West Central’s High School Choir poses for a photo after performing at the Sioux Falls Storm game on June 1st. The students stuck around after their performance to enjoy some indoor football. (Photo/Laurie Gratz) Abby Mitchell | Staff Intern On June 1st, West...
ALL FOR THE CHILDREN The benefits of Dairy Queen’s car show and competition will go toward the Sanford Children’s Hospital and the Children’s Miracle Network. (Photo/Abby Mitchell) A DQ local first Cars line the parking lot of Hartford’s local Dairy Queen, which...
Hattie – Age 7 (Parents Lance & Liz)Hattie would like to be crowned Little Miss Hartford because: she enjoys helping Hartford and says the town is so special that it warms her heart. Adalynn – Age 7 (Parent Natasha)Adalynn would like to be crowned Little Miss...
Mike and his wife Patty pose for a photo outside. (Photos/Submitted) ABOVE: Mike’s Congressional Medal of Honor, kept in pristine condition. (Photos/Submitted) Abby Mitchell | Staff Intern At first glance, Mike and Patty Fitzmaurice seem like an ordinary retired...
The 3 & 4 year olds from Stepping Stones Preschool Center visited Hartford Building Center’s Greenhouse in the morning on May 29th to pick out a blooming flower to put in the garden. Director Melissa Atkins stated “They are starting to learn about pollinators like...
Marylou Nagel | Writer Support the West Central Track and Field team by logging activity miles this summer.The West Central Summer Challenge is a fundraiser to benefit the Track and Field team as they build their pole vault program. The successful Winter Challenge was...
Submitted by Stan Beckstrom | Americanism Officer, Hartford Post 118 Hartford Post 118 and Humboldt Post 62 American Legions will be sponsoring two boys from West Central High School to attend Boys State in Aberdeen SD from May 27th to May 31st 2024. The students are...
Last year’s Humboldt Lawnmower Poker Run recipient Deb Stofferahn (center) is pictured with members of the Humboldt Lawnmower Poker Run Committee. Marylou Nagel | Writer The Humboldt Lawnmower Poker Run committee has chosen Briggs Sieverding as the recipient for the...
MADISON, S.D. – Benjamin Strunk was recently awarded the Merit Champion Scholarship at Dakota State University. The scholarship is awarded to high-achieving students based on ACT scores and high school GPA.“These Champion Scholarships drive our success in bringing the...
Mausten Stelter is pictured at age 8 after his first BB gun competition. Mausten Stelter poses with sister, Elle, at a sharpshooting competition. Marylou Nagel | Writer Hartford’s Mausten Stelter is a Junior Olympics bronze medal winner. The fifteen-year-old...
Dave Baumeister | Writer Since no Independents or candidates from any other political party filed to run for seats on the Minnehaha County Commission, the Republican primary on Tuesday, June 4, will serve as an early “General Election.”Winners from that contest will...
A propane tank explodes in a controlled demonstration for Minnehaha County fire and rescue departments to practice rescue techniques. (Photo submitted by Minnehaha County) A tree was felled onto a car for a training exercise. Local fire crews trained with simulated...
Sara Stadem | Writer The West Central High School Band recently held their spring concert where three seniors were recognized for their accomplishments.According to Director of Bands, Mr. Danny Eye, three awards were given out: Louis Armstrong Jazz Award, John Philip...
Grayson Polley carries bags of clothing donations at the Hartford United Methodist Church’s “The Closet.” (Photo/Submitted) Marylou Nagel | Writer Donations pile into the Hartford United Methodist Church in preparation of opening “The Closet,” a free access resource...
Dave Baumeister | County correspondent SIOUX FALLS – This week, the Minnehaha County Commissioners recognized May 5 – 11 as National Correction Officers and Employees Week during their Tuesday meeting.Jamie Gravett, Director of the Juvenile Detention Center, read the...
Turtle Creek park in Hartford. (Photo/Asa Thomas Metcalfe) Sioux Falls, SD- On Saturday May 4, Siouxland Libraries celebrated the grand opening of the first StoryWalk® in its service area at Turtle Creek Park in Hartford. The project is a collaborative effort between...
Briggs Sieverding Abby Mitchell | Staff Intern Back in March, while Reliabank auditor Susie Stroup was browsing Facebook, she spotted a post about an upcoming shoe drive.The drive was raising money to get a service dog for a three-year old boy named Briggs Sieverding....
Zen Haven’s Meagan Taylor, pictured in the middle, poses with class participants Ryan Benda (L) and Neusha Iranpour (R). (Photo/Submitted) Zen Haven is a new Yin Yoga studio located in Meagan Taylor’s Hartford home. (Photo/Submitted) Marylou Nagel | Writer A new yoga...
We celebrated Earth Day on April 24. We completed all of our subjects without using any paper! We also picked up litter around our school. We learned that our environment is so important and we all need to work together to help keep it clean. Global warming is real...
West Central Education Fund is looking to update stage lighting and camera gear at West Central High School Asa Thomas Metcalfe | Editor The West Central Education Fund is a school-adjacent organization that raises funds for expenses which aren’t included in the...