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Bridgewater-Emery One-Act play performs at state festival

BRIDGEWATER-EMERY ONE-ACT CAST AND CREWThe Bridgewater-Emery cast and crew shows their awards from the State One-Act Play Festival held in Brandon. (Submitted Photo) Owen Reitzel | Editor On February 3 the Bridgewater-Emery High School’s One-Act Play performed at the...

Legislature approves additional water rights for Lewis & Clark

The South Dakota Legislature overwhelmingly approved Senate Joint Resolution 502, which provides an additional 17.07 million gallons a day (MGD) of ground water rights to the Lewis & Clark Regional Water System (L&C) for its expansion to 60 MGD that is...

TrioTel scholarships available

The TrioTel Board of Directors have announced eight (8) scholarships for the graduating high school seniors within the TrioTel service area. These graduating seniors must plan to pursue a degree at a South Dakota college, university, or technical school. TrioTel...

Wilson among Outstanding School Administrators

The School Administrators of South Dakota (SASD) held a luncheon recently at the Ramkota Convention Center in Pierre, to recognize the eight Outstanding Administrators of South Dakota. Among the eight was Meade Secondary School Principal Pete Wilson from Sturgis, SD,...

Salem Legion to host Bingo Saturday

The Salem American Legion Post will be hosting Bingo this Saturday, February 10, 2024 beginning at 7:00 p.m.For $20.00 you can get two cards and play 13 games. Black out is separate.

Salem American Legion Auxiliary to meet

American Legion Auxiliary Unit 140 will meet Thursday, February 15, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at the Post Home for an evening of crafts.The Unit continues to make cards for our Veterans at the Sioux Falls VA and Hot Springs. If you have a craft that you would like to bring...

Montrose Annual Dart Tournament

The Montrose Legion Hall was packed at the annual dart tournament last Saturday, February 3. The tournament, reportedly popular because of the friendly people and reasonable food prices, filled the hall and overflowed to three boards at the Office Bar. The tournament,...

Re-cap of last year’s Children’s Dental Health Month

Brought to you by McCook County Dental The crew at McCook Dental were on the road during the month of February 2023.Jeanette Grady visited the Head Start program at McCook Central and discussed sealants and instructed parents on taking care of preschoolers...

How to get kids more engaged in their dental health

Dental health should be a priority at any age, and is especially important for children. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says more than half of children between the ages of six and eight have had a cavity in at least one of their primary teeth. Also,...

Baby bottle decay

Brought to you by McCook County Dental Even though baby teeth are temporary, they are vital to a child’s development, diet, speech and appearance. They are susceptible to decay- even when they first erupt. Baby bottle tooth decay most often occurs in the upper front...