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First Dakota scholarship applications available

First Dakota National Bank announces the 2024-2025 First Dakota Scholarship applications are available. First Dakota understands the importance of higher education. We support our communities and the youth within them. First Dakota is proud to offer scholarships...

Homemade Taverns Recipe

Little House Living Merissa Alink Every once in a while, my brain will see a word, and it will trigger some kind of memory. I’m sure the same is true for you. A couple of months ago, I was looking through some of my old cookbooks and stumbled across a homemade Taverns...

It’s for the birds

Garden to go Donna Rumbaugh | Extension Master Gardener People change their eating habits with the change of seasons. Summer warmth calls for lighter meals while winters chill makes us crave warm comfort food. The animals around us go through the same changes in...

Eve

You, Me & Jesus Sue Schmidt | Correspondent “The Lord made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground, trees that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden was the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. A river...

The return of the sun!

Carla Snyders | NCP Writer This is the beginning, if only the clouds would go away. I do not know who needs to hear this but in 39 days (about 1 and a half months) the sun will set at 7:00 p.m.Now for sun lovers like me this is good news. During the winter season so...

Are you a “fat cat?”

Paws for thought Joyce Tieszen Tegtmeier | Correspondent Some cats, like many people, continue to eat even after they’ve consumed enough. In an effort to help our cats maintain healthy weights, we give them portions of food multiple times daily rather than leaving...

From the Senate chambers. . .

Kyle Schoenfish, district 19 senator The 2024 legislative session began Tuesday, January 9. My committee assignments include serving on the following committees: Taxation, Transportation, and Tribal Relations. I will again be serving as Chairman of the Senate...

Bridgewater-Emery Honor Roll and Perfect Attendance announced

The following Bridgewater-Emery students have been named to the Honor Roll list for the first semester. The Honor Roll is based on a student’s semester grades. Students named to the superior “A” Honor Roll have earned a 4.0 or higher-grade point average. Students...

News from the Capitol

Representative Jessica Bahmuller Ready set go! And just like that the legislature is back in session.Week 1 was off to a quicker start with the State of the State, the State of Judiciary and the State of Tribes addresses happening in two days. Freedom was the theme of...

From the South Dakota House

Drew Peterson SD Legislative Report Happy New Year District 19!It’s been an exciting year in the Peterson household! Last April, my wife Lauren and I were blessed with our first child, Michael. His early arrival was a surprise, and his resilience through a three-month...