Owen Reitzel | Editor With winter approaching fast, it’s time to review the ordinances that are in effect in Hanson County, Alexandria, and Emery.It is the policy of Hanson County to initiate snow removal operations to maintain traffic as long as visibility is...
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Vermillion Basin Water Development District meets
The Board of Directors of the Vermillion Basin Water Development District (VBWDD) convened at 6:30 p.m. for a regular meeting at the district office in Centerville, South Dakota on Wednesday, October 18, 2023.Directors present were: Arden Abild, Area 3; Sarah Chadima,...
DWU to present Christmas musical events
Members of the Mitchell community and surrounding areas will be warmly welcomed to Dakota Wesleyan University’s holiday music events.The Ron and Sheilah Gates Department of Music will come together to perform this year’s Christmas at Dakota Wesleyan concert, “Sing We...
SDSU Extension to host soil management conference in December
South Dakota State University Extension will host the 2023 Managing Soil: Maximizing Profit conference on December 12.Registration starts at 8:15 a.m., and the conference lasts from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Taopi Community Hall in Colton, South Dakota. Lunch is...
Farm Management Minute: Harvest is time for reflection, planning
By Nicole Tonak, Instructor Fall has always been my favorite season! The beautiful array of colors: red, orange, yellow and brown. Here in the Dakotas, we not only enjoy the color changing of the leaves, but we are also blessed with some gorgeous sunrises and sunsets...
Remembering the dark day of Nov. 22, 1963
PRESIDENT JOHN F. KENNEDY VISITs SOUTH DAKOTAPresident John F. Kennedy, visiting South Dakota to dedicate the recently completed Oahe Dam, greets crowds at the Pierre Municipal Airport on August 17, 1962. Photo courtesy of the John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and...
DARE graduation held November 9
The McCook County Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) graduation was held on Thursday, November 9 for fifth graders across the county. Bridgewater-Emery, McCook Central and Montrose participated. Canistota held a DARE graduation ceremony previously.The DARE essay...
Hanson County Achievement Days 2023 results
Below are the results from the Hanson County 4-H Achievement Days held in Alexandria, South Dakota on August 6-7, 2023. The key is: P-Purple, B-Blue, R-Red, W-White Youth In Action Results Fashion Revue Brooklyn Schroeder 3P, 1B; Hannah Schroeder 3P, 1B; Taylor Kayser...
Bridgewater Community Ambulance receives grant from IIASD
LOCAL AMBULANCE RECEIVES $7,500 GRANTThe Bridgewater Community Ambulance has received a $7,500 grant from Independent Insurance Agents of South Dakota (IIASD) that will be used to acquire a portable defibrillator. Sue Rinehart and Jim Julson, representing the...
Hanson County Sheriff’s office to receive bodycams via grant
Owen Reitzel | Editor Thanks to a grant from the South Dakota Attorney General’s office the Hanson County Sheriff’s Office will be receiving four bodycams to replace the old cameras the office is using now.The money was available to law enforcement from a program that...