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Troy Schwans | Managing Editor Each year in South Dakota, tragic accidents involve people breaking through ice on rivers, streams, ponds and lakes. Ice thickness can be very variable, and can be effected by snow cover, vegetation and water movement. Ice anglers and...

College News Mount Marty University in Yankton, SD, is pleased to announce the Fall 2023 Dean’s List Honorees. The Dean’s List Honoree at Mount Marty University is defined as a full-time undergraduate student completing a full-time load of graded course work with a...

January is National Blood Donor Month and there will be a blood drive on Wednesday, January 24, 2024 at the Freeman Community Center sponsored by Freeman Regional Health Services.Schedule an appointment by calling LifeServe Blood Center at 800-287-4903.

The McCook Central Music Boosters will meet on Thursday, January 18, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at the music room. All members are encouraged to attend.

The Salem St. Mary’s Knights of Columbus Free Throw Shoot will be held on Sunday, January 7, 2024 in St. Mary’s Hall, Salem, SD.Registration will be at 12:30 p.m. At 1:00 p.m. shooting starts.This is available for boys and girls 9-14 years old. There is no cost to...

The Board of Directors of the Vermillion Basin Water Development District (VBWDD) convened at 3:00 p.m. for a regular meeting at the district office in Centerville, South Dakota on Wednesday, December 20, 2023.Directors present were Arden Abild, Area 3; Sarah Chadima,...

Carla Snyders | NCP Writer The time is here, the End of 2023. Are we where experts predicted we would be?There is so much to uncover in 2023, it seems like trying to unravel the biggest ball of twine there ever was! It is impossible to recall all of the world events,...

Garden to go Donna Rumbaugh | Extension Master Gardener Thanksgiving and Christmas mark the date that most cacti owners look forward to. It is the time of year when their Thanksgiving or Christmas cactus shoot out beautiful colorful blooms. If these holidays went by...

Paws for Thought Joyce Tieszen Tegtmeier | Correspondent Our cats have an unwritten rule that the more expensive a cat toy is, the less interest they show in it. Our cats mostly enjoy things that are not toys at all. For example, they play most with a strip of t-shirt...

You, Me & Jesus Sue Schmidt | Correspondent Her name is synonymous with evil belonging to the father of lies – Satan. She is the worst of the worst bad women in the Bible. The moniker Jezebel has become an adjective all on its own. King Ahab was an egomaniacal...