Celebration...

Mary Lou Royster

Apr 25, 2024 |

Age 99 October 21, 2023 Mary Lou Knox Royster, a daughter of the South Dakota prairie, passed from this land to the next on October 21, 2023. Born October 30, 1923, in Canistota South Dakota, she believed she was blessed to be born in the best place on Earth, a land...

Cleta Lentsch

Apr 18, 2024 |

Age 81 Salem, SD April 9, 2024 Cleta F. Lentsch, age 81, of Salem, SD, lost her battle with cancer on Tuesday, April 9, 2024. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at St. Nicholas Catholic Church in Tea, SD. Visitation...

Caroline Gross

Apr 18, 2024 |

Age 88 Marion, SD April 13, 2024 Caroline Gross passed away peacefully on April 13, 2024 surrounded by family. She lived a resilient life full of love and joy. Funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m., Friday, April 19, 2024 at St. Christina Catholic Church, Parker with...

Elieen Wilson

Apr 18, 2024 |

Age 78 April 4, 2024Eileen Marjory Wilson was born in Chicago, Illinois on March 19, 1946 to Rev. John and Marge De Vries. She lived her early years in Hitchcock, Geddes, Gregory, Sioux Falls, and Lead, where her father served Methodist and United Methodist Churches....

Patricia Sexton

Apr 18, 2024 |

Age 63 Saratoga, WY April 1, 2024 Patty Mary Sexton, 63, born November 10, 1960, and a resident of Saratoga, Wyoming, passed away April 1, 2024, after her battle with cervical cancer. After living 25 years in Salem, SD she moved to Saratoga to be closer to family. She...

Sports

Trappers hand Hanson Dawgs road loss

Apr 25, 2024 |

SCHLIMGEN CONNECTS TO EARN RBI SINGLE Hanson’s #11 Esten Schlimgen hits an RBI single to lead the Dawgs to a 6-2 win over Colman-Egan/Flandreau. (Photo/Owen Reitzel) Hanson County Baseball Owen Reitzel | Editor MENNO – Hanson fell behind early and couldn’t recover in...

Hanson blasts past Winner in offensive display

Apr 25, 2024 |

MCM’S MORRISON WITH CATCHING DUTIES McCook Central/Montrose’s Mya Morrison is behind the plate catching as MCM took on the Scotland/Menno Trappers, going down in defeat, 2-10. MCM’S HULS WINDS UP TO PITCH McCook Central/Montrose’s Zaidee Huls pitches for the Fighting...

Pulse moves to fifth in nation in hurdles event

Apr 25, 2024 |

McCook Central graduate and University of South Dakota senior Jacy Pulse won the 400-meter hurdles and the women’s 4x400-meter relay shattered South Dakota’s school record to highlight Saturday’s elite action at the Mt. SAC Relays inside Hilmer Lodge Stadium in...

Youth Basketball Winners

Apr 25, 2024 |

A reader comments - Seeing the big smiles and excitement on the faces of youth basketball and wrestling tournament winners in “The Special” recently encouraged me to send in this photo of our grandsons. Their Sioux Falls 4th grade YMCA team had won their basketball...

Rasmussen Relays track and field results

Apr 18, 2024 |

LOOKING FOR A PERFECT HANDOFF McCook Central/Montrose’s Aubrynn Erickson (right) completes the hand off to Jaida Skyberg in a relay during last week’s Rasmussen Relays in Salem. BURKE COMPETES IN HURDLES AT SALEM Bridgewater-Emery athlete Parker Burke clears a hurdle...

Hanson softball roundup

Apr 18, 2024 |

SCHOENROCK CONNECTS FOR A DOUBLE Jacey Schoenrock motors into second base for a double in a Hanson win over Viborg-Hurley. (Photo/Owen Reitzel) Owen Reitzel | Editor Hanson 14, Viborg-Hurley 2Olivia Kayser’s pitching and Hanson’s 13 hits led the Beaverettes to a...

Dawgs defeat Burros 13-2 in five innings

Apr 18, 2024 |

KOEPSELL AT THE PLATE McCook Central/Montrose’s Vivian Koepsell awaits the pitch in MCM’s softball loss to Tri-Valley, 16-0, last week. DEKNIKKER PREPARES FOR THE CATCH McCook Central/Montrose’s Ashtyn DeKnikker prepares for the pitch as she’s in the catcher’s...

Hanson falls to Sioux Falls Christian in home opener

Apr 18, 2024 |

Owen Reitzel | Editor Sioux Falls Christian scored 10 third inning runs and went on to top the Hanson Dawgs by a score of 19-8.SFC scored first in the bottom of the second on a homerun, but Hanson answered that, after two outs, with four runs in their half of the...