This is the front view of the building that was torn down in Salem this past week. The removal of the building is certain to change the look of downtown Salem.
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Madison Lauck honored as ‘Player with Heart’ scholarship
Beck’s and Brownfield Ag News are proud to announce the continued growth of the Players with Heart program, now in its fifth year of recognizing outstanding high school athletes across the Midwest.Launched in 2020, Players with Heart was created to honor...
Upcoming Vitalant blood drives in the area
-Montrose - United Methodist Hall on June 9, 1:30 to 5:15 p.m.-Oldham - June 24 at Oldham on the bus by the Community Center from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.-Salem - June 25 at the Salem Community Center at 440 E. Jefferson Ave. from 12:00 noon – 6:00 p.m.-Menno - June 26 as...
Bridgewater-Emery honor roll and perfect attendance
Bridgewater-EmeryMiddle School/High School2nd Semester Honor Roll2024-2025The following students have been named to the Honor Roll list for the second semester. The Honor Roll is based on a student’s semester grades. Students named to the superior “A” Honor Roll have...
Roling awarded SD Farm Bureau Community Scholarship
South Dakota Farm Bureau has awarded $8,000 in scholarship monies for 2025. Recipients are high school seniors who themselves, or their parents/guardians, are current members of South Dakota Farm Bureau and have been for at least two years.Applicants were considered...
Montrose Memorial Day Program Shifts to the River
Following the program at the school gym, attendees traveled to the two local cemeteries and to the river (pictured here) for a wreath laying ceremony followed by a gun salute. A luncheon sponsored by the Sons of the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary...
Freeman museum begins summer hours
April 26, 2025 marked the start of the summer season at Heritage Hall Museum & Archives. The Freeman museum will be open from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Monday through Saturday and other times by appointment from May through September. That includes holidays.Summer...
Prisca
You, Me & Jesus Sue Schmidt | Correspondent The market place was bustling with commercial businesses of all varieties. People thronged to its streets to purchase pottery, baskets and oils or to trade grain, vegetables and fabrics. The well-established shops had...
The power of quality time with kids!
Carla Snyders | NCP Writer With the closing of another school year many parents are faced with the lack of childcare in our community. This has been an issue for some time now. Finding affordable or free childcare options can be challenging, making the summers tough...
Do you let adventure pass you by?
Paws for Thought Joyce Tieszen Tegtmeier | Correspondent When we first saw Yaca, she was on the neighbor’s garage roof meowing at us. The next day she was in our backyard, and she never left. We don’t know where she came from. Even though she’d been declawed by a...