PROCLAIMING NATIONAL FFA WEEK Each year, FFA chapters around the country celebrate National FFA Week. It’s a time to share what FFA is and the impact it has on members every day. This year National FFA Week is celebrated from February 17-24, 2024. Three local...
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Montrose Students Perform with Elementary Festival Honor Choir
Montrose Elementary students Mari Chlebeck Van Leur (right) and Lillian Lias represented the music department at the 2024 Elementary Festival Honor Choir in Brookings, SD on February 8th. These students were selected out of over 700 auditions to be a part of this...
Two 100-Year-Old Women are Enjoying Life!
100 and Fabulous Lorraine Kappenman (left) and Marcella Bartmann, both who have recently turned 100, enjoy an afternoon together south of Montrose at Bartmann’s home and take a moment to pose for the camera. Two Montrose women, both who recently reached 100 years of...
Canistota raises $5,000 for Viborg-Hurley senior
SHERMAN FAMILY PRESENTED CHECK AT CANISTOTA BALLGAMEA fundraiser was held last week as the Viborg-Hurley Cougars came to Canistota for an evening of doubleheader basketball. Kobee Sherman, a senior basketball team member on Viborg-Hurley is battling cancer and the...
Meet a Salem business and its owner – Uniquely You Salon and Spa
UNIQUELY YOU SALON AND SPA OFFERS MULTIPLE SERVICESUniquely You Salon and Spa owner Gina Hansen not only offers your typical hair salon services, but she is committed to offering multiple services to her clients, including pedicures, such as she is doing here....
Hanson coach Jim Bridge becomes winningest coach in SD history
SOUTH DAKOTA’S WINNINEST COACHHanson Coach Jim Bridge talks to his team in the game that gave him win number 630 to become the winningest coach in South Dakota girl’s basketball history. (Photo/Owen Reitzel) Owen Reitzel | Editor For 38 years Jim Bridge has been at...
Bridgewater-Emery One-Act play performs at state festival
BRIDGEWATER-EMERY ONE-ACT CAST AND CREWThe Bridgewater-Emery cast and crew shows their awards from the State One-Act Play Festival held in Brandon. (Submitted Photo) Owen Reitzel | Editor On February 3 the Bridgewater-Emery High School’s One-Act Play performed at the...
City of Salem receives $10,000 Vermillion Basin Water Development District grant
CITY OF SALEM RECEIVES $10,000 GRANT The Board of Directors of the Vermillion Basin Water Development District (VBWDD) recently awarded a $10,000.00 grant to the City of Salem. Accepting the grant check is Salem Finance Officer Lori Heumiller, receiving it from Steve...
Bridgewater-Emery advances to state one -act play festival
Bridgewater-Emery High School’s One-Act Play cast and crew of Quinton Berg, Alex Clark, Thomas Clark, Tessa DeWitt, Oscar Fink, Austin Kjetland, Brynna Koerner, Cash Martinez, Alaina Olson, Cadence Romereim, Tucker Stacken, Katrina Thon, Dylan Wollman, and Ginny Zorr...
Bridgewater-Emery School CTE Program receives grant
BRIDGEWATER-EMERY CTE PROGRAM GRANTA $1,500 grant was presented to the Bridgewater-Emery Career and Technical Education program. Picture here are: (l-r) Central Electric General Manager Ken Schlimgen, students Kenny Tschetter, Kaden Trautmann, Tucker Stacken, Corbin...