College News South Dakota Mines in Rapid City, SD has honored 721 students in the Spring 2024 semester for academic excellence. The university named 639 students to the Spring Dean’s List, and 82 students to the Spring 2024 Academic Recognition List. The Dean’s List...
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Southeast Technical College names area students to President’s List
College News Southeast Technical College in Sioux Falls is pleased to recognize academic excellence by naming the following students to the President’s List for the Spring 2024 semester.To earn this recognition, students must be enrolled full-time (12 or more...
Future Leaders 4-H Club meets
Future Leaders 4-H Club Assemble May Day Baskets The Future Leaders 4-H Club gathered on April 21 to assemble their May Day baskets for the elderly. There were 17 members present to make 75 baskets for residents at Leisure Living in Salem as well as the nursing home...
Grasping the moments!
Carla Snyders | NCP Writer Often special moments of our lives pass us by…and then they are forgotten forever. Our days seem to fly by and at times it is as if they run together, leaving us feeling as though we missed something. I have always felt dread as the month of...
Do you expect things to be handed to you?
Paws for thought Joyce Tieszen Tegtmeier | Correspondent When our cat Boy was learning to get along with our cats, there were occasions when a fight would occur. When we planned to be gone from home for an entire day, we placed Boy in the bedroom by himself. If we...
Swallowed by Disobedience
You, Me and Jesus Sue Schmidt | Correspondent “The Lord gave this message to Jonah: get up and go to the great city of Nineveh. Announce my judgment against it because I have seen how wicked the people are.” Jonah, a prophet, hated these fierce people; he thought they...
Memorial Day program to be held May 27 in Alexandria
A Memorial Day program will be held May 27, at 10:00 a.m. at the auditorium on Main St. in Alexandria.The program is being put on by three American Legion groups in Alexandria, the American Legion Post #41, the American Legion Auxiliary, and the Sons of the American...
Remain vigilant against telephone and computer scams
South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley is warning South Dakotans again to be watchful for various scams after a Sioux Falls woman lost a reported $58,000 in a computer scam.Sioux Falls Police are investigating the case of the 68-year-old woman who received a...
Olivia and Liam reign supreme as top baby names
Olivia and Liam are once again America’s most popular baby names, with 2023 being the fifth consecutive year that parents have chosen the monikers for their little ones. Also, for the fifth consecutive year, Noah took the second slot for boys, and Emma for girls. Only...
Four steps to take after knocking out a tooth
A survey from the American Association of Endodontists (AAE) shows that nearly a third of adults say they fear getting a tooth knocked out more than breaking a bone or tearing a muscle, and more than a third say they avoided sports for fear of getting their teeth...
