Dorothy Louise (Henjum) Van Laecken

Jun 19, 2020 | Obituaries

79 Sunday, June 14 Sioux Falls Dorothy Louise (Henjum) Van Laecken was born Oct, 24, 1940, in Chester, to her parents Melvin and Mildred (Kapaun) Henjum. She attended grade school at St. Anne’s Catholic School in Humboldt. She graduated from Humboldt High School in...

Pretrial Services works to keep people out of jail prior to trials

Jun 19, 2020 | News

Dave Baumeister | County Correspondent SIOUX FALLS – At the County Commission meeting this week, Erin Srstka of Minnehaha County Pretrial Services told commissioners about a project that has been in the works since 2015 to limit the number of incarcerated people here....

Burning Rubber

Jun 19, 2020 | News

Hartford local Dan Brandt brought out a ton of racers and their race cars to the Hartford Area Fire and Rescue last Thursday.  Throughout the demonstration, Brandt pointed out key areas on the vehicles for rescue workers to focus on in order to rescue the driver...

Humboldt to hold 2020 Main Street Days in July

Jun 19, 2020 | News

Humboldt Main Street Days will be held in July, with multiple festivities over the three-day celebration, including beanbags, a Gamecocks baseball game, and more. (Photo/Melissa Voss) Melissa Voss | Editor Recently, local towns have already decided to cancel or delay...

Hartford pool opens after weeks of deliberation

Jun 19, 2020 | News

Melissa Voss | Editor For Hartford locals, it has been weeks of waiting for the city council to make a final decision on whether or not to open the town’s pool.  With Sioux Falls going back and forth on if and when to open their pools, surrounding towns have...