Running to Victory

Running to Victory

The West Central Trojan cross country teams ran their way to success at the 2024 South Dakota Class A State Cross Country Meet. The state meet was held at Hart Ranch in Rapid City on Saturday, October 26. The girls cross country team took third place with 87 points. The boys cross country team took fourth place with 80 points. Pictured back row (left to...

Ballot Issues Forum held to provide insight

Ballot Issues Forum held to provide insight

The Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce held a 24 Ballot Issues Forum on Friday, October 25, at the West Central High School Auditorium. The event had several expert panelists to...

Marching to success

Marching to success

The Marching Mustangs had a successful season this year placing in the top three at each competition. (Photo/Submitted) Pictured are Drum Majors BreAnn Heider, Allison Brost, and...

Current News

Current News

Obituaries

Kellin “Kelly” DeVries

56 Hartford, SD October 24, 2024 Kellin “Kelly” Duane DeVries, age 56, of Hartford, passed away on Thursday, October 24, 2024 as a result of a motorcycle accident. Funeral Service was at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 30, at Reach Church, 5101 S. Mellenberndt Place,...

Diane (Rang) Bendt

57 Viborg, SD (originally from Hartford area) October 24, 2024 Diane Allie (Rang) Bendt, 57 of Viborg, died on October 24, 2024 at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral Service were at 10:30 a.m. Monday, October 28, 2024 at the Viborg Community Center,...

Lowell Grave

84 Hartford, SD October 8, 2024 Lowell John Grave loving husband, devoted father, grandfather, great grandfather, friend and horse loving enthusiast, ascended the stairway to heaven on Tuesday, October 8, at the age of 84. Funeral Service were at 10 am Monday, October...

Neal Busser

86 Colton, SD September 30, 2024 Neal Busser, age 86, of rural Colton, passed away on Monday, September 30, 2024, at his home. Funeral services were held on Thursday, October 3, 2024, at St. Jacob’s Lutheran Church, rural Colton. Interment was in the church cemetery....

Patty Fortney

70 Hartford, SD September 18, 2024 Patty Fortney of Hartford, SD aged 70 died unexpectedly on Wednesday, September 18, 2024 from complications due to AL Amyloidosis and the resulting kidney failure. She was born Patricia Sue Saltmarsh on November 22, 1953 in Shelby...

Arthur Wirth

93 Viborg, SD August 29, 2024 Arthur Wirth, 93 of Viborg, passed away on August 29, 2024 at the Pioneer Memorial Nursing Home, Viborg. Funeral Service was at 10 a.m. Friday, September 6, at the Spring Valley Lutheran Church, rural Viborg. Visitation was from 5-7 p.m....

Arthur Wirth

93 Viborg, SD August 29, 2024 Arthur Edwin Wirth was born on August 2, 1931 to Henry and Anna (Spomer) Wirth in Hurley, SD. Art was the third child joining brother Robert and sister Bernice. He was baptized on August 18, 1931, at Zion Lutheran Church rural Hurley. His...

Dian Hoven

93 Colton, SD June 18, 2024 Dian (a.k.a. Sis) (Oberg) Hoven of Colton, South Dakota died June 18, 2024 in Sheldon, Iowa at the Senior Care Center. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. in Colton at the First Lutheran Church....

Sports

West Central football wins regular season finale

Trojan Preston Butts advances the ball for West Central during their Thursday night game on October 24 against the Vermillion Tanagers. (Photo/Susan Hanley) West Central Football Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The West Central Trojan football team won their final...

Trojan volleyball finishes regular season with win

The West Central Trojan volleyball ladies celebrate after adding a point during their match against the Mustangs when they traveled to Tri-Valley. (Photo/Susan Hanley) Trojan Dawson Garry looks to spike it into Mustang territory when West Central traveled to Colton on...

Mustang volleyball suffers loss in last regular season match

Mustang Madelyn Wenzel goes for the block during their home match when they hosted West Central on Monday, October 28. (Photo/Susan Hanley) Tri-Valley vs West Central Volleyball Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Tri-Valley Mustangs hosted the West Central Trojans on...

Rinehart finishes 21st at State Cross Country

Mustang Jaxton Rinehart competed at the 2024 South Dakota State A Cross Country Meet at Hart Ranch in Rapid City. Rinehart placed 21st with a time of 17:48.57 and had his coach and teammates cheering him on. (Photo/Submitted) Tri-Valley Cross Country Matt Larson | Big...

Mustang football season ends in tough loss to Canton

Tri-Valley Football Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Tri-Valley Mustangs had their football season come to an end on Thursday, October 24. The Mustangs hosted the Canton C-Hawks. The C-Hawks won the back-and-forth battle 37-34.Canton scored the first touchdown of the...

Congratulations, State Cross Country Runners!

The West Central Trojan girls cross country team competed at the South Dakota Class A State Cross Country Meet at Hart Ranch in Rapid City. The team finished third with 87 points. Pictured (left to right) are Coach Tuch, Sarah Johnson, Brooklyn Sundermann, Aubrey...

2B students as Paleontologists

After reviewing our unit in Science on “Clues in Rocks”, the students in Mrs. Spielmann’s second grade classroom practiced being “Paleontologists”. Paleontologists are scientists who study things that lived long ago. They also find and study fossils. First the...