Robert and Kay Vander Woude of Hartford, SD will be celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary on February 15, 2025. Let’s shower them with cards full of memories and well wishes! Cards can be mailed to: The Vander Woude’s, 206 Duck Trail, Hartford, SD 57033.
Registration is open for the 2025 South Dakota State University Extension Master Gardener training.The course is open to anyone who would like to learn horticulture skills and research-based best practices and share their gardening knowledge with others. Participants...
The South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs (SDDVA) is now accepting nominations for South Dakota’s Fallen Heroes Bridge Dedication program.In South Dakota, a powerful initiative is underway to name bridges in memory of the men and women from South Dakota who gave...
Sara Stadem | Editor Want a chance to win a gift basket while helping others in need? Grab a teddy bear, or any other stuffed animal, and head to the Teddy Bear Toss during the Tri-Valley varsity boys basketball game on Tuesday, February 18.According to the Tri-Valley...
The Mustang students at the Tri-Valley Colton Elementary had special guests, Sioux Falls Stampede Hockey players, who came to visit, read to their students and share the importance of their Mustang Way expectations. Players touched on the importance of teamwork, being...
The Tri-Valley One-Act performed “Charlette’s Web” this year and competed at the State One-Act Festival which was held February 6-8 in Brookings at SDSU. They received a Superior Play Award, Superior Tech Award and four Individual Acting Awards. (Photos/South Dakota...
Sara Stadem | Editor 2024-2025 Theme: Dare to Dream We are celebrating National FCCLA Week with the West Central FCCLA Chapter which is from February 10-14. Mrs. Jennifer Poulos is the FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) Advisor for the West...
Sara Stadem | Editor The Tri-Valley FCCLA Chapter has 45 students this year from freshman to seniors with Mrs. Tracy Vogt as their advisor.National FCCLA (Family, Career and Community Leaders of America) Week is celebrated from February 10-14 with the Tri-Valley FCCLA...
Being part of FCCLA offers numerous benefits, including:Leadership Development: FCCLA helps you build critical leadership and teamwork skills through hands-on projects, events, and competitions.Career & Academic Preparation: It provides opportunities to explore...
Sara Stadem | Editor Future Business Leaders of America February 9-15 National FBLA Week was celebrated this year from February 9-15 and we are celebrating with the Tri-Valley FBLA Chapter. The Tri-Valley FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America) Chapter, under the...
Sara Stadem | Editor Sometimes you just have those days when you don’t want to cook. Maybe it’s been a long morning at work or maybe you have a full night of sports ahead of you. The West Central FFA Chapter will have you covered for meal to feed your family on...
The students in Mrs. Spielmann’s second-grade class were treated to a Mystery Reader on February 4, 2025. Our Mystery Reader was Melissa Eich. We enjoyed listening to the book, Reptiles and Amphibians” by Simon Mugford. In this book, we took a journey of discovery...
The students in Mrs. Spielmann’s second-grade class were treated to a Mystery Reader on February 7, 2025. Our Mystery Reader was Leslee Gundvaldson. We enjoyed listening to the book, “Your Fantastic Elastic Brain” by JoAnn Deak. Did you know you can stretch and grow...
Congratulations to the Tri-Valley One-Act Play cast and crew! They advanced to the State One-Act Festival with their play, Charlotte’s Web. They competed in Brookings at the State One-Act Festival on Thursday, February 6, at 10:15 a.m. Results were not available at...
Sara Stadem | Editor School Board vacancies are right around the corner for both the West Central and Tri-Valley School Districts and as spring rolls in, so will the petitions.According to Tri-Valley Business Manager Cameron Kerkhove, the Tri-Valley School Board will...
The Jalapeno Popper Burger is at Norby’s Bar & Grill in Dell Rapids. This burger is an all-beef patty topped with jalapeno cream cheese spread, candied bacon and pepper jack cheese topped with a Jalapeno Popper. (Photo/Submitted) The Hot & Beefy at PINZ in...
Pictured is Jamie Gravett, Director of the Juvenille Detention Center. (Photo/Dave Baumeister) Dave Baumeister | County Correspondent SIOUX FALLS – The Register of Deeds and the Director of the Juvenile Detention Center presented information on their departments...
The Crooks Community Ice Crew has continued to maintain the community ice rink in Crooks. The ice rink needed a little TLC with the melting over the past week. After a few nights and five coats of water, the Crooks Community Ice Crew gave the go-ahead that the ice...
SDPB is excited to announce that it is among over 150 local PBS stations and the PBS KIDS Channel that launched ad-free on Amazon’s Prime Video. This is the first time this programming will be available for free on a major streaming service, free to customers...
MITCHELL – The Mitchell School District Board of Education and the South Dakota Board of Technical Education are pleased to announce the launch of the search for the sixth president of Mitchell Technical College.As a college with a national reputation and having...