The Hanson volleyball squad packed 115 chemo bags with 110 delivered to Avera Cancer Institute on November 21 and five sent to Scotland. The chemo bags were possible thanks to the money raised on Dig Pink Night when they hosted Scotland earlier this season. (Submitted...
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HHM&A hosting Dec. 7 carol sing-along at Bethel Church
CHRISTMAS CAROL SING-ALONG PLANNED Heritage Hall Museum & Archives is sponsoring a free Christmas carol sing-along at the historical Bethel Church on Saturday afternoon, December 7. This photo is from the sing-along held last year. For the second year in a row,...
Build Dakota Roadshow visits McCook Central High School
BUILD DAKOTA ROADSHOW INSPIRES McCOOK CENTRAL STUDENTS Earlier this week McCook Central High School hosted the Build Dakota Roadshow, providing students an exciting opportunity to learn about the Build Dakota Scholarship and other programs supporting technical...
Canistota’s Jenarde Post 162 Annual Feather Party 2024 is Saturday
4-H COOKING CLASS HELD Hanson County 4-H members Taylor and Tynley Kayser get their ingredients ready to take home and make the soup for their family. (Photo/Owen Reitzel) Once a year, on the Saturday before Thanksgiving, the Canistota American Legion holds their...
TrioTel Communications announces FRS Grant to support Alexandria Fire District
ALEXANDRIA FIRE DISTRICT ACCEPTS GRANT The Foundation for Rural Services (FRS) recently announced 26 Community Grant recipients. Among them was the Alexandria Fire District. Pictured here, Kendra Mudder from TrioTel Communications, Inc. presents the grant check to...
4-H students master knife skills, soup cooking
Owen Reitzel | Editor On Sunday, November 10 in Emery 4-H students learned not only about soup but to put together ingredients to take home and make for their families.The learning experience was put together by SDSU 4-H Youth Educator Kyle Beach.“We’re doing a 4-H...
Early Newspaper Deadline for Thanksgiving Week Edition
In observance of the Thanksgiving holiday, “The Special” requests that all submissions for the newspaper be sent in by 12:00 noon on Monday, November 25.The newspaper will be delivered to the post office a day earlier than usual, on Wednesday morning. Salem residents...
McCook Central Music Boosters to host Holiday Bake Sale
The McCook Central Music Boosters will host their annual holiday bake sale on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, in conjunction with the elementary holiday concert. The sale will start directly following the concert, which is scheduled at 7:00 p.m., and continue until goods...
Hoek to celebrate 90thbirthday with open house
Come help celebrate Jeanette Hoek’s 90th birthday on Saturday, November 30, 2024 between 2:00 and 4:00 p.m. at Bethel Apartments Community Room at 1023 S. Egan Ave. in Madison, SD.
Start Today SD Program Reps Visit McCook Central
Among those at McCook Central School on Monday were Ezra Hunter (left) and Traiton Peck, members of the Start Today SD team from the South Dakota Department of Labor. They discussed programs that assist in registered apprenticeships.