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...
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) announced two opportunities for communities to apply for assistance to enhance public outdoor recreation opportunities.Land and Water Conservation FundThe Land and Water Conservation fund (LWCF) 2025 grant...
TV fifth graders to join Colton Elementary Sara Stadem | Editor At the most recent Tri-Valley School Board meeting, it was determined to change the educational structure for the 2025-2026 school year to have the Tri-Valley 5th grade become part of the Colton...
Learning the Mustang Way at Colton Elementary. The Mustang fourth graders learned how solid rock breaks apart into smaller pieces through weathering. During the lesson, students used sugar cubes as a model for rocks. (Photos/Submitted)
The Tri-Valley Mustang JK learned about the letter P last week. Students had Principal Gors as a guest reader along with some parachute fun. They ended their week learning more about the letter P while enjoying pie along with learning about police from Deputy...
West Central One-Act students placed third in Regions with Lafayette No. 1. (Photo/Submitted) Marylou Nagel | Writer The West Central One-Act team wrapped up another successful season with a third place award at Regions.This year, the students presented a drama play...
The February Students of the Month in Mrs. Spielmann’s second grade class were: Morgin Kurtenbach, son of Katrina and Rob Kurtenbach; Maxx Voller, son of Serena and Brian Voller; McKenna Grace, daughter of Nadine and Kyle Grace, and Crew Eich, son of Melissa and Aaron...