The West Central Trojan girls golf team took third place at the Region 2A meet in Beresford on Friday, May 23, qualifying them for the state tournament. The team finished with a score of 332 and will compete in the 2025 South Dakota State A Girls Golf Tournament in...
State Bound! The Tri-Valley Mustang softball team punched their ticket to the 2025 South Dakota State A Softball Tournament with their win over the Parkston Trojans in the SoDak 16. The Mustangs beat the Trojans 15-0 on Tuesday, May 27. The South Dakota State A...
SKOTS JOINS THE CHAMBER Jill Skots (middle) is pictured with her family. Skots is the new Director for the Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce. (Photo/Submitted) Marylou Nagel | Writer Jill Skots has been chosen as the new Director of the Hartford Area Chamber of...
Sara Stadem | Editor The First Lutheran Church in Colton is kicking off an event and launching a Community Outreach Program called “Faith, Fellowship & Food” with the first event this Sunday, June 1. The free event is an opportunity to visit with community...
Sara Stadem | Editor The Wooden Nickel, which has been doing the Active Generation meals for the past five years, is now going to offer services to Crooks residents on Saturdays and Sundays.Currently, the Active Generations program operates on a Monday through Friday...
Minnehaha County Commissioners Dave Baumeister | County Correspondent SIOUX FALLS – In the case of a public nuisance violation, the Minnehaha County State’s Attorney received the go-ahead to commence a civil action against Kim and Victoria Halverson of rural...
The Hartford Area Development Foundation held a groundbreaking ceremony for the newest tenant in North Oaks Industrial Park - R&L Construction. R&L Construction is moving its headquarters to Hartford. The new facility will employ eight full-time employees, as...
Recently, the Colton Fire and Rescue Department has held several trainings to remain diligent on their firefighting skills. The training also included neighboring fire departments of Lyons Volunteer Fire Department, Dell Rapids Fire-Rescue and Trent Fire Department....
In recognition of our teachers at West Central Elementary and to honor them for their dedicated service, the Humboldt American Legion Auxiliary provided bars for the teachers during Teacher Appreciation Week in early May. We thank them for their commitment to our...
As the school year came to a close, the Mustangs celebrated their retirees who provided a combined 129 years of service to the students of the Tri-Valley School District. Those retiring included: Brenda Baker (38 years), Teresa Hillberg (20 years), Clark Reider (31...
On Thursday, May 22, the Tri-Valley Mustang students walked out the school doors for the last time for the 2024-2025 school year, with the Mustang teachers sending their students off on their summer break. (Photo/Submitted)
It was end-of-the-year fun for the 7th and 8th grade Mustangs, which was put on by Ms. Hunt and the Student Council. Congratulations to Mr. Wodahl’s advisory for winning the Minute to Win It challenges! (Photos/Submitted)
35 years of service to the TVSD 25 years of service to the TVSD 15 years of service to the TVSD Five years of service to the TVSD 10 years of service to the TVSD Employees of the Year at the TVSD 20 years of service to the TVSD Before heading off on summer break, some...
Marian Puthoff will celebrate her 95th birthday on June 3. The family would like to honor her with a card shower. Greetings may be sent to 305 W 5th St #107, Hartford, SD 57033.
WCMS 8th Grade Reading Students Maintaining an “A” aAverage All Four Quarters Pictured back row (left to right) are Sydney Wagner, Remington Reilly, Bohdan Miller, Hadley Borgen, Ella Harden, Aubriana Horn and Emery Hartman. Middle row (left to right) are Amelia...
AMERICAN LEGION ESSAY WINNER West Central 8th grader Amelia Hawks was the winner of the American Legion Essay. (Photo/Submitted) AMERICAN LEGION CITIZENSHIP AWARDS GIVEN The West Central Middle School 8th Grade American Legion Citizenship Awards were announced. The...
Marylou Nagel | Writer Three West Central High School FCCLA (Family Career and Community Leaders of America) students are well on their way to participating in Nationals this summer.Laney Jass, Alexis Boll, and Ana Victoria Underwood recently qualified for the FCCLA...
Gov. Larry Rhoden Former Governor Noem would often say, “What you see with your eyes, you carry in your heart.” I knew just how much of a challenge it is to secure America’s Southern Border – and how utterly the previous administration in Washington failed in that...
WELCOMING VETERANS Rep. Dusty Johnson greets Honor Flight veterans at the World War II Memorial. (Photos/Submitted) Rep. Dusty Johnson BIG Update I voted to pass the House’s One Big, Beautiful Bill, which is a strong, conservative package that prevents the largest tax...
Sen. John Thune I recently had the privilege of welcoming a group of South Dakota veterans to Washington during an Honor Flight visit. These are always special for me. They’re an opportunity to simply say “thank you” to those who served. No matter how many times I do...