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McCOOK COUNTY 4-H RECEIVES RIBFEST MONEY RIGHT: The Barn Raisin’ Committee is excited to announce that $10,000 from last summer’s Ribfest in Salem has been donated to the McCook County 4-H Program. Last Friday morning (l-r) Glenda Blindert, Lindsay Grace, Maureen...

XCEL ENERGY GRANT FOR CANOVA Canova was one of the recipients of a $5,000 economic development grant from Xcel Energy. Champs employee Kamry Esser receives a $5,000 check from Xcel Energy’s Eric Pauli for renovations to be done at Champs. (Submitted Photo) XCEL ENERGY...

$1,000 GRANT AWARD TO CITY OF EMERY Central Electric presented a $1,000 Operation Round-Up grant to the Emery City Council for tables and chairs on Monday, October 14. Pictured from left are: Central Electric Director-At-Large Merl Bechen and Emery City Council...

SEARCH AND RESCUE DOGS PRACTICE IN SALEM FIELD Prairie Dogs Search and Rescue (PDSAR) practiced tracking skills at the Streff farm near Salem. The K9s, trained in Tracking, Area Search, and Human Remains Detection, assist authorities in locating missing people. PDSAR...

Gunner and Drake Dykes, sons of Dani and Eric Dykes, grew a giant pumpkin this summer at their home south of Salem. They entered their pumpkin in the Great SD Pumpkin Weigh-off at the Riverview Tree Farm Pumpkin Festival on Saturday, October 5th. They earned first...

ABBIE CHASE As some 4-H youth were showing livestock and delivering presentations at the South Dakota State Fair, Abbie Chase of Salem, SD was hearing her name announced during the 4-H Recognition Ceremony as one of the newly selected State 4-H Ambassadors.“I was...

Ace Hardware owners Joe and Heidi Jarding cut the ribbon at the new Ace Hardware store that officially opened on Thursday, October 10 in Alexandria. (Photo/Owen Reitzel)

MICHAELA McCORMICK TAYLOR McGREGOR SIERRA McGREGOR Carla Snyders | NCP Writer For Michaela McCormick and sisters Taylor and Sierra McGregor, rodeo is more than just a sport—it’s a lifestyle. These “Hometown Cowgirls” have each carved their own path in the rodeo world,...

NATIONAL NEWSPAPER WEEK CELEBRATED As “The Special” celebrates National Newspaper Week we’d like to acknowledge all the people that go into making a weekly newspaper including our journalism students at the area high schools. Pictured here are the McCook Central...