Pam Graham retires from her administrative assistant position with West Central Hartford Elementary after 32 years. (Photo/Submitted) Marylou Nagel | Writer Pam Graham, administrative assistant at West Central Hartford Elementary, has retired after 32 years of service...
Dave Tuch retires after 23 years teaching at West Central. Tuch will continue to coach cross country and track and continue drivers education during the summer. (Photo/Submitted) Sara Stadem | Editor After 23 years teaching at the West Central School District (WCSD),...
The parade for the CCD will take place on Saturday, June 4, at 10:30 am. There is no required entry and parade line up is at 9:30 am. (Photo/Submitted) Sara Stadem | Editor Summer is upon us and so are the Crooks Community Days (CCD). For approximately 15 years,...
The Tri-Valley School District took a big hit during the storm on Thursday night with roof damage, shattered windows and more. School was closed until Tuesday with staff assisting with clean up and repairs. (Photo/Submitted) Sara Stadem | Editor It doesn’t seem like...
Pastor Tom Stadem is currently teaching the confirmation class that has four students who are 6th and 7th generations to be confirmed at the Benton Evangelical Lutheran Church. (Photo/Submitted) Sara Stadem | Editor The Benton Evangelical Lutheran Church (BELC) of...
Community works to honor veterans The community of Crooks is looking to create a veterans' memorial. Community member, Todd Myhre, takes photos of different veterans’ memorials that he comes across while traveling for work. He hopes that community members will be...
The Crooks Fire Department is made up of volunteers with several of them being employed by Rosenbauer. Rosenbauer works with their employees that volunteer by offering them paid time off when they get sent out on a call. (Photo/Submitted) Sara Stadem | Editor...
(Photos/Submitted) Sara Stadem | Editor The community of Humboldt will be sliding into Mother’s Day this year on the baseball field as they watch the Sioux Falls Canaries take on SD Class B Amateurs.The event is hosted by the WCBA (West Central Baseball Association)...
Pictured is Dave Larson, of Dave & Co. Real Estate Team, Hegg Relators, with their 2021 Ruby Circle of Giving Award. They received this award for their work with the Homes for Heroes program which is a way to give back to local heroes when buying and selling a home....
Al Doeve (right) and Gabe Steinmeyer (left) have been two of the individuals at the forefront of Envision 2025, a five-year strategic plan focused on business development, talent recruitment, entry-level housing, retail expansion and civic amenities....
Almost Home Canine Rescue volunteers work toward giving pets a second chance through foster homes Katelynn Groenewald of Hartford has been a foster volunteer for over two years and has fostered over 20 dogs. As a foster, Groenewald has found that her work can truly...
The Hartford city council is one of the four smaller Minnehaha towns given an opportunity to utilize the CARES Act grant given by the state in June. (Photo/Melissa Voss) Melissa Voss | Editor In late June, Governor Kristi Noem announced that South Dakota will be...