Grant VanAartsen

Schwan’s (The Big Yellow Truck)

Carla Snyders | NCP Writer After more than seven decades of delivering frozen food to homes across America, Yelloh, formerly known as Schwan’s, is ending its home delivery service.The company recently announced that it would make its final delivery on November 8,...

Letter to Editor

More thoughts on the ambulance in McCook County-Salem Ambulance Service’s subsidy from McCook County will be $254,000 for 2025. For 2024 the subsidy was $304,000.As a matter of fact, the taxes for ambulance purposes at 453rd Ave. and 267th St. in southeast McCook...

Have you ever been in a sticky situation?

Paws for Thought Joyce Tieszen Tegtmeier | Correspondent We’ve set several adhesive spider traps alongside our interior basement walls, so we keep our cats out of the basement. Recently our cat Boris rushed past me as I entered the basement and immediately got a...

Lost and Found

You, Me & Jesus Sue Schmidt | Correspondent Jesus told a parable from Luke 15 about a man who had two sons. The younger son wanted his share of his inheritance from his father. The problem is the father has not retired or passed away. Yet the father willingly...

McCook County State 4-H results

ANDAL RECEIVES OUTSTANDING VOLUNTEER AWARD Salem resident and McCook County 4-H volunteer Hope Andal (center) was recognized at this year’s South Dakota State Fair in Huron as an “Outstanding Volunteer” for her 28 years of service with the 4-H program. DETERS GIRLS...

SOS emphasizes safeguards built into SD election process

As South Dakota prepares for the November 5th General Election, Secretary of State Monae L. Johnson emphasizes the robust security measures and safeguards that protect the integrity of the state’s elections.“South Dakota takes election security seriously,” said...

State Historical Society offers property tax moratorium

South Dakota State Historical Society officials remind property owners that November 1 is the deadline to apply for the State Property Tax Moratorium.This eight-year moratorium applies to restoration and rehabilitation work completed on historic properties during the...

General Election voter registration deadline approaching

SD Secretary of State Monae L. Johnson encourages all eligible South Dakotans to register to vote ahead of the November 5, 2024 General Election. The deadline to register to vote in the upcoming election is 5:00 p.m. local time on October 21, 2024.“Voting is the...

Epiphany Gun Club holds its annual youth shoot

HIGH OVERALL SHOOTER – HUNTER SIEVERDING Hunter Sieverding shot High Overall hitting 140 of 150 targets at the Epiphany Gun Club Youth Trap Shoot on September 29, 2024. He also won the grand prize drawing of a Winchester 12 gauge pump shotgun. The Epiphany Gun Club...

Viborg-Hurley tops Beavers in a Cornbelt Conference battle

KAYSER HAS 67-YARD TOUCHDOWN RECEPTION Hanson’s Weston Kayser hauls in a pass from Esten Schlimgen for a 67-yard touchdown in a contest against Viborg-Hurley last week Friday. (Photo/Owen Reitzel) Hanson Football Owen Reitzel | Editor The Hanson Beavers fell behind...