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Choosing home insurance that’s right for you

Troy Schwans | Managing Editor Choosing home insurance involves several steps to ensure you get the right coverage at the best price:Assess Your Needs: Determine the value of your home and its contents. Consider factors like the cost to rebuild your home, local...

Post #41 explodes late to defeat Platte/Geddes

SAFE AT SECONDAlexandria’s Jackson Jarding steals second base in a game against Thompson, ND. (Photo/Owen Reitzel) Owen Reitzel | Editor PLATTE - Alexandria Post #41 scored nine runs in the eighth inning to take a 14-5 extra inning road win over the Platte/Geddes...

Angels improve to 8-1 with a win over the Horned Frogs

OUT AT FIRSTAlexandria’s Jerrod Zens grounds out in first inning action in a win over the Mitchell Aces. (Photo/Owen Reitzel) Owen Reitzel | Editor CORSICA – The Alexandria Angels improved to 8-1 with a 11-7 win over the Corsica Horned Frogs in a Sunshine League...

Dimock-Emery falls to Mt. Vernon in league play

Owen Reitzel | Editor MT. VERNON – The Mt. Vernon Mustangs scored 10 runs over two innings to break open a close game and they topped the Dimock-Emery Raptors by a score of 12-2 in a Sunshine League matchup.The Mustangs led 2-0 after the second inning and that lead...

SDHSAA Board considers policy change for football schedules

By Dana Hess | S.D. NewsMedia Association For South Dakota high schools, one of the most anticipated times of the year is the March release of the fall football schedules. Football coaches like to know who their opponents will be. School administrators like to know...

Salem, SD Chamber of Commerce June Yard of the Month

The Salem, SD Chamber of Commerce has announced their “Yard of the Month” in Salem for the month of June. The Rodney and Theresa Streff residence, 500 E. Sabers Ave., is this month’s winner of the “Yard of the Month”. Congratulations to the Streffs! The Streffs hard...

Missing solider inspired table at SD Girls State

POW/MIA TABLE A table honoring POW/MIA was on display at the Memorial Day service in Alexandria and then at Girl’s State in Vermillion. (Photo/Owen Reitzel) Owen Reitzel | Editor FULTON – A story that began during World War II, led to the sponsoring of a table at this...

McCook County Wildlife Club Holds Take-a-Kid Fishing

Just under twenty kids from most of the schools in McCook County were on hand last week Wednesday evening for the McCook County Wildlife Club’s annual Take-A-Kid Fishing event at Lake Vermillion. Despite a very breezy wind from the northwest, the kids were able to...

‘Tis the season for ticks

Troy Schwans | Managing Editor Now that summer is officially here, we tend to enjoy the outdoors more, but there are some precautionary measures that we need to take if we want to safely enjoy our beautiful outdoors.Of course we need to protect ourselves from...