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...
Lambert kneels with her dog on a hiking trail in Teton National Park, in Wyoming. Lambert poses for a photo at Concordia University in St. Paul, Minnesota holding her degree from the prestigious college. Abby Mitchell | Staff Intern Since 2010, April has been...
Asa Thomas Metcalfe | Editor The Tri-Valley High School chapter of the Future Farmers of America (FFA) competed in the state convention in Brookings on April 18-20.Tanner Peterson, the Agriculture teacher at Tri-Valley High School supervised a group of 67 students...
“Amphora” by Carly Rickenbaugh, which took 1st in Watercolor. “Misunderstood” by Reagan Pearson, which won 3rd in Functional Ceramics. “Journey Through the Reef” by Reese Wilt. The work took 2nd in 3D. “Echinacea” by Carly Rickenbaugh, which took 3rd place in Painting...
Sara Stadem | Writer West Central’s Music Education Program has done it again! West Central has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from The NAMM Foundation which is received for their outstanding commitment to music...
Some kids from the Hartford area play a competitive game of Mario Kart in the Werning family garage as part of the arcade set up by their oldest son, Ace. (Photo/Jayme Werning) Asa Thomas Metcalfe | Editor On Sunday, April 14, a small arcade in a residential garage in...