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You, Me & Jesus Sue Schmidt | Correspondent Near the end of his life, John was a prisoner on the island of Patmos for approximately a year and a half because he refused to stop preaching the Gospel. The island was an isolated rocky and inhospitable prison fifty...

Carla Snyders | NCP Writer There are days in life when I literally have to ask myself, what am I going to do today, this or that?I know not everyone has that option. Many people have their days mapped out for them. Their schedule is set in stone and everything that...

Please note that the Salem Community Library will be closed Saturday, March 30 for the Easter holiday weekend. They will be open again April 6.

St. Mary’s Church in Salem will be hosting a fish bake on Friday, March 15 from 5:30 to 7:00 p.m. in the Hall located one block west of Highway 81 on Vermont Ave. in Salem.Also, a gluten-free meal will be offered from 6:00 to 6:30 p.m.A freewill offering will be...

The FY24 Energy & Water Appropriations Bill that received final congressional approval by the Senate on March 8 includes $18.825 million for the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System. This total includes the $6.825 million proposed by the Administration in its...

Paws for thought Joyce Tieszen Tegtmeier | Correspondent Around 16 months ago we adopted our cat Marble from our backyard after we realized she’d been using our basement window well for her bed. Marble is an indoor cat now. The more comfortable that Marble gets in our...

Representative Jessica Bahmuller The 99th session of the South Dakota Legislature is in the books, except for veto day on March 25 to consider any vetoes that may be made by the Governor. As with most legislative sessions, this one had its own personality.Last session...

Matt Talbert, a District Conservation Officer Supervisor with the South Dakota GF&P and from Salem, was recognized by South Dakota Bowhunters, Inc. as the Wildlife Manager of the Year at a social gathering with the GF&P Commission and staff following the...