This Friday, August 2, 2024, S.D. Highway 19 will be temporarily closed underneath Interstate 90 near Humboldt (exit 379) to begin setting girders for the new bridge over Highway 19. This bridge project is part of the reconstruction project on I-90. The day-long...
Grant VanAartsen
Is the grass really greener?
Carla Snyders | NCP Writer We all know the old cliche’ phrase, “the grass is greener on the other side”. Most of us know, however, that in reality it isn’t really true. Oh boy that’s hard. I like the idea of this, because the chorus suggests that if we look at life...
Letter to the Editor
Current subsidies from McCook County for the Salem ambulance (a private company) is $304,300 for 2024. Bridgewater ambulance’s (city-owned) subsidy for 2024 is $46,400 from McCook County.How does a private company receive government money and not be subject to annual...
Do you blend in?
Paws for Thought Joyce Tieszen Tegtmeier | Correspondent Boris is currently our largest cat. He weighs 14.8 pounds and is 36 inches long from the tip of his tail to the tip of his nose. Due to his size, you’d think Boris would be obvious wherever he is. This is...
I Choose Life
You, Me & Jesus Sue Schmidt | Correspondent Life can be smooth sailing for long periods of uninterrupted time giving us a false sense of security. If we are too comfortable during these stretches of time, we will be caught off guard when we find ourselves facing a...
HHM&A program on Sunday will explore 1870s arrival in Dakota
What was it like when Germans from Russia immigrants set foot in Dakota Territory in the 1870s?That’s the theme of a program scheduled for Sunday, August 4 at Pioneer Hall adjacent to the Heritage Hall Museum & Archives complex in Freeman starting at 3:00 p.m.This...
Rough Riders put on a great County 4-H Horse Show
BEN BERGESON – McCOOK COUNTY HORSE SHOW Ben Bergeson’s results from the McCook County Horse Show were as follows: Junior Western, Horsemanship, Blue; Reserve Champion, Junior Reining, Purple; Junior Pole Bending, Purple; Reserve Champion, Junior Barrel Racing, Purple;...
Harley Mickelson
Age 67 Salem, SD July 29, 2024 Harley Jay Mickelson, 67, of Salem, passed away unexpectedly on July 29, 2024 at his home. Per his request, no services will be held. Harley Jay Mickelson was born on June 5, 1957 to Vernon and Joann (Hill) Mickelson in Aitkin, MN. He...
Phillip Moore
Age 81 White Lake, SD July 26, 2024 Phillip Clifford Moore went to be with the Lord on July, 26, 2024. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, July 31 at United Methodist Church in White Lake. Burial was at Riverside Cemetery, rural Canistota. He was born July 10,...
Jerry Corey
Age 80 Humboldt, SD July 23, 2024 Jerry Howard Corey, 80, of Humboldt, SD, passed away on July 23, 2024, at the VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls after an 18-year battle with cancer. Funeral services were held on Saturday, July 27 at Central Church in Sioux Falls....