The Vermillion Basin Water Development District (VBWDD) convened at 3:00 p.m. for a regular meeting in the McCook County courthouse in Salem, South Dakota, on Wednesday, May 15, 2024.Directors present were Arden Abild, Area 3; Sarah Chadima, Area 2; Wayne Davey, Area...
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Remember to take McCook Central Community Input Survey
McCook Central School District residents are asked to remember to take the Community Input Survey regarding potential projects being considered at McCook Central School.Residents are surveyed regarding adding classrooms, updating the Career & Technical Education...
A 19-year-old dies in a single-vehicle crash near Delmont
A 19-year-old man died last week Friday morning in a single-vehicle crash near Delmont, SD.Preliminary crash information indicates Hadley W. Wallace, the driver of a 2012 Ford Escape, was traveling southbound on 401st Ave near 290th Street. For an unknown reason, the...
McCook County 4-H Horse Show rescheduled to June 28
Due to rain, the annual McCook County 4-H Horse Show, originally scheduled for last Friday, June 14, 2024, has been rescheduled to Friday, June 28, 2024 at Stone Pony Arena in Salem beginning at 10:00 a.m.Concessions will be selling grilled hamburgers and hot dogs...
Koch recognized as April top producer at Farmers Union Insurance
South Dakota Farmers Union Insurance, based in Huron, SD, announced that Kay Koch of Salem was a top producer of Personal Lines Insurance Sales for the company for the month of April.
South Dakota Century Farms & Ranches invited to apply for recognition
The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) and the South Dakota Farm Bureau (SDFB) are proud to recognize longstanding South Dakota family farms and ranches through the Century Farm and Ranch program.To qualify for the program, the...
Eight simple gardening tips for summer
Little House Living By Merissa Alink As the gardening season gets underway here in South Dakota, it’s the perfect opportunity to share some valuable tips to enhance your gardening experience. These simple ideas aim to make your summer gardening more enjoyable.Make...
Rehoboam and Jeroboam
You, Me & Jesus Sue Schmidt | Correspondent God contacted Jeroboam through the prophet Ahijah telling him God promised to give him a dynasty as lasting as David’s if he obeyed. God would take ten of the twelve tribes of Israel away from Solomon’s son Rehoboam and...
So what is in a name?
Carla Snyders | NCP Writer So, what’s really in a name? Interestingly enough, a great deal! All these labels refer to the same person, and in many cases, very few individuals (outside of the self) actually know the “whole” person to which all names refer. It’s all...
May 11, 1874 – Where is Everybody?
Letter to the Editor By David E. Ortman, Seattle, WA Few living in South Dakota really know its history or that of the nomadic hunter-gathers who roamed over the land thousands of years ago. Or of the native peoples who were here, long before the arrival of Europeans...
