There is no longer an annual garbage free drop-off day in Salem. Salem residents will now need to haul their garbage that is normally dropped off at that annual spring event to the Sioux Falls Regional Landfill located at 26750 464th Avenue, Sioux Falls, SD.The...
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Get your Salem city-wide rummage to the paper
Troy Schwans | Editor If you are having a rummage sale in the city of Salem or near-by rural area during the Salem Chamber of Commerce’s city-wide rummage on Thursday, May 16 and/or Friday, May 17, the Salem Chamber of Commerce would like to help you advertise your...
Annual Hanson third and fourth grade restaurant held
THIRD AND FOURTH GRADE RESTAURANT The theme for the 26th Annual 3rd and 4th Grade Restaurant this year was “Magic Happening at Hanson School.” (Photo/Owen Reitzel) Owen Reitzel | Editor The 26th Annual 3rd and 4th Grade Restaurant was held on April 17 and 18 in the...
How important is hardening off your seedlings?
Garden to go Donna Rumbaugh | Extension Master Gardener For years, I would go to the greenhouse and fill boxes up with beautiful flowers, dreaming of a magazine-worthy backyard, only to be disappointed when those plants would wither away and die, no matter how much I...
Do you appreciate the little things in life?
Paws for Thought Joyce Tieszen Tegtmeier | Correspondent We have fond memories of our cat Ash, who passed away many years ago. Ash was a Maine Coon cat. He weighed 17 pounds and was approximately 33 inches long from his nose to the tip of his tail. Ash’s favorite...
Letter to the Editor
Dear Editor,McCook County is currently asking for a $3.5 million cumulative opt-out for seven years, through taxes payable in the calendar year 2031.Since I will be having cancer surgery I will be unable to collect the required signatures needed to petition this to...
James and Jude
You, Me & Jesus Sue Schmidt | Correspondent Jesus is perfect. He has no equal in his intellect, wisdom and never-ending love. He is the only way to salvation because of His shed blood on the cross. His brothers knew their birth didn’t bring angels, shepherds or...
Five things I wish I knew when I was younger
Carla Snyders | NCP Writer As we get older, we often reflect on our past. There are things we wish we would’ve done differently, as well as things we wish we never had to go through. While it is a true privilege and blessing to have a happy childhood, teenage years,...
Vermillion Basin Water Development District meets
The Vermillion Basin Water Development District (VBWDD) convened at 6:30 p.m. for a regular meeting in the Automatic Irrigation building (and via Zoom videoconference) in Centerville, South Dakota, on Wednesday, March 20, 2024.Directors present were: Arden Abild, Area...
Salem Area Foundation seeking new director and grant applications
Are you interested in serving on the Board of Directors for the Salem Area Foundation?The Salem Area Foundation was established in 2007 as a permanent source of revenue to support and enrich the quality of life in Salem and nearby area. The Board usually meets twice a...