The students in Mrs. Spielmann’s second-grade class have been learning all about major landforms and bodies of water in Social Studies Class. They learned that landforms are a natural formation or area of land such as a continent. They also learned about flat areas of...
Abby Mitchell | Staff Intern On November 2, Colton’s Faith Community Church will host a special guest as a part of its Morning for You program: Korena Keys, CEO of Sioux Falls’ KeyMedia Solutions. Keys will deliver a talk on her autobiographical book, From Welfare to...
The Jersey Auction with the football jerseys began on Thursday, October 17, and ends on Thursday, October 24, at 8 p.m. (Photo/Submitted) Jersey Auction is back! Sara Stadem | Editor Calling all bidders - the Tri-Valley Mustang Jersey Auction is back!The parents of...
Hartford, SD – The Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce that it will hold the 2024 Ballot Issues Forum on Friday, October 25th at West Central High School Auditorium. The event will begin at 7:00 PM and feature several expert panelists who will...
Dave Baumeister | County Correspondent SIOUX FALLS – Toward the end of the Tuesday, October 15 Minnehaha County Commission meeting, a shouting match developed between members of the South Dakota Canvassing Group and commissioners over comments specifically made by...
Jones Family Eyecare participated in the 2023 Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce Trunk or Treat. (Photo/Submitted) The Grinch and Cindy Lou Who pass out candy during the Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce Trunk or Treat in 2023. (Photo/Submitted) Marylou Nagel | Writer...
Mitchell, S.D. - The Dakota Wesleyan University Athletic Department will induct seven individuals into the DWU Athletic Hall of Fame on Friday, Oct. 11, 2024. The Dakota Wesleyan inductees include Kardel Miller ’94, Anthony Muilenburg ’13, Nicole Court-Menendez Porter...
Crooks Veteran’s Park raised just over $18,000 during its poker run on October 5. The event featured raffles, live and silent auctions, and several prize drawings. (Photo/Submitted) Abby Mitchell | Staff Intern Longtime readers of The Minnehaha Messenger may be...
Senator John Thune For many South Dakotans, the local paper is more than just a source of news; it’s like a trusted neighbor, always there to keep you informed about what’s happening in our communities. Like many others, I depend on the local paper to stay connected...
Call to Freedom CommUnity Breakfast (Photo/Submitted) Representative Dusty Johnson BIG UpdateFEMA does not and should not use disaster funds for illegal immigrants. There are separate funds and funding sources for both the Disaster Relief Fund and the Shelter and...
Governor Kristi Noem There’s a call that you’ll hear across much of South Dakota over the next several months. It doesn’t sound like a bird, though it’s all about one. The shout of “ROOSTER!” will ring out in fields and ditches, just like it does every fall into the...
PIERRE, S.D.— The Second Judicial Circuit will hold a swearing-in of Jeffrey C. Clapper as its newest circuit court judge.The investiture ceremony will take place on Friday, Oct. 18, 2024, at 3 p.m. CDT in Courtroom 5B at the Minnehaha County Courthouse located at 425...
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) is seeking internship applications for the spring in his Washington, D.C., Rapid City, Aberdeen, and Sioux Falls offices.Duties include researching legislation, writing memos, attending committee hearings...
DELL RAPIDS — The annual District 7 Fall Meeting of the South Dakota American Legion will be held Saturday, October 26, 2024, in Dell Rapids for Legionnaires from Lake, Moody, McCook, Minnehaha, Union and Lincoln counties.There will be social will begin at 11:00 a.m.,...
PIERRE, S.D. – Governor Kristi Noem and nine fellow governors submitted an amici curiae brief to the United States Supreme Court for the United States v. Skrmetti case. This case regards the constitutionality of a Tennessee law that, similar to South Dakota’s “Help...
Garland’s DOJ did not respond to initial letter on prosecutions, as evidence of thousands of cases of illegal aliens registering to vote have emergedWASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) joined his colleague Senator Bill Hagerty (R-Tenn.) in calling out U.S....
Pictured is the crew of the Haunted House at Tri-Valley from last year. The 4th Annual Haunted House is scheduled for Saturday, October 19, at the Colton School location with the Trick-or-Treat event from 5-5:45 p.m. The Mild Scare is from 6-6:30 p.m. and the Full...
The Crooks Fire Department took time during Fire Prevention Week to help educate the students at the elementary school in Crooks. Fire Prevention Week ran from October 6-12 with this year’s campaign being, “Smoke alarms: Make them work for you!” (Photos/Submitted)
The students in Mrs. Spielmann’s second grade class were treated to a Mystery Reader on October 11, 2024. Our Mystery Reader was Jennifer Gunderson. We enjoyed listening to the book, “Born in the Wild” by Lita Judge. This exciting story is about baby animals that are...
Mrs. Spielmann’s second grade students were treated to a Mystery Reader on October 10, 2024. Our Mystery Reader was Kristie Haines. We enjoyed listening to the book, “Wild Fibonacci Nature’s Secret Code Revealed,” by Joy N. Hulme. In this books we learned about a...