NINE McCOOK COUNTY MEMBERS COMPETE AT STATE Nine members from the McCook RoughRiders 4-H Club, including Mandi Schock (pictured), competed at the State 4-H Horse Show in Huron lately in the new DEX building. The State 4-H Horse Show was another one for the books this...
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In the blink of an eye!
Carla Snyders | NCP Writer It happened so fast, all in the blink of an eye!This small statement has come to my attention quite a bit lately. It literally means something happens very quickly, without even realizing it! It would appear to me that more times than not I...
Jesus grieves
You, Me & Jesus Sue Schmidt | Correspondent We all know firsthand the gloom of a cemetery. When we lose a loved one it will always be a shock and no matter the age it’s always too soon. We may never recover from our grief and we may never be the same again. But if...
Do you know what you want?
Paws for Thought Joyce Tieszen Tegtmeier | Correspondent If it’s related to food, our cat Boris knows he wants it … period. If a treat gripped between my thumb and finger isn’t extended to Boris quickly enough, he lurches up toward it like a dolphin performing at Sea...
SDHSAA to study success factor in high school sports
By Dana Hess For the S.D. NewsMedia Association One of the new goals for the South Dakota High School Activities Association is studying whether a success factor should be used when classifying sports teams.SDHSAA Executive Director Dan Swartos said currently schools...
Salem Cubs earn berth in State Amateur Tournament
Seven of ten District 4B teams earned a berth in the State Amateur Baseball Tournament that began in Mitchell on Wednesday. Among them was the Salem Cubs. The Cubs started the district tournament with a win over the Hartford/Humboldt Gamecocks, then suffered a defeat...
New policy may ease creation of football schedules
By Dana Hess For the S.D. NewsMedia Association If the state’s high schools comply with some new policies, it may be easier for the South Dakota High School Activities Association to create football schedules.The policies were approved at a meeting of the SDHSAA board...
20th year of “Run for Your Life” 5k held in Salem
RUN FOR YOUR LIFE WINNERS This year’s Salem Chiropractic “Run For Your Life” 5k winners were Otto Uberty and Rebecca Herman. This June 29th, 2024 marked the 20th anniversary of the Salem Chiropractic “Run for Your Life” 5k!Annually, the chiropractic clinic on Main...
Van Emmerik receives the George Viksnins Award for Economics Problems and Public Policies
Taylor Van Emmerik Carla Snyders | NCP Writer Taylor Van Emmerik, son of Dean and Jodi Van Emmerik of Tea, and grandson of Robert and Mary Van Emmerik of Salem and Marilyn Leth of Grand Island, NE, is one of four students from the University of South Dakota accepted...
Three students from BE High School compete at National Leadership Conference
STUDENTS COMPETE AT NATIONAL LEADERSHIP CONFERENCE Bridgewater-Emery students (l-r) Parker Burke, Claire Kayser, and Brynna Koerner recently competed at the FCCLA National Leadership Conference in Seattle, WA. (Submitted photo) Owen Reitzel | Editor The 2024 FCCLA...