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Students represent West Central at Legislative Session

West Central Seniors Lauren Murphy and Eliot Nielsen were accepted into the South Dakota Legislative Page Program for the 2024 session. They participated in the 2024 South Dakota Legislative Session, each attending for about two weeks. (Photo/Submitted) West Central...

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Crooks Area Working Together hosts annual ladies’ night

Crooks Area Working Together held their annual Ladies’ Night Quarter Auction which is their biggest fundraiser of the year. (Photo/Submitted) Abby Mitchell | Staff Intern Crooks Area Working Together (CAWT) is reaping the fruits of a very successful night! Last month,...

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Hop your way to find the golden egg

Sara Stadem | Editor Colton Community Connected is hosting their Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 30, at 11 a.m. in the Colton City Park. But wait! It’s not your typical Easter Egg Hunt! Hop your way to the park and during the Easter Egg Hunt, if you find the golden...

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Spring lawn equipment: Keep safety in mind with these tips

Spring is coming and homeowners are eager to get outside and spruce up their yards. The Outdoor Power Equipment Institute (OPEI), an international trade association representing outdoor power equipment, small engine, utility vehicle, golf car and personal transport...

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Easter Holiday Worship

Service Directory Central Valley Community Church800 Cressman Trail, HartfordGood Friday Service 7:00 pmEaster Sunday Service 9:30 am Faith Lutheran Church511 S Main St, HumboldtPalm Sunday Worship Service: 9:00 amGood Friday Potluck: 6:00 pm with Holy Communion...

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West Central Middle School announces GRIT award

Sara Stadem | Editor West Central Middle School added another award for the school year for their students to earn which is called GRIT. The acronym stands for having guts, resiliency, initiative, and tenacity. This award is given to students that are persistent,...

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January Student of the Month for West Central Middle School

Student of the Month Winners Student of the Month Nominees Sara Stadem | Editor West Central middle school teachers, grades 6-8, get to select students they see showing outstanding character throughout the month. Teachers watch for things such as high-quality work,...

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Mystery reader in second grade

The students in Mrs. Spielmann’s second-grade class were treated to a Mystery Reader on March 6, 2024. Our Mystery Reader was Eagle Scout, Anthony Bjergaard. We enjoyed listening to the book, Reptiles and Amphibians” by Simon Mugford. In this book, we took a journey...

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Guess reader in second grade

The students in Mrs. Spielmann’s second-grade class were treated to a Guest Reader on March 1, 2024, Read Across America Day. Our Guest Reader was our Hartford Elementary Art Teacher, Ms. Tsunemori. We enjoyed listening to the book, “Yertle the Turtle” by Dr. Seuss....

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Second graders leaping for Leap Year!

The students in Mrs. Spielmann’s second grade class were learning all about Leap Year in our Mystery Science lesson! They learned that leap year occurs once every four years. There are 366 days in the leap year instead of the normal 365. On a leap year, February has...

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Mustang fourth graders take on water festival

The 4th graders were able to have many interactive activities such as panning for gold and making music with water while at the Sioux Empire Water Festival. (Photos/Submitted) The Tri-Valley Mustang 4th graders attended the Sioux Empire Water Festival this past week....

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It’s a snow kind of day!

The Mustang students at the Crooks and Colton Elementary wrote down acts of kindness and then crumpled up the paper into snowballs to make snowmen. The snowmen are a way to display the kindness of the Mustang students. (Photos/Submitted) Snow Kind snowmen were...

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Tri-Valley FFA hosts local Agriscience Fair

The Tri-Valley FFA Chapter hosted their local Agriscience Fair at school this week which included over 20 projects that were presented by their students. Up next for the Tri-Valley FFA Chapter is State Agriscience Fair which takes place on April 3. Good luck, FFA...

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Looking back on Legislative Session

Governor Kristi Noem Back in December, when I gave my annual Budget Address to the state legislature, I told them that we had to remember our core function as the state governments. I told them that we needed to prioritize people, not projects. Our primary...

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Tick Tock, TikTok

Representative Dusty Johnson BIG Update This week, I voted YES when the House overwhelmingly passed legislation to encourage TikTok to divest from its parent company ByteDance, which is under the influence of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The bill would require...

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