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The American Soybean Association congratulates this year’s regional winners of the 2025 Conservation Legacy Award:-Benjamin and Shannon Tignor Ellis, Champlain, Virginia (South Region)-Jim O’Connell, Cedar Rapids, Iowa (Midwest Region)-Kurt Stiefvater, Salem, South...

In last week’s “The Special,” an article submitted about the winning class of the SOUP-ER Bowl Challenge at the Montrose School was misidentified as the fifth grade. The actual winning class was the fourth grade class of Mrs. Kim Kane. Apologies for the mistake and a...

Calling all high school freshmen, sophomores, and juniors! Is your parent or guardian an active member-owner of Southeastern Electric? If so, you’re eligible to apply for an unforgettable summer experience: Youth Excursion 2025!If chosen, you will receive an...

Please join us for a bridal shower for Aleah Ries on Saturday, March 22 at Sun Prairie Baptist Church at 10:00 a.m. Aleah will marry Caleb Wobig on June 7.Aleah is a graduate from USD in Dental Hygiene 2024. Caleb is a graduate of SDSU in Agriculture Systems...

Identity theft remains one of the fastest-growing crimes in the United States. It has been ranked one of the top consumer concerns for several years. First Dakota National Bank wants to help by giving you the opportunity to shred any personal information free of...

Betty Eilts will celebrate her 85th birthday with an open house, March 16, from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Emery. Betty’s birthday is March 20.Cards may be sent to Betty Eilts, PO Box 300, Bridgewater SD 57319.

Thank you for all the cards, the flowers and plants and for all the hugs and love we have felt from our friends and family with our dad’s passing.Thank you to Tieszen Memorial Home for taking such wonderful care of him the last 2 ½ years and for letting us have his...

Many thanks to all my friends and relatives for the cards, prayers, phone calls, food, visits and flowers brought to my house since my return home from the Heart Hospital. I feel so blessed and appreciate each and every one.Elaine Eichacker

Student News The following area students graduated after the summer and fall 2024 semesters at South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD. Nearly 950 students completed all requirements for a degree and/or certificate program, and those requirements have been...