CFFL Coach Tackles Cancer
Ryan Kortemeyer is pictured with his wife, Megan, and their five children: Holland (18), Harper (15), Laken (12), Finley (12), and Crew (8). Ryan was diagnosed with Stage 4 Non-Hodgkins Lymphoma this past June. He had a PET scan on November 4 with the results showing a clean scan. (Photo/Submitted) Ryan had chemotherapy every three weeks for six cycles...
As she leaves office, Bender thinks it’s OK to disagree; still, people need to be respectful
At the end of the year, Minnehaha County Commissioner Jean Bender, who did not run for re-election, will be stepping down from the position she has held for the past 10 years....
Critters Angel Tree to gift area senior citizens
Critters Bar & Critters Dive Bar Pizza is sponsoring its seventh annual Angel Tree for local senior citizens. (Photo/Submitted) Marylou Nagel | Writer Critters Bar &...
Current News
Current News
Trojan girls basketball season starts with home win
The Tri-Valley Mustang girls basketball team had their season opener on Tuesday, December 10, when...
Mustang football celebrates with awards night
Mustangs Espn Althoff and Bracken Sharpe made the 11A Academic All-State team. (Photo/Submitted)...
Tri-Valley wrestling brings competitive, hard-working team with experience
The Tri-Valley Mustang wrestling team hit the mats this season with eight returning state...
Trojan boys basketball set sights on improvement in 2024-2025
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The West Central Trojan boys basketball team hopes to improve on a...
Coaches excited about West Central girls basketball season
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The West Central Trojan girls basketball team is coming off an 11-11...
Good mix of experience and talent headline Trojan wrestling
The West Central Trojan girls basketball team will look to seniors Mara Schultz and Rayna Goehring...
Mustang girls basketball looks to continue from last year’s success
The Tri-Valley Mustang girls basketball team ended their season last year, reaching the SoDak 16....
Newness coming for Mustang boys basketball
The Tri-Valley Mustang boys basketball team is ready to jumpstart their season and will look to...
Season ends for Trojan volleyball team in Dell Rapids
West Central Trojans huddle up before their Region 3A match against the Dell Rapids Quarriers. The...
Sioux Falls Christian ends West Central football season
Trojan Patrick Hammond advances the ball during their 11A semifinal game on Friday, November 8,...
Activities association seeks consistency in officiating
By Dana Hess | For the S.D. NewsMedia Association PIERRE — The South Dakota High School Activities...
SDHSAA collects data on economic impact of state events
By Dana Hess | For the S.D. NewsMedia Association PIERRE — The South Dakota High School Activities...
Obituaries
Corrine Maske
76 Sioux Falls, SD November 28, 2024 Corrine Maske, 76, of Sioux Falls passed away at her home in Sioux Falls. Funeral services were at 11 a.m., Friday, December 6, 2024, at Asbury United Methodist Church in Sioux Falls. Visitation was from 10 a.m. until the time of...
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...
Sports
West Central girls and boys wrestling teams both take top spot at Rider Invite
The West Central Trojan boys and girls wrestling teams took the team title when they competed at the Rider Invitational, which took place at Sioux Falls Roosevelt on Saturday, December 7. (Photo/Submitted) Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media Both the West Central Trojan...
Tri-Valley Mustangs sweep home Quadrangular
The Tri-Valley Mustang wrestling team opened their season at the “Top of the Rock” invite in Dell Rapids on Saturday, December 7. The girls team finished seventh overall, with the boys team taking home fourth. (Photo/Courtney Person) Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The...
Giving extra joy during the holidays
The West Central Trojan boys soccer team spread some holiday bliss this Thanksgiving by delivering a meal to a family that could use some extra holiday joy.Head Coach Matthew Evans was contacted by another teacher at West Central about a family that might be able to...
Trojan girls basketball season starts with home win
The Tri-Valley Mustang girls basketball team had their season opener on Tuesday, December 10, when they traveled to Garretson to face off against the Blue Dragons. Results were not available at the time of publication. (Photos/Heidi Huwe) Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media...
Mustang football celebrates with awards night
Mustangs Espn Althoff and Bracken Sharpe made the 11A Academic All-State team. (Photo/Submitted) Pictured is Coach Dan Snethen with the 2024 Captains: Riley Easton, Bracken Sharpe, Noah Eggert, and Colby McAreavey. (Photo/Submitted) Mustang Brody Dybvig made 11A...
Tri-Valley wrestling brings competitive, hard-working team with experience
The Tri-Valley Mustang wrestling team hit the mats this season with eight returning state qualifiers: Juniors Landyn Reiser, Brody Dybvig, and Luke Nehlich along with sophomores Cole Hendrixson, Treyson Richter, Jackson Williams, Connor Glasford, and Owen Bunde. The...
Trojan boys basketball set sights on improvement in 2024-2025
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The West Central Trojan boys basketball team hopes to improve on a 12-10 record from a year ago this season. The Trojans are looking to get back to the state tournament for the first time since 2001.Head coach Jacob Sitting said, “This...
Coaches excited about West Central girls basketball season
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The West Central Trojan girls basketball team is coming off an 11-11 season a year ago. The Trojans will look to seniors Mara Schultz and Rayna Goehring along with returning starter Kasey Jaton to help lead the team. Other players...