Gordon selected as Touchstone Energy Scholar of the Week
MONTROSE SENIOR IS SCHOLAR OF THE WEEK Montrose senior Addison Gordon accepts her scholarship check from Communications and Public Relations Manager Erica Fitzhugh. Southeastern Electric Cooperative and Montrose High School are pleased to announce Addison Gordon as the Touchstone Energy Scholar of the Week winner for the week of December 7 - 13, 2025. The...
Canistota Students Excel at State Oral Interp
Canistota seniors Ellie Becker (left) and Malachi Weber (right) performed exceptionally well at the State Oral Interp Festival held in Watertown on December 5–6. A select group...
Child Protection Team continues tradition of holiday giving in Hanson County
PRESENTS WAITING FOR SANTA’S PICKUP Christmas gifts fill a room in the basement at the Hanson County Courthouse, waiting for Santa’s pickup and soon to be delivered to local...
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Canistota Students Excel at State Oral Interp
Canistota seniors Ellie Becker (left) and Malachi Weber (right) performed exceptionally well at...
Salem Parade of Lights Held Last Friday
A group of youngsters bundled up and braved the chilly Friday night temperatures last week to ride...
Holiday schedule brings early deadlines for submissions
With the holiday season approaching, “The Special” will have adjusted deadlines for article...
Santa Claus to be in Spencer Saturday, Dec. 20
Spencer community and children of all ages, please come to the Spencer Event Center at 620 Cordo...
Santa and Mrs. Claus Visit Bridgewater
Even during their busy holiday season, Santa and Mrs. Claus made time to visit the youngsters at...
Santa Claus Visits Salem
Santa Claus has been on the move this season, making stops in communities near and far, including...
Visiting With Santa at Pancake Dinner
The Bridgewater Development Corporation held its Annual Customer Appreciation Pancake Dinner on...
Emergency Watershed Program brings partners together to remedy Lake Dimock dam erosion
LAKE DIMOCK FLOODING DAMAGE Lake Dimock is a 20-minute drive south of Mitchell, SD, near a...
Salem Knights to host free-throw competition Jan. 4
The Salem St. Mary’s Knights of Columbus will hold their annual Free-Throw Shoot on Sunday,...
Montrose Elementary Christmas Concert
The Montrose elementary students presented a Christmas concert on December 4 under the direction...
McCook Central juniors host gift wrapping fundraiser
The McCook Central Juniors are stepping in to help the Salem community conquer their holiday to-do...
Community invited to celebrate “The Story in Word & Song” on Sunday
The community is invited to gather in the spirit of the season for The Story in Word & Song –...
Obituaries
Bertha Beatch
Age 99 Mitchell, SD December 4, 2025 Bertha Beatch, 99, of Mitchell, SD, formerly of the Farmer-Epiphany area, passed away Thursday, December 4, 2025, at Avera Brady Health and Rehab in Mitchell. Funeral Mass was held on Wednesday, December 10, at Holy Family Catholic...
Judy Ann Schofield
Age 82 Chamberlain, SD December 2, 2025 Judy Ann (Tschetter) Schofield, 82, of Chamberlain, SD, passed away peacefully on December 2, 2025, at the Sanford Care Center in Chamberlain. Judy was born in Bridgewater, SD on November 25, 1943, to Barbara J. (Gross) and Paul...
Loren R. Roth
Age 82 Alexandria, SD December 5, 2025 Loren R. Roth, 82, of Alexandria, South Dakota, passed away on December 5, 2025. Loren will be put to rest in Bridgewater, South Dakota, with a private service and gathering for immediate family only. In lieu of flowers, please...
Betty Eilts
Age 85 Spencer, SD December 3, 2025 Betty Eilts, 85, of Spencer, SD, passed away Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at Diamond Care Center in Bridgewater. Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m., Friday, December 12, at First Baptist Church in Emery, SD. Burial will be at...
Joyce Kappenman
Age 86 Montrose, SD November 29, 2025 Joyce Kappenman of Montrose, South Dakota, passed peacefully away at age 86 on 29 November 2025. Born Mary Joyce Weber on 16 May 1939 as the 9th of 11 children to Stephen and Francis Weber, she grew up on the family farm south of...
Patrick Ziegler
Age 60 Dimock, SD December 2, 2025 Patrick “Pat” Ziegler, 60, of Dimock, SD, passed away Tuesday, December 2, 2025, in his home surrounded by family under the compassionate care of Avera Hospice Care. Funeral Mass was held on Tuesday, December 9, at Holy Spirit...
Darlene Paulson
Age 88 Mitchell, SD November 25, 2025 Darlene Paulson, 88, of Mitchell, SD, passed away peacefully Tuesday, November 25, 2025, in her home surrounded by her loving family. Funeral services were held on Tuesday, December 2, at First Lutheran Church in Mitchell. Burial...
James B. Weber
Age 97 Natick, MA November 20, 2025 James B. Weber, 96, of Natick, Massachusetts, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Thursday, November 20, 2025. Born in Bridgewater, South Dakota, on November 12, 1929, James was the beloved son of Leo James and...
Sports
Beaverettes open basketball season with win
Hanson Girls’ Basketball Owen Reitzel | Editor oreitzel@ncppub.com The Hanson Beaverettes used a pressing defense to force 36 turnovers as they rolled past Kimball/White Lake 46-21 to open the girls basketball season. Employing a full-court press, the Beaverettes...
MCM girls wrestlers open season at Watertown and Dells
Last Friday, December 5th, the McCook Central/Montrose girls wrestling started the season off taking two girls to the Watertown Girls Invitational. Kara Kocmich competed in her first-ever varsity event while veteran Alexis Bryant, made her senior season debut. Then on...
Wrestlers to host quad in Salem on Tuesday
The McCook Central/Montrose wrestlers will be hosting a quad in Salem this coming Tuesday, December 16 beginning at 5:00 p.m. at McCook Central High School. Teams participating will be McCook Central/Montrose, Flandreau, Sioux Valley, and Clark/Willow Lake using the...
MCM boys grapplers open season
MCM Wrestling This past Saturday, December 6, the McCook Central/Montrose boys wrestling team traveled to Dell Rapids for the “Top of The Rock” Invite to open their season. Teamwise, MCM finished in 6th place. Leading the way was runner-up finisher Parker Randall at...
MCM wrestlers headed to Ken Ruml Invitational
The McCook Central/Montrose wrestling squad will be headed to Howard this Saturday, December 13 for the Ken Ruml Invitational Wrestling Tournament beginning at 10:00 a.m. in the Howard High School gymnasium. Participating schools will be Parkston, Deuel, Howard,...
Hawks compete at Flandreau Booster Club Invitational
Canistota Wrestling The Canistota Hawks wrestling team competed at the Flandreau Booster Club Invitational on Saturday, December 6, 2025. Results for the Canistota (Cani) grapplers are as follows: 106: Weber, Braxton, RRC, pin Stockwell, Owen, Cani, 0:37 120: Benson,...
Canistota wrestling looks to take next step in 2025-26 season
CANISTOTA GIRLS WRESTLING TEAM Participating in wrestling this season for the Canistota girls team will be: (l-r) Trinity Small, Milly Sarmiento-Lagunes, Emma Carter, and Adley Evenson. CANISTOTA BOYS WRESTLING TEAM This year’s Canistota Hawks boys wrestling team will...
Hawks lean on senior leadership, defensive grit for 2025-26 season
CANISTOTA GIRLS BASKETBALL TEAM Members of this season’s Canistota girls basketball team include: (back, l-r) Roo Acheson, Haley McGregor, Ellie Becker, Emma Sandman, Allison Leber; (front) Lola Conn, Clara Remacle, Gabbie Eichmann, Jailynn Mosley, and Jylynn...