Paws for thought Joyce Tieszen Tegtmeier | Correspondent When our cat Boy was a stray, we usually knew when he was nearby even if we didn’t see him. That’s because whenever Boy was near, he either got into a fight with our outdoor cats or he screeched a loud warning...
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Kyle Schoenfish, district 19 senator Week 9 Report The main run of the 2024 Legislative Session ended Thursday, March 7, with approval of the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget which funds state government from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025.Education, health care providers, and...
Public’s right to know losing ground
by David Bordewyk | South Dakota NewsMedia Association Last week we observed Sunshine Week by discussing ominous clouds of secrecy forming on the horizon. Truthfully, the overcast conditions are already here.Sunshine Week is a national observance focused on government...
The seeds!
Carla Snyders | NCP Writer Planting seeds! Now that it looks like an early spring, I have been thinking about what I need to do to get ready to start my garden. What kind of seeds do I want to plant and how much time do I want to spend growing them?The simple idea of...
Funding available for communities to enhance outdoor recreation opportunities
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) announced recently that the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) 2024 grant application is now open.Public outdoor recreation projects sponsored by city, county, township, and tribal governments are eligible to receive the...
Better Choices, Better Health® SD Workshop coming to Salem
Better Choices, Better Health® SD (BCBH-SD) is celebrating its 10th year of offering chronic disease self-management workshops, designed to provide South Dakotans with chronic physical and/or mental health conditions ways to manage the impact their health condition...
Hanson County 4-H open house held in Alexandria
ATTENDEES PERUSE HANSON COUNTY 4-H OPEN HOUSE Hanson County residents and 4-H prospects had an opportunity to learn a little about 4-H during an open house in Alexandria last week. HANSON COUNTY 4-H OPEN HOUSE A couple of ideas were shown at the Hanson County 4-H Open...
A basketball blizzard for the ages
By John Andrews South Dakota is enjoying an unusually warm and dry early spring. Snow geese passed through a couple weeks early, tulips are popping out of the ground and, in what was a relief for thousands of high school basketball fans, the annual threat of a state...
Hanson Cheer Team wins Spirit of Six Award at Class A Tourney
Fifty-six years ago, Rapid City High School experienced a tragic loss. On March 17, 1968, six cheerleaders and their advisor were killed in a plane crash. They were on their way home from the state basketball tournament in Sioux Falls. The pilot and his wife also...
Salem nursing home comes down
STORM DAMAGED NURSING HOME REMOVED A long standing building in Salem that served as a nursing home under several owners was demolished this past week due to damage beyond repair from the infamous derechos that struck the area many months back. Commonly known as...