Abby Mitchell | Staff Intern With summer just around the corner, Minnehaha County’s Siouxland Libraries (Crooks, Colton, Hartford and Humboldt) are getting ready to run a series of summer programs.The Libraries are hosting a Summer Reading Program starting May 23....
Senior Ellery Besmer will attend Southeast Technical College after graduation to get her LPN degree. (Photo/Submitted) After graduation, senior Carly Rickenbaugh will attend SDSU to major in Ecology and Environmental Science. (Photo/Submitted) Sara Stadem | Editors As...
Gamecocks ready for 2025 season Sara Stadem | Editor The Hartford/Humboldt Gamecocks have officially kicked off spring and are gearing up for the 2025 baseball season!Now in his seventh season as Manager, Chad Morrison returns to lead the team, which features a...
Hartford, SD – R&L Construction will be holding a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday, May 14, at 11:30 a.m., celebrating the relocation of their headquarters from Tea, SD, to Hartford. This is an exciting time as this new facility in the North Oaks Industrial...
County Commissioners Dave Baumeister | County Correspondent SIOUX FALLS – This week, on Tuesday, May 6, Minnehaha County Commissioners again heard about a possible wheel tax increase from Highway Superintendent Jacob Maras.During his presentation, Maras gave more...
St. Paul Lutheran Church in Humboldt celebrated its 125 (plus 1) Anniversary on Sunday, April 27. (Photo/Submitted) Marylou Nagel | Writer St. Paul Lutheran Church in Humboldt celebrated its 125 (plus 1) Anniversary with a worship celebration on Sunday, April 27.The...
Submitted by South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks Make a splash this summer with events happening in parks across South Dakota. With 2025 focused on water fun, there’s no shortage of things to do -- especially during Open House Weekend, May 16–18. Park entrance is...
Submitted by SDMSMA The South Dakota Municipal Street Maintenance Association (SDMSMA) has awarded Traffic Control Device Grants to the cities of Burke, Crooks, Murdo and Platte.The cities each receive up to $2,500 via reimbursement for purchased traffic control...
(Watertown, SD) – Big Sioux Financial, the holding company for Reliabank, is excited to announce the sale of Reliabank Insurance Agency to First MainStreet Insurance (FMSI), headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.FMSI was founded in 2017 to help insurance agencies like...
ANCO Holdings is excited to announce the acquisition of Ainsworth-Benning Construction from Journey Group, marking a strategic move to expand its portfolio of services. This acquisition brings general contracting capabilities to ANCO’s already robust suite of Utility,...
The West Central FCCLA Chapter attended the South Dakota FCCLA State Convention Sunday through Tuesday, April 27-29. (Photo/Submitted) The West Central FCCLA Chapter is pictured during the FCCLA State Convention. (Photo/Submitted) West Central was represented by 35...
Tri-Valley’s Emery Pearson was the recipient of the South Dakota FCCLA 2025 Scholarship. She will be continuing her education at SDSU and majoring in FCS. (Photo/Submitted) Pictured is Tri-Valley’s Rylin Fods and Lily Schlueter, who received Silver on their...
The Tri-Valley Mustang second graders took a recent field trip to Laura Ingalls Homestead. Students were able to participate in a covered wagon ride, make a jump rope and learned about the one-room school house. (Photos/Submitted)
The students in Mrs. Spielmann’s 2nd grade class discovered a hero is a person who is admired for great or brave acts or fine qualities. After learning about the fine qualities of a hero (honesty, patience, bravery, caring, and courageous) they wanted to find people...
Mausten Stelter is pictured during the practice day at the 2025 Junior Olympics. The Junior Olympics Rifle competition was held from April 13-18 in Talladega, Alabama. (Photo/Submitted) West Central student Mausten Stelter competed at the 2025 Junior Olympics,...
West Central High School Counselor, Ms. Amy Lupkes, received the statewide award for the 2025 South Dakota School Counselor Association Outstanding School Counselor. Lupkes was presented the award on May 2. (Photo/Submitted) Marylou Nagel | Writer West Central High...
Sara Stadem | Editor Are you ready to explore the community of Hartford? Do you think you are up for the challenge? The Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring its annual event, Discover Hartford, which will have community members searching for 20 Golden...
MaCayla Olinger and Bethany Carroll take advantage of photo props during prom on Saturday, April 26. (Photos/Submitted) Tri-Valley students gathered together for photos before going to their grand march. (Photo/Submitted) Fisher Flanagan escorts his date Cheyenne...
Sara Stadem | Editor With just a few weeks left in the school year, kids are getting excited and preparing for summer break. The Hartford community is also getting ready for summer with the help of EmBe.EmBe, out of Sioux Falls, has partnered with the City of Hartford...
Abby Mitchell | Staff Intern Colton Community Connected (CCC) has recently wrapped up one of its staple fundraisers: the semi-annual poker run. Partnering with TJz Bar & Restaurant, the run was held in April. Registration began at 11 a.m., with participants paying...