West Central’s Brian Voss is South Dakota Technical Education Association Teacher of the Year. (Photo/Submitted) Marylou Nagel | Writer West Central’s Brian Voss has been awarded South Dakota Technical Education Association Teacher of the Year.Voss graduated from...
Sara Stadem | Editor Get ready to shop, eat and discover at the first-ever Buffalo Christian Homeschool Academy Entrepreneurship Day! The Buffalo Christian Homeschool Academy (BCHA) will have their Entrepreneurship Day on Sunday, March 13, at Taopi Hall in Colton.Mrs....
Aliya Skyberg received 1st place in poetry division 1. (Photo/Submitted) Mason Twedt won 1st place in art contest division 1. (Photo/Submitted) Mataya Wiebersick won 1st place in poetry division 1. (Photo/Submitted) Ava Miller won 1st place in essay division 1....
Sara Stadem | Editor Ready, set, hunt! Egg hunting season is upon us. So, grab your Easter baskets and head to Colton City Park on Saturday, April 12, for the Colton Community Connected 4th Annual Easter Egg Hunt.The event is at 11 a.m. with age groups of 1-3 years...
Sioux Falls, S.D. – Join the Helpline Center in recognizing and celebrating the contributions of volunteers as we celebrate Global Volunteer Month through April.This month, we’ll celebrate volunteers in the Black Hills and Sioux Empire at our Spirit of Volunteerism...
Sioux Falls, SD – Minnehaha County Register of Deeds Amanda Halsey has announced her resignation effective July 4th, 2025. Elected in the fall of 2022, Halsey has been responsible for maintaining and safeguarding public records related to real estate transactions,...
Dave Baumeister | County Correspondent SIOUX FALLS – The “interim” was dropped from his title when Jacob Maras was named the new Highway Superintendent at the Tuesday, April 1, meeting of the Minnehaha County Commission.Maras who had been the Interim Superintendent...
88 Hartford, SD March 27, 2025 Lowell Van Liere, age 88, of Hartford, SD, was joyously received into heaven on Thursday, March 27, 2025. Lowell’s faith and loving personality stayed strong and present during his 3+ year battle with dementia. His last moments were...
Sara Stadem | Editor Community members were able to shop at the Tri-Valley Community Clothing Closet on Friday, March 21, at the Crooks Elementary School. Items availableJackie Foster, the Tri-Valley Jr. K-4th grade Counselor, shared, “We were able to help several...
In this Mystery Science lesson, the students in Mrs. Spielmann’s second grade class investigated how plants need water and sunlight to grow. In the two-part activity, Seeds — Light and Dark, the students experimented with growing radish seeds in light and dark...
After reading “How a Seed Grows” by Helen J. Jordan, from our Science lesson, the students in Mrs. Spielmann’s second grade class grew seeds in a glove using cotton balls dipped in warm water. The gloves were taped to our sunny windows. The students charted the...
The students in Mrs. Spielmann’s second grade class worked on the Mystery Science lesson of: How Do Animals Know When To Wake Up from Hibernation? Hibernating animals use an internal “alarm clock” controlled by chemical reactions in their brains, specifically the...
The students in Mrs. Spielmann’s second-grade class were treated to Mystery Reader on March 25, 2025. Our Mystery Reader was Jacob Hellvig. We enjoyed listening to the book, “My Lucky Day” by Keiko Kasza. While sharpening his claws to hunt for his breakfast, a...
The students in Mrs. Spielmann’s second-grade class were treated to a Mystery Reader on March 25, 2025. Our Mystery Reader was Madysen Roth. We enjoyed listening to the book, What if You Had an Animal Tongue?”, by Sandra Markle. What if you woke up one morning and...
The Crooks Veterans Park is still fundraising for their 2025 construction plan in hopes of having the park completed by September. (Photo/Submitted) The Crooks Veterans Park is hosting a free-will donation feed on Sunday, April 6, from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Crooks...
Lainey Raap, daughter of Ashlynn and Andrew, was diagnosed with stage two germ cell cancer in February 2024. There will be a silent auction and meal for her put on by the Montrose-Humboldt Knights of Columbus on Saturday, April 12. (Photo/Submitted) Abby Mitchell |...
Carl Fredricksen, originally from Colton, moved back to Crooks a few years ago and is running for Mayor of Crooks. (Photo/Submitted) Mayor F. Butch Oseby has been Mayor of Crooks the past six years and is running for re-election. (Photo/Submitted) Sara Stadem | Editor...
Abby Mitchell | Staff Intern Get ready for a poker run to keep the tractor’s pulling! On Saturday, April 5, Colton Community Connected (CCC) and TJz Bar & Restaurant will hold a Poker Run to raise funds for this year’s Colton Country Days tractor pull.The tractor...
Dave Baumeister | County Correspondent SIOUX FALLS – Due to severe dry conditions, Minnehaha County Commissioners voted unanimously to immediately enact a county-wide burn ban at their Tuesday, March 25, meeting.Emergency Management Director Jason Gearman, and Mike...
The 37th Annual 3-Class Shootout basketball All-Star game will be held on Saturday, March 29, at the McCook Central Auditorium in Salem. All three classes in both boys and girls will be represented by many of the top seniors in South Dakota. The games are as...