Grant VanAartsen

This year’s Spencer Alumni Banquet will be held on Saturday, May 10, 2025, starting at 6:00 p.m. at the Spencer Event Center located at 620 Cordo St. in Spencer, SD.Tickets are $20.00 each and must be purchased in advance. They are available at Security State Bank in...

The McCook Central 2025-2026 Jr. Kindergarten/Kindergarten Round-up will be held from 6:30-7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29th in the All-Purpose Room (use the main entrance on the south side to enter). If you cannot be in attendance, please call the school and leave...

Paws for Thought Joyce Tieszen Tegtmeier | Correspondent Our cat Boris has learned to wait and relax comfortably in his bed while chicken breast slowly cooks to a tender state. As soon as the lid is lifted off the pot of chicken, Boris is suddenly at my feet eagerly...

Carla Snyders | NCP Writer Growth is a journey, not a destination. It can be the daily decision to show up, to learn, and to choose yourself, even when it feels hard. Every step forward is a victory worth celebrating.For me, I’ve learned that with every self-growth...

The March 2025 meeting of the American Legion Auxiliary Unit 140 opened in regular form by President Shawn Giesler. Chaplain Lynn Gottlob led the Unit in prayer.There were 4 officers and 3 members present as we reviewed our membership goals for the year and will...

The Vermillion Basin Water Development District (VBWDD) convened at 6:00 p.m. for a regular meeting in the Automatic Irrigation building in Centerville, South Dakota, and via Zoom videoconference on Wednesday, March 19, 2025.Directors present were Robin Dykstra, Area...