TUCKER PETERSON The South Dakota FFA Foundation is proud to announce the recipients of five $100 scholarships for students placing first in one of the four SD Regional Land Evaluation Competitions this fall. 2024 scholarship recipients are Brooks Foss, Lemmon; Tucker...
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Canistota Auxiliary to host “Coffee with the Veterans”
On Saturday, October 19, the Canistota Legion Auxiliary will be hosting “Coffee with the Veterans.”Please join us as we honor our Veterans and their families on “Make a Difference Day.” This event will start at 10:00 a.m. at the Canistota Legion Hall.We ask that all...
Salem St. Mary’s Church Annual Bazaar October 27
Please join us at our annual Bazaar, which will be held at St. Mary’s Hall in Salem on Sunday, October 27, 2024 from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.The annual event includes a meal, BINGO, Paddle Wheel, Silent Auction, raffles, and kids’ games. It’s a fun, family event, open...
Bridgewater’s Letcher on DWU homecoming royalty
KEESHA LETCHER Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, SD, crowned its Blue & White Days homecoming royalty Monday night during Coronation. Dexter Curry III, Kansas City, Mo., and Mckinnely Mull, Vernal, Utah, were named the DWU Homecoming Royalty for 2024.The...
McCook Central Music Booster Annual Potato Supper to be held
The McCook Central Music Boosters are once again holding the annual Potato Supper event. The event is scheduled for Sunday, October 20, 2024. Supper will be served from 5:00 - 6:30 p.m. in the All-Purpose Room with the performances starting at 7:05 p.m. in the McCook...
Community journalism starts with community
By Adam Strunk Running a local newspaper can be one of the most frustrating, worthwhile, mundane, exciting, demanding, rewarding endeavors you can take on. Sounds great, kids, doesn’t it?This year, we received the honor of a request to tell our story as part of...
Our stories shape the stories that matter most
It seems like about every time I am out in the public, no matter what the occasion, once someone realizes I own the local paper they seem anxious to tell me something. And in more cases than not, it is how something someone has read impacts their lives.For example,...
Letter to the Editor
By Sen. Mike Rounds I still look forward to getting my local news through a trusted news source, including my local newspaper, whether it’s a real piece of paper or electronically delivered.Running a newspaper today looks a lot different than it did when I was a kid....
Open meetings short course would be good government
By David Bordewyk The theme for this year’s National Newspaper Week is “Telling Our Stories” – a reminder about the role of newspapers in reporting the important stories in their communities.Stories that run the gamut: human-interest features, football game recaps,...
IM-28 is a Bad Idea for South Dakota
Letter to the Editor Mayors Sound the Alarm on IM-28 ConsequencesSalem is estimated to lose $100,000/year out of our budget.As South Dakotans prepare to vote on Initiated Measure 28 (IM-28), it is crucial to understand the far-reaching negative consequences this...