Abby Mitchell | Staff Intern The Crooks Volunteer Fire Department is set to host the Dueling Due for the sixth time on Saturday, March 15. The Dueling Duo, originally hailing from Sioux Falls, sees two pianists compete against each other for a night of laughs and...
Sara Stadem | Editor The petitions are in and the election dates are set for the communities of Colton and Crooks. For those interested in running, petitions were due by Friday, February 28.City of Colton:The City of Colton will have the following offices...
Dave Baumeister | County Correspondent SIOUX FALLS – County commissioners looked to the future at their Tuesday, March 4, meeting, when they heard from fire and ambulance services and voted to take requests for proposals on developing the downtown Minnehaha County...
The Central Valley Struttin’ Gobblers (CVSG), a chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation (NWTF), has announced the 2025-2026 Officers, which is the renewal of previous Chapter Officers. Pictured back row (left to right) is Ashley Ourada-Lind (Secretary), Tanner...
Troy Schwans | Managing Editor of The Special It’s that time of year again when we “spring ahead” and lose an hour of sleep. At 2:00 a.m. this Sunday, we’ll move our clocks forward to 3:00 a.m., shifting an hour of daylight from morning to evening.Fortunately, most of...
Humboldt Sharpshooters are shown here with Humboldt Legion members. Pictured (left to right) is Fred Lee, Mausten Stelper, Zane Price, Rowdy Horing and Post Commander Charles Dubbe. (Photo/Submitted) Happy Birthday to The American Legion. Pictured (left to right) is...
Rep. Leslie Heinemann I am honored to have my twin granddaughters Rachel and Rebecca here as pages this week and next!We had a long crossover day and now we will be looking at Senate bills that have made their way to the House side.House bill 1044 which authorizes the...
HB 1052 – The act to prohibit the exercise of eminent domain for carbon pipelines. This was one of the biggest topics of the session. HB 1052 is on the way to Governor Rhoden’s desk! Please email or call the Governor and ask him to sign this bill into...
Rep. Bethany Soye In the past few weeks there has been a lot of misinformation and fear spread by opponents of HB 1239. As we prepare to debate the bill in the Senate I would like to present the facts of the situation.The bill simply removes the current carve out for...
82 Hartford, SD February 27, 2025 Arthur “Ray” Butenschoen, 82, of Hartford, SD, formerly Worthing, SD, passed Thursday, February 27, 2025, at Sanford Hospital, Sioux Falls. Arthur Ray Butenschoen was born on April 29, 1942, in Minnehaha County, the son of Arthur H....
There were 24 West Central High School students who took a field trip to Pierre on Wednesday, February 26. They spent the day learning about the South Dakota state government and received a tour of the building. (Photo/Submitted) On Wednesday, February 26, 24 West...
The West Central Libraries celebrated “Read Across America Week” by hosting a variety of activities at each school. (Photo/Submitted) West Central Libraries celebrated “Read Across America Week” by hosting a variety of activities.At Hartford Elementary, Mrs. Johnson...
The students in Mrs. Spielmann’s second-grade class celebrated “Read Across America Day” and Dr. Seuss’s birthday, on Monday, March 3. The students are shown with their hats and vests. We enjoyed listening to Dr. Seuss books read by our guest readers. It was a great...
The students in Mrs. Spielmann’s second-grade class were treated to a Guest Reader on March 3, 2025, Read Across America Day. Our Guest Reader was our Hartford Elementary School Nurse, Carly Boom. We enjoyed listening to the book, “Wacky Wednesday by Dr. Seuss. From a...
The West Central Trojans advanced 11 wrestlers to the 2025 South Dakota State Wrestling Tournament. Pictured front row (left to right) is Cain Grocott, Keaton Vessells and Orlando Whiting. Middle row (left to right) is Kyliegh Schuller, Langdon Klinkhammer, Karson...
Pictured (left to right) is Mike Mathieu, Carl Johnson, Cattleman of the Year recipient Tom Ollerich, Ethan Wright, Trevor Benson and Dick Funke. (Photo/Submitted) Marylou Nagel | Writer Tom Ollerich has been awarded 2025’s Cattleman of the Year by the Sioux Basin...
On Tuesday, February 25, the members of the Dell Rapids City Council and the Minnehaha County Commission met as a joint board to look at several issues affecting the city and county’s joint jurisdiction area south of Dell Rapids. (Photo/Dave Baumeister) Dave...
Sara Stadem | Editor Education is the passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to those who prepare for it today.” – Malcolm XIt takes a village to help students prepare for their future from teachers, secretaries, coaches and staff members to principals, bus...
Submitted by Fred Lee At the close of The American Legion’s Midwinter conference this past weekend, the State Oratory contest was held and Elena Andrews from District 7, third from right, won the contest and will represent South Dakota at the National American Legion...
Sara Stadem | Editor The Baltic Fire Department is gearing up for their annual Soup & Dessert Benefit, an event they have held for over 20 years. This year’s event will be on Sunday, March 2, at the Baltic School District.The soup and desserts are homemade by the...