The Alexandria American Legion will be hosting a Bingo night on March 22th, 2024 beginning at 7:00 p.m. at R J’s Sports Bar and Grill with all cash prizes.We will have 15 games, one dollar per game per board. The proceeds will go to the scholarship and baseball funds.
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Bridgewater I-90 Exit 357 bridge closing until October
Starting on Monday, March 25, 2024, the 435th Avenue bridge crossing Interstate 90 will be closed until sometime around October. This is commonly known as the Bridgewater/Canova I-90 Exit 357.However, the on- and off-ramps will remain open, but the bridge itself will...
Isn’t this the carpenter
You, Me & Jesus Sue Schmidt | Correspondent God sent His Son to earth born of a virgin. With tiny fists clenched He cried with hunger. Mary nursed Him and placed Him in a manger for His first nap. Now on earth He followed man’s time when in heaven there is no...
What are you saying?
Paws for thought Joyce Tieszen Tegtmeier | Correspondent When our cat Boy was a stray, we usually knew when he was nearby even if we didn’t see him. That’s because whenever Boy was near, he either got into a fight with our outdoor cats or he screeched a loud warning...
From the Senate chambers. . .
Kyle Schoenfish, district 19 senator Week 9 Report The main run of the 2024 Legislative Session ended Thursday, March 7, with approval of the Fiscal Year 2025 Budget which funds state government from July 1, 2024, to June 30, 2025.Education, health care providers, and...
Public’s right to know losing ground
by David Bordewyk | South Dakota NewsMedia Association Last week we observed Sunshine Week by discussing ominous clouds of secrecy forming on the horizon. Truthfully, the overcast conditions are already here.Sunshine Week is a national observance focused on government...
The seeds!
Carla Snyders | NCP Writer Planting seeds! Now that it looks like an early spring, I have been thinking about what I need to do to get ready to start my garden. What kind of seeds do I want to plant and how much time do I want to spend growing them?The simple idea of...
Funding available for communities to enhance outdoor recreation opportunities
South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) announced recently that the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) 2024 grant application is now open.Public outdoor recreation projects sponsored by city, county, township, and tribal governments are eligible to receive the...
Better Choices, Better Health® SD Workshop coming to Salem
Better Choices, Better Health® SD (BCBH-SD) is celebrating its 10th year of offering chronic disease self-management workshops, designed to provide South Dakotans with chronic physical and/or mental health conditions ways to manage the impact their health condition...
Hanson County 4-H open house held in Alexandria
ATTENDEES PERUSE HANSON COUNTY 4-H OPEN HOUSE Hanson County residents and 4-H prospects had an opportunity to learn a little about 4-H during an open house in Alexandria last week. HANSON COUNTY 4-H OPEN HOUSE A couple of ideas were shown at the Hanson County 4-H Open...
