FIRST RESPONDERS ATTEND TRAINING AT CENTRAL ELECTRIC Area first responders attended training at Central Electric Cooperative’s shop west of Mitchell on the evening of Wednesday, April 24. Picture here, electrician Rodney Weber discussed the complications of fires...
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New Ace Hardware building in Alexandria taking shape
PROGRESS CONTINUES ON ALEXANDRIA ACE HARDWARE The Ace Hardware building in Alexandria is up and they are hoping to be open in October. (Photo/Owen Reitzel) Owen Reitzel | Editor Groundbreaking for the new Ace Hardware building being built on the east side of...
Gotcha Gaming opens in Salem
SALEM’S NEWEST ENTREPRENEUR, MICHAEL FLETCHER OF GOTCHA GAMING Michael Fletcher has opened Gotcha Gaming in the former steakhouse building on the southeast corner of Salem on Highway 38. The business will specialize in darts, video lottery, and arcade games. He’s...
Graduation time is near for five area high schools
Troy Schwans | Managing Editor May is a month noted for many things, including graduation, and now that the calendar has flipped to May we prepare to celebrate and honor our local high school graduates at our five local schools – Bridgewater-Emery, Canistota, Hanson,...
Canistota Hawks PTO recognizes Teacher Appreciation Week
CANISTOTA MS/HS TEACHERS AND ADMINISTATION In honor of Teacher Appreciation Week, the Canistota Hawks PTO would like to recognize the Canistota middle school/high school teachers and the administrators. They are: (back, l-r) Keith Andersen, Tyler Schumaker, Lisa...
Montrose Area Foundation to consider funding requests
The Montrose Area Foundation (MAF) will conduct its Annual Meeting in early June. MAF is currently accepting grant applications. Applications can be picked up at Security State Bank or found at https://www.sdcommunityfoundation.org. Applications must be submitted to a...
Hanson First Graders Observe Earth Day
Earth Day was on Monday, April 22, 2024 this year, and in honor of taking care of our planet, first graders from the Hanson School District spent some time doing clean up at Lake Hanson. Nice job and thank you students!
Canistota’s Lounsbery among graduates of Genesis Leaders Program
The South Dakota Soybean Checkoff, in collaboration with South Dakota Ag and Rural Leadership (SDARL), is thrilled to announce the successful conclusion of the SD Soybean Genesis Leadership Program that’s developing leaders within the soybean industry. The program,...
Winners announced in Catholic Daughters of America Education contest
St. Thomas Court #1533 Catholic Daughters of America sponsors an Education contest each year.This year the winners are:Art Division 1, 2nd place Anna Haag and Isabelle Hanisch, MontroseArt Division 2, 1st place Abigail Even, HumboldtPoetry Division 1, 1st place Jeren...
It’s Spring Concert Season in Montrose
Last Thursday evening, April 25, the older students at Montrose took their turn at presenting a spring concert. This included the Middle School Chorus (pictured here), the Honors Choir and the High School Choir.