Get ready to fish the day away
HAOC to host ‘Take a Kid Fishing’ day Sara Stadem | Editor The best days are spent fishing, some might say, and for those that think that or want to find out, will have the opportunity to do just that… and all you have to do is show up!The Harford Area Optimist Club is hosting ‘Take a Kid Fishing’ on Saturday, August 3, from 10:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Family...
Short agenda for one meeting ends with more talk about previously proposed Home Rule
Former Sioux Falls Mayor Rick Knobe talked to Minnehaha County Commissioners about the benefits of a Home Rule form of government during their Tuesday, July 23, meeting....
Reliabank to host Back to School Bash
Marylou Nagel | Writer Reliabank will be holding a Back to School Bash for Tri-Valley and West Central students on Tuesday, August 6, from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at the Hartford City...
Current News
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Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks earn come-from-behind win over Colman
The Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks scored four runs late in the game to earn a 7-6 win over Colman on...
Baltic/Colton suffers loss to Dell Rapids Phils
Dell Rapids used a six-run second inning to lead them to a 9-1 win over Baltic/Colton in Baltic on...
West Central 16U wins three of last four games
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The West Central 16U baseball team won three of their last four...
Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks earn come-from-behind win over Colman
The Humboldt/Hartford Wood Ducks had their first round of District 4B action on Friday, July 26....
Humboldt/Hartford drops Region 5B opener
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Humboldt/Hartford legion baseball team lost their Region 5B...
Wood Ducks fall on road to PBR
The Humboldt/Hartford Wood Ducks traveled to Dell Rapids to face off against Dell Rapids PBR on...
Season ends for West Central 14U in Region 4A Tournament
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The West Central 14U baseball team fell short in the Region 4A...
Gamecocks hold off Blue Teal
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks held off the Flandreau Blue Teal for...
Salem comes from behind for win over Wood Ducks
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Humboldt/Hartford Wood Ducks had a lead for six innings, but...
Vermillion takes win over Humboldt/Hartford Legion
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Humboldt/Hartford legion baseball team traveled to Vermillion on...
Rally falls short for West Central 16U
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media A seventh-inning rally fell one run short as West Central 16U fell...
Tri-Valley 14U claims Region 4A title
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Tri-Valley Maroon 14U team claimed the Region 4A championship...
Obituaries
Darrel Wicks
76 Montrose, SD July 21, 2024 Darrel Wicks, 76, of Montrose passed away on July 21, 2024 at the VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral services are pending for later in August and will be included in full obituary in next week’s paper.
Rozanne DuBois
67 Sioux Falls, SD July 19, 2024 Rozanne (Liesinger) DuBois of Sioux Falls, formerly of Hartford, passed away on Friday, July 19, 2024 from complications of a stroke. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, July 24, 2024, at the Church of...
Marylee Bennett
75 Colton, SD July 8, 2024 Marylee LeBrun Bennett was born on April 30, 1949, in Chester, South Dakota to Ernest and Ivona (Willard) LeBrun. Marylee LeBrun Bennett passed away on July 8, 2024, at her home in Lewisville, Texas. She grew up in Colton, South Dakota where...
Diane Moore
85 DeSmet, SD June 27, 2024 Diane Moore sadly passed away on June 27, 2024, surrounded by family at the Brookings Hospital in Brookings, SD. In celebration of her life, there will be a private family memorial at a later date. Diane Hartopp Johnston was born October...
Monte Fryer
86 Hartford, SD July 2, 2024 Monte Fryer, age 86 of Hartford passed away on Tuesday, July 2, 2024, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. A Family Present Visitation was held on Friday, July 5, 2024, at George Boom Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory, Sioux...
Wanda Artz
91 Humboldt, SD July 5, 2024 Wanda Meyer Artz, age 91, of Humboldt, passed away peacefully on July 5, 2024, at the Good Samaritan Society Luther Manor in Sioux Falls. Funeral services was at 11:00 AM on Tuesday, July 9, 2024, at Faith Lutheran Church in Humboldt....
Betty Bunkers
94 Dell Rapids, SD June 20, 2024 Betty Bunkers, 94, of Dell Rapids, passed away on Thursday, June 20, 2024 under hospice care at her daughter’s home. Her Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 in St. Mary Catholic Church. Interment...
David Mausbach
61 Hartford, SD June 24, 2024 David Mausbach, 61, of Hartford passed away on June 24, 2024, at home unexpectedly of natural causes. Funeral services was held at 11 am on Friday, June 28 at Christ Lutheran Church in Hartford. Visitation with family present was held...
Sports
Flandreau has big rally to beat Tri-Valley Maroon 16U
Maroon 16U first baseman Denton Bicknase reaches for the out during their game against Baltic. Bicknase finished with a single to assist with the defeat with a score of 18-7. (Photo/Holly Egger) Maroon 16U Alex Wingen had three hits, one a double and one an RBI, when...
Last inning run sinks Tri-Valley White 14U
Tri-Valley White 14u Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Tri-Valley White 14U team took on Impact Sports Center in Sioux Falls on Tuesday, July 23. A run in the bottom of the seventh gave Impact Sports Center (ISC) a 7-6 win.ISC scored three runs in the bottom of the...
Tri-Valley White 16U posts win over Avera
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Tri-Valley White 16U team snuck past Avera 9-8 on Tuesday, July 23.The two teams were even through three innings of play. They both scored two runs in the first, one in the second, and two in the third for a 5-5 tie. Avera would score...
Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks earn come-from-behind win over Colman
The Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks scored four runs late in the game to earn a 7-6 win over Colman on Thursday, July 18.Colman took an early 3-0 lead in the top of the first inning. The Gamecocks got one run back in the bottom of the second. Colman added three more runs...
Baltic/Colton suffers loss to Dell Rapids Phils
Dell Rapids used a six-run second inning to lead them to a 9-1 win over Baltic/Colton in Baltic on Wednesday, July 17.The visiting Phils scored a run in the top of the first. Baltic/Colton tied the game, 1-1, right away in the bottom of the first inning. Dell Rapids,...
West Central 16U wins three of last four games
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The West Central 16U baseball team won three of their last four baseball games. They earned a win over Madison Maroon on Thursday, July 18. They split two games on Saturday, July 20, beating Hamlin but falling to Parkston. West Central...
Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks earn come-from-behind win over Colman
The Humboldt/Hartford Wood Ducks had their first round of District 4B action on Friday, July 26. The Wood Ducks played Flandreau at 8 p.m. in Canova. Results were not available at the time of publication. (Photo/Sara Stadem) The Humboldt/Hartford Gamecocks scored four...
Humboldt/Hartford drops Region 5B opener
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Humboldt/Hartford legion baseball team lost their Region 5B opening round game to Lake Norden/Badger 7-2 on Tuesday, July 23, in Alexandria.Runs came in bunches for the two teams late in the game. The two teams were scoreless through...