Senator John Thune Every day, American servicemen and women stand ready to defend our nation. They stay vigilant to counter any threat, and they and their families make innumerable sacrifices in service to our country. And it’s their dedication and courage – and that...
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) led a resolution slamming the Biden-Harris Administration’s botched rollout of the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for the 2024-2025 school year. The resolution condemns the problematic rollout, calls for...
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) congratulated Steve and Kris Gohn of Huron for being selected as South Dakota’s 2024 Angels in Adoption honorees.“Adoption is an incredibly meaningful way to complete a family, but the Gohn family didn’t...
Pictured is the West Central Homecoming Royalty at their Homecoming Coronation. (Photos/Submitted) West Central Homecoming King and Queen were crowned at Homecoming Coronation on Monday, September 16, which started at 7 p.m. Pictured is Homecoming Queen Kadence Lupkes...
The Tri-Valley Mustang sign is up and glowing on the outside of the new high school building. (Photo/Deron Ruesch) Pictured is the new gymnasium home for the Mustangs. (Photos/Submitted) Pictured is a sneak peek down a hallway of the new Tri-Valley High School....
Sara Stadem | Editor Come hungry, come all, come for some French Toast!The Colton Lions Club will be hosting their French Toast Fundraiser on Saturday, September 28, at Taopi Hall in Colton. The free-will donation fundraiser will take place from 8-11 a.m. While the...
Annie’s Project is designed to empower women in agriculture through education, networking and resources. (Photo:SDSU Extension) BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State University Extension will host an Annie’s Project series for women in agriculture this fall in...
PIERRE, S.D.— The Second Judicial Circuit will hold a swearing-in of Mandi A. Mowery as its newest circuit court judge.The investiture ceremony will take place on Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, at 3 p.m. CDT in Courtroom 5B at the Minnehaha County Courthouse located at 425...
After five years of planning and fundraising for their new facility, Crooks Community Child Care Center celebrated with community by having a ribbon cutting along with a Grand Opening with an open house. The event took place on Saturday, September 14, from 2-4 p.m. at...
BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State University Extension is encouraging South Dakotans to get active with its third annual Walktober event.This virtual movement challenge aims to motivate and inspire participants to get outside and get active during October. It is...
Progress continues to be made in the North Oaks Industrial Park area of Hartford. Hartford Area Development Foundation indicated that the streets are getting closer to becoming paved and it should be a few more weeks before that takes place. (Photos/Submitted)
WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) is currently accepting applications from high school seniors who are looking to attend a U.S. service academy after graduation.“Each year, I am honored to nominate our nation’s future military leaders to U.S. service...
The Hartford Area Chambers of Commerce recently held a Career Fair on Thursday, September 5. The career fair ranged from providers such as Ace Hardware, Black Hills Federal, Golden West, Christ Lutheran Church Daycare, Central States Manufacturing, Leisure Living, and...
Student News WEST DES MOINES, IA (09/13/2024)-- Skylar Skovlund, from Crooks, SD, was one of 438 Des Moines University Medicine and Health Sciences students from five programs to receive their white coat during the university’s annual White Coat Ceremony Friday, Sept....
Student News SIOUX FALLS, SD - Southeast Technical College has welcomed a record-breaking number of students, 2,659, for the fall 2024 semester, representing a 7% increase over last fall. This total includes 1,942 traditional-age students and 717, or 27% of the...
(Photo/USDA-NRCS South Dakota) PIERRE, SD – It’s no secret that consumers are hungry for safe, healthy, sustainable, locally grown food. South Dakota’s small scale and urban producers are stepping up to the plate by learning how to improve their land, their...
WALL, SD – Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative’s 72nd annual meeting will be held at 10 a.m. Sept. 28 at the Community Center in Wall. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m.Members in attendance will hear updates about the cooperative. Board of Directors election...
SIOUX FALLS, SD - The Early Childhood Specialist associate degree program has been approved for the full-ride Build Dakota Scholarship at Southeast Technical College. The Build Dakota Scholarship covers 100% of a recipient’s tuition, fees, books and uniforms and is...
Representative Johnson BIG NewsThe Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is gobbling up land outside of China, and we’ve seen their attempts to purchase farmland in America. I’ve been vocal in opposition to the CCP’s purchases of our ag land – it’s a major threat to the...
Governor Kristi Noem As I watch my grandchildren grow and learn, I’m reminded of something that I learned as a young parent: our kids are capable of learning far more (and more quickly) than we realize before we see it for ourselves. They watch everything that we do,...