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Katherine Buseman

Age 95 Marion, SD February 22, 2025 Katherine Buseman, 95, of Marion, SD, passed away on February 22, 2025 at the Tieszen Memorial Home in Marion. Funeral Services will be held on Thursday, February 27 at 2:00 p.m. at Bethesda Church of rural Marion. Visitation will...

Mary Ann Wethor

Age 89 Spencer, IA February 24, 2025 Mary Ann Wethor, 89, of Spencer, IA, formerly of Mitchell, SD, passed away Monday, February 24, 2025, at St. Luke Nursing Home in Spencer, IA. Funeral Mass will be at 1:00 p.m., Friday, March 7, at Holy Spirit Catholic Church in...

Shirley Pueppke

Age 91 Sterling, CO February 23, 2025 Shirley Pueppke, 91, formerly of the Fulton and Mitchell area, passed away on February 23, 2025 at the Devonshire Acres Nursing Home in Sterling, CO. Visitation was held Thursday, February 27, 2025 at Will Funeral Chapel. Funeral...

Anyone can be a victim of a cybercrime, here’s what to know

Even the most skilled cybersecurity expert can fall prey to today’s incredibly sophisticated phishing attempts.Phishing can take place in a variety of ways, but recognizing these “lures” is a powerful way to defang cybercriminals:Phishing: Traditional phishing comes...

Jackley encourages public to safeguard personal information

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley reminds South Dakota consumers to take time to protect their personal and financial information.“The Attorney General’s Consumer Protection Division received 68,000 calls, inquiries, and complaints in Fiscal Year 2024 from...

Seven area wrestlers competed at state tournament

114 lb. GIRLS STATE CHAMPION Alexis Bryant • MCM 126 lb. BOYS FOURTH PLACE TRYSTAN TRAUPEL • MCM 132 lb. GIRLS PARTICIPANT KATHRYN JARDING • HANSON 120 lb. BOYS RUNNER UP LANDON FLOGSTAD • MCM 150 lb. BOYS PARTICIPANT JOSHUA POPKES, JR. • CANISTOTA 285 lb. BOYS...

MCM’s Bryant is a repeat State Champion!

114 lb. GIRLS STATE CHAMPION Alexis Bryant • MCM The 2024-2025 wrestling season wrapped up in Rapid City last Saturday. The McCook Central/Montrose wrestling program was represented by three boys and one girl wrestler. Landon Flogstad (120 lb.), Trystan Traupel (126...

MCM’s Flogstad and Traupel medal at state wrestling

120 lb. BOYSRUNNER UPLANDON FLOGSTAD • MCM 126 lb. BOYS FOURTH PLACE TRYSTAN TRAUPEL • MCM This past weekend the McCook Central/Montrose boys wrestlers who qualified for the State B Tourney traveled to Rapid City. MCM had three wrestlers participate in this year’s...

Bridgewater-Emery and Hanson Boys Basketball Roundup

B-E’S WEBER DROPS IN TWO OF HIS 20 POINTS Bridgewater-Emery’s Ben Weber scores two of his 20 points in a home loss against third-rated Dell Rapids St. Mary’s. (Photo/Owen Reitzel) KAYSER GOES IN FOR A LAYUP Hanson’s Pierce Kayser (#24) goes in for a layup during...

Canistota boys lose Region 3B play-in game

CANISTOTA’S SCOTT GOES UP FOR TWO Canistota’s Brady Scott (#30) puts up two of his 21 points Friday night while being double-teamed by two Howard players, one behind and Luke Koepsell (#24) in front. The Hawks lost to the Tigers in their last regular season game,...