The Montrose Area Foundation (MAF) is currently accepting grant applications in preparation for its Annual Meeting in early June. Individuals and organizations with projects that benefit the Montrose area are encouraged to apply.Grant applicants must be a tax-exempt...
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Bridgewater High Alumni Banquet set for June 14
The 57th Annual Bridgewater High School Alumni Banquet will be held at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 14, 2025 at the school gym in Bridgewater, SD. Banquet invitations will be mailed out to alumni with current addresses on file on/about May 9, 2025. Emailed invitations...
Seasons
You, Me & Jesus Sue Schmidt | Correspondent Winter seems to be the most talked about season viewed often as an inconvenience and seemingly invisible sun. There is a positive twist to winter, it is the season when the days grow longer, bringing us hope of warmer...
How do you advance upwards?
Paws for Thought Joyce Tieszen Tegtmeier | Correspondent While standing on the floor, our cat Marble studies my desk’s surface to identify an uncluttered place to land. Then she seems to float as she leaps up to my desktop and lands softly. Bela also easily leaps to...
Make plans for the 2025 Spencer Alumni Banquet
This year’s Spencer Alumni Banquet will be held on Saturday, May 10, 2025, starting at 6:00 p.m. at the Spencer Event Center located at 620 Cordo St. in Spencer, SD.Tickets are $20.00 each and must be purchased in advance. They are available at Security State Bank in...
Iron Wheel enters a new era with Brett Snyders at the helm
MEET THE IRON WHEEL TEAM Long-time Salem business, Iron Wheel, recently went through a change in ownership. To commemorate the historic moment, the staff of the business took a moment for a photo in front of the Main Street business. They are: (l-r) Brett Snyders,...
Fischer inducted into Sioux City Relays Hall of Fame
Randy Fisher Former Salem resident and Salem High School alumni and athlete Randy Fisher was honored to be inducted into the Sioux City Relays Hall of Fame at Elwood Olsen Stadium in Sioux City, Iowa this past weekend. Randy is the son of Martha and the late Duane...
TrioTel supports the Canova Volunteer Fire Department
CANOVA VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT RECEIVES DONATION Members of the Canova Volunteer Fire Department, along with TrioTel Marketing Director Kendra Mudder (right), take a moment for a photo while accepting a $5,000 donation from TrioTel Communications to aid in the...
Local students serve as pages in South Dakota Legislature
Hanson junior page Brayden Bahmuller with his mother Rep. Jessica Bahmuller and his grandfather Senator Arch Beal Bridgewater-Emery page Landon Berg and Rep. Drew Peterson Owen Reitzel | Editor The unsung heroes of the South Dakota Legislature are the pages. These...
Vote held to create ambulance district passes
Owen Reitzel | Editor A vote to create the Davison-Hanson Ambulance District was held on Tuesday, April 22 and it overwhelmingly passed - 1841 yes votes and 99 no votes.There was a total of 1940 ballots cast between Hanson County, except for three sections on the...
