Chickens in Hartford?

Sara Stadem | Editor and Abby Mitchell | Staff Intern The city of Hartford hosts its fair share of pets but could backyard chickens be added into the mix? Resident Casey Eekhoff hopes so. Eekhoff, an attorney originally from Viborg, is part of a local movement known...

Hartford Area Fire and Rescue

Jason Morgan joined HAFR in January 2017 and is a Certified Firefighter I and II. He has also worked at Central States Manufacturing, Inc. since December, 2012 as a Production Tech. (Photo/Submitted) Sara Stadem | Editor Jason Morgan wanted to follow in his family...

Connie Sue Meyer

71 Humboldt, SD August 15, 2021 Connie was born on May 12th, 1950 in Adrian, Minn., to Richard and Betty (Rust) Mulder. She grew up outside of Rushmore, Minn., and attended elementary school in Rushmore. She graduated from Worthington High School in 1969 and then went...

Kirby Lee Peterson

49 Sioux Falls, SD May 23, 2021 Kirby was born July 30, 1971, to Ivan and Beverly (Thomas) Peterson in Sioux Falls. He attended public school and graduated from Tri-Valley High. On July 31, 1999, Kirby was united in marriage to Tamera Coy on his family farm in Crooks....

Peggy Swier

78 Hartford, SD August 13, 2021 Peggy Ann Van Kekerix was born in Chester on November 29, 1942 to Harry and Florence Van Kekerix. She married Harold Swier on April 1, 1959, in Colton. They farmed in the Colton area for 46 years. Peggy loved flower gardening, baking...