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Salem Downtown Market is this coming Wednesday

Carla Snyders | NCP Writer The second Salem SD Chamber Downtown Market is scheduled for this coming Wednesday, July 10th, from 5:00 to 8:30 p.m. The theme for July will be “America”! This will be a full night of fun featuring local vendors, music, and special events...

50th Wedding Anniversary open house

Anniversary We, Pastors Rick and Becky Senner, are celebrating our 50th Wedding Anniversary (yes, he has stuck it out that long with me-yay!) with an open house and you are invited on Saturday, July 20, 2024 from 1:00 – 4:00 p.m. at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church,...

Bridgewater-Emery and Hanson Schools each receive CTE grant

In a historic move, the South Dakota Department of Education has awarded 36 grants totaling $6.4 million to school districts to purchase innovative, industry-grade equipment for career and technical education (CTE) programs.“We gave schools a definite challenge to...

Hoffman Competes at Nationals

The NASP Archery National Tournament was recently held in Daytona Beach, FL with over 1800 archers from across the country coming to compete. Cade Hoffman, a 5th grader from McCook Central, was one of three South Dakota kids to qualify for this prestigious tournament....

Jackley announces applications open in victim grants

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced that the application period opened Monday, July 1, for $5 million in grants that will be awarded by the Attorney General’s Office to organizations that assist children who have been abused or neglected, victims of...

Letter to the Editor

Volunteers are the lifeblood of the American Red Cross, constituting over 90% of our workforce. These community heroes breathe life into our mission every day through their generous gift of time and talents.We are witnessing more frequent and severe disasters that...

The letter!

Carla Snyders | NCP Writer As I was helping my son with his wet basement this past weekend, I came across a box of letters that were left at the house after we moved out five years ago. Tyler bought our house from us and when we moved we left a few things in the...

Is it worth fighting for?

Paws for Thought Joyce Tieszen Tegtmeier | Correspondent We feed our cats similar portions at the same time. Boy and Boris gulp their food as if they’re nearly starved while glancing at Marble and Bela who eat more slowly. As soon as Boy finishes his food, he goes to...

Affordable meals for large groups

Little House Living By Merissa Alink Summer is a time to enjoy the company of others for gatherings! The only part that can be an issue (if you aren’t having a potluck of course!) would be that it can get expensive to cook for large groups of people.Having been a camp...

Monikers

You, Me & Jesus Sue Schmidt | Correspondent Whenever God changed a person’s name in the Bible it was a symbol of how God had transformed their lives; simply stated new role new name. God made a promise to bless Abram and multiply his descendants. God modified his...