Mike and his wife Patty pose for a photo outside. (Photos/Submitted) ABOVE: Mike’s Congressional Medal of Honor, kept in pristine condition. (Photos/Submitted) Abby Mitchell | Staff Intern At first glance, Mike and Patty Fitzmaurice seem like an ordinary retired...
The 3 & 4 year olds from Stepping Stones Preschool Center visited Hartford Building Center’s Greenhouse in the morning on May 29th to pick out a blooming flower to put in the garden. Director Melissa Atkins stated “They are starting to learn about pollinators like...
Marylou Nagel | Writer Support the West Central Track and Field team by logging activity miles this summer.The West Central Summer Challenge is a fundraiser to benefit the Track and Field team as they build their pole vault program. The successful Winter Challenge was...
Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring the men and women who died while serving in the U.S. military.We honor the heroic men and women who gave their lives while defending our nation and cherished freedoms. These heroes were...
Patriotic tassels and a pin-wheel were set to doctorate the headstone of Gene Jorgensen by observers of Memorial Day. (Photo/Asa Thomas Metcalfe) Colored flowers were set on the plots of Raymond and Roger Brown in the Hartford cemetery. (Photo/Asa Thomas Metcalfe) Asa...
American Legion Award winners from West Central Winners of American Legion awards at West Central Middle school for 7th grade are Emery Hartman, Stan Volkotrub, Copper Ball, Oscar Anderson, Jetta Van Zee, Chloe Siemonsma, Bella Nelson, and Ella Harden. (Photo and...
The Crooks Community Child Care Center was awarded $10,000 from the South Dakota Community Foundation. Pictured (left to right) is Noel Ahl, Treasurer; Amanda Ellis, Secretary; Ginger Niemann, SDCF Senior Program Officer; Trish Olthoff, Vice President; Kelsey Murphy,...
march students of the monthKyra Graham and Porter Smith. Student of the Month Nominees L to R: Kayden Munk, Gavin Johnson, Student of the Month Nominees L to R: Zoey Hammond, Jetta VanZee and Makayla Bernal. Sara Stadem | Writer West Central middle school teachers,...
Sara Stadem | Writer West Central Middle School added another award for the school year for their students to earn which is called GRIT. The acronym stands for having guts, resiliency, initiative, and tenacity. This award is given to students that are persistent,...
Submitted by Stan Beckstrom | Americanism Officer, Hartford Post 118 Hartford Post 118 and Humboldt Post 62 American Legions will be sponsoring two boys from West Central High School to attend Boys State in Aberdeen SD from May 27th to May 31st 2024. The students are...
Last year’s Humboldt Lawnmower Poker Run recipient Deb Stofferahn (center) is pictured with members of the Humboldt Lawnmower Poker Run Committee. Marylou Nagel | Writer The Humboldt Lawnmower Poker Run committee has chosen Briggs Sieverding as the recipient for the...
MADISON, S.D. – Benjamin Strunk was recently awarded the Merit Champion Scholarship at Dakota State University. The scholarship is awarded to high-achieving students based on ACT scores and high school GPA.“These Champion Scholarships drive our success in bringing the...
Dave Baumeister | County correspondent SIOUX FALLS – When the Minnehaha County Commission met two weeks ago, commissioners heard reports from the prosecution and incarceration sides of the county’s law enforcement.This week, they heard about what county services were...
The students in Mrs. Spielmann’s second-grade class toured the Hartford Area Fire and Rescue Station. We toured the station and learned basic life-safety skills, saw rescue and emergency medical equipment, and a fire apparatus. We also met firefighters and an...
The students in Mrs. Spielmann’s second grade class had a Beach and Book Day, on May 13. We enjoyed reading our favorite books outside while enjoying our favorite snacks. We brought our beach towels, sunglasses, snacks, our favorite drink, and of course our bag of...
Humboldt American Legion Auxiliary Officers for the coming year. (L-R) Lorena Dubbe- President; Donna Beck-Vice President; Connie Lueth-Secretary & Parliamentarian; Dianne Struck-Treasurer; Jean Erickson-Historian and Chaplain; Dawn Herr and, not Pictured, Jackie...
Warren & Betty Oberg celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary May 31st!Let’s shower them with cards! 105 E 5th St, Colton, SD
Meals served at The Gage House/Senior Center at 11:30 am 119 N. Main Ave. All meals served with whole wheat bread, margarine and 1% milk
Anny Libengood Correction In last week’s paper when we published the profiles of the Republican party County Commission primary candidates, we wrote that the primary election would also be the final election for county commissioners; however, that was incorrect.We...
Submitted by Jen Lambley of Southeast Technical College SIOUX FALLS, SD May, 7 2024- Opah Bah of Hartford, a Digital Media Production Technology student at Southeast Technical College, has established a new outlet for creative talents. Bah’s submission was published...