The McCook Central School and City of Salem will hold a joint election on the 3rd day of June 2025. The joint election will be held at the Salem Community Center, 440 E. Jefferson Ave. in Salem.Absentee voting began on Monday, May 19, 2025, during regular business...
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Board names Rogness as new Golden West General Manager/CEO
The Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative board of directors selected Nick Rogness as the organization’s new General Manager and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) following a thorough search process. Rogness took over on Monday, May 12, following the retirement of...
Larson among recipients of annual Clarke Awards
Dakota Wesleyan University in Mitchell, SD has announced the annual Clarke Awards for Excellence. Tressa Wede, Mitchell, Associate Professor of Nursing, was awarded the Clarke Award for Teaching Excellence. Director of Marketing & Communications Jan Larson,...
Help us keep church listings accurate
This newspaper, along with our valued church page sponsors, is proud to help keep the area communities informed about local church services and schedules.To ensure the information remains up to date, we kindly ask church leaders to review their church’s listing in the...
Montrose Students go to Solo & Ensemble Contest
LOCAL STUDENTS EXCEL AT MUSIC CONTEST Several Montrose students had a good day at the Solo & Ensemble Contest in Salem on April 26, 2025. Among them were: (l-r) Mari Chlebeck Van Leur, Payton Morrison, Ayla Struck, Milah McAreavey, and Beau Healy. MONTROSE...
Freeman community blood drive set for May 28
The Freeman community is coming together to help save lives with an upcoming blood drive at the Freeman Community Center. The event will take place on Wednesday, May 28, from 9:05 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.Sponsored by Freeman Regional Health Services, the blood drive is a...
Energy takers / Energy givers!
Carla Snyders | NCP Writer So, seven days post heart surgery and I have noticed a few things about the healing process.First off healing never really can come fast enough and the sooner I realize that notion the better off I will be.I have come to realize that my...
“Click It or Ticket” Seat belt safety campaign reminds drivers: buckle up May 19 – June 1, and every day
Letter to the Editor The Hanson County Sheriff’s Office, the South Dakota Department of Public Safety-Office of Highway Safety, and the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is urging drivers to buckle up ahead of a...
Lydia
You, Me & Jesus Sue Schmidt | Correspondent Paul, Luke, Timothy and Silas, wanting to preach the word of God, began traveling in different directions but were stopped each time by the Holy Spirit. A vision appeared to Paul at night guiding them to the region of...
Canistota Legion Auxiliary plans Memorial Day, elects officers
The Canistota American Legion Auxiliary Unit 162 was called to order on Tues., April 29th at 7:00 pm. President Nina Lambertz called the meeting to order. Prayer was led by Judy. Members present were President Nina Lambertz, Treas. Dianne Dawson, Sec. Kathy Hofer,...