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Education contest
Submitted by Jackie Lofswold St Thomas Court #1533 Catholic Daughters of America sponsors an Education Contest each year. This year the winners are Art Division 1, 2nd place Anna Haag and Isabelle Hanisch, Montrose. Art Division 2, 1st place Abigail Even, Humboldt....
State Fair shifts start date to Wednesday
The South Dakota State Fair is excited to announce a significant expansion for 2024, shifting the official start date from Thursday to Wednesday, adding a day to the fair. The change will accommodate all livestock shows within the week of the fair and provide a more...
FSA accepting CRP continuous enrollment offers
The Farm Service Agency (FSA) is accepting offers for specific conservation practices under the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) Continuous Signup.In exchange for a yearly rental payment, farmers enrolled in the program agree to remove environmentally sensitive land...
SD State FFA Conference Pictures
Animal Systems Div. 3 (L-R) Will Winter, Steele Anglin (1st Place) - Chanel Mohrhauser and Alli Foreman (3rd Place) Food Division 3 (L-R) Kenasyn Johnson, West Central, Addison Ecklein, McCook Central, Kendall McAreavery, Tri-Valley Animal Systems Div. 1 Charlie Cody,...
Tri-Valley in State Visual Arts
“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...
West Central Music Education Program honored for 18th time
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...
Mini-Arcade delights in Hartford
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...
Hartford Area Flag Football looks forward to season of growth
Marylou Nagel | Writer Registration is now open for Hartford Area Flag Football. The co-ed developmental league is comprised of players from junior kindergarten through sixth grade. There are three divisions based on grade: Jr K-1, 2-3, and 4-6.Some leagues do not...
Christian Homeschool Conference set for May
Sara Stadem | Writer Education has changed over the course of the years with some students attending a more tradition school while others are receiving their education through hybrid or homeschool learning.Whatever method of learning your students receive, there are...
Pancake Feed to be held for Crooks Veterans’ Park
Abby Mitchell | Staff Intern This Sunday, from 8 A.M. to 1 P.M., Crooks Veterans’ Park will be holding a pancake feed at the Crooks Community Center to raise funds for the construction of the park.The spring feed was originally put on by Crooks’s flag football league,...
Second Graders enjoy learning about the solar eclipse
The students in Mrs. Spielmann’s second grade class learned all about the Solar Eclipse 2024 in our Mystery Science class and Scholastic News. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon is in a position that is directly between the earth and the sun. This alignment causes...
March Madness in second grade – 2024
Our second graders have taken the fun of March Madness and turned it into a reading and math challenge! The 19 teams recruited members from each of the four second grade classes. Each individual student recorded his/her reading and math minutes practiced each night...
SDSM&T, STC strengthen partnership with signing ceremony
New articulation options put student needs first SIOUX FALLS, SD - Officials at Southeast Technical College and South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T) are solidifying a new articulation agreement with a signing ceremony Friday, April 12, 2024, 9 a.m....
Humboldt Threshers to meet
The next meeting of the Humboldt Threshers will be Sunday, April 28th at 7:00pm at the Humboldt Fire Station. Topics to be discussed are the schedule of events, the new posters and pocket schedules. The membership can then get started on obtaining sponsor donations...
Special events planned for the week of Earth Day April 22nd
Offering you an Earth Day AUTOMOTIVE amnesty day Garrestson, SD – As part of our Amnesty Day on Monday the 22nd we will accept many environmentally unsafe products from vehicles free of charge! They will be processed in our professional automotive dismantling...
Building castles in 4C
Mustang students in 4C created their version of the Cair Paravel castle. After a close vote from students, #12, Tristan Gruis, won! (Photos/Submitted) After reading The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, 4C students created their version of the Cair Paravel castle....
The VA and Congress have the power to save women Veterans’ lives—right now
By: Kim Hubers When I dreamed of joining the military, I knew it wouldn’t be an easy dream to realize. I knew I’d have to push myself past my limits and that I could be required to risk my life. Over my 14 years in the South Dakota Army National Guard, including...
Messenger welcomes new editor
Asa Thomas Metcalfe | Editor The first time I came to South Dakota I was 22-years-old and moving from Vermont to Wyoming. It was my first excursion west and while South Dakota doesn’t have the whimsically popular mountain skyline of Colorado, it was still the first...
West Central Trojans selected for All-State Band
Three students from West Central were selected for the 2024 South Dakota High School All-State Band. Pictured (left to right) is Whitney Pageler, Gabe Gebhard, and Allison Brost. (Photo/Danny Eye) Submitted by Danny Eye Congratulations to Whitney Pageler (flute), Gabe...