By Sen. John Thune May 10, 2024With Democrats in control of the White House and the U.S. Senate, much of my efforts lately are focused on stopping the dangerous Biden-Schumer agenda in Congress. However, the Biden administration has abused the power of regulation to...
Sara Stadem | Writer The West Central High School Band recently held their spring concert where three seniors were recognized for their accomplishments.According to Director of Bands, Mr. Danny Eye, three awards were given out: Louis Armstrong Jazz Award, John Philip...
Grayson Polley carries bags of clothing donations at the Hartford United Methodist Church’s “The Closet.” (Photo/Submitted) Marylou Nagel | Writer Donations pile into the Hartford United Methodist Church in preparation of opening “The Closet,” a free access resource...
Dave Baumeister | County correspondent SIOUX FALLS – This week, the Minnehaha County Commissioners recognized May 5 – 11 as National Correction Officers and Employees Week during their Tuesday meeting.Jamie Gravett, Director of the Juvenile Detention Center, read the...
Turtle Creek park in Hartford. (Photo/Asa Thomas Metcalfe) Sioux Falls, SD- On Saturday May 4, Siouxland Libraries celebrated the grand opening of the first StoryWalk® in its service area at Turtle Creek Park in Hartford. The project is a collaborative effort between...
The congregation gathers out front of the Crooks Lutheran Church. (Photo submitted) Members of the Benton Lutheran Church gather to bless their farm equipment before the summer season. (Photo/Submitted) Interim Pastor Kent Stillson and some the congregations children...
Abby Mitchell | Staff Intern For the past seven years, the Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce hosted the Discover Hartford event, and the Chamber is once again gearing up to host this annual extravaganza from May 6-11.According to Wynne Hindt, the Chamber’s director,...
Marylou Nagel | Writer Hartford Building Center is hosting a Mother’s Day Farm and Fairy Garden Workshop on Thursday, May 9 at 6 p.m., Friday, May 10 at 6 p.m., and Saturday, May 11 at 2 p.m. or 4 p.m.Participants can choose between a farm or a fairy garden. The fairy...
Celebrating Life on the Family Farm & Ranch South Dakota Farmers Union (SDFU) hosts its annual photo contest, Celebrating Life on the Family Farm & Ranch May 1 – July 31, 2024. The winning photographer receives $250.“Agriculture is our state’s No. 1 industry....
The Threshers held their regular meeting on April 28th with 20 members present. The minutes and financials from the previous meeting were read and approved. Members on the sick list were remembered. The pamphlets for the 2024 Show will be ready on Monday, April 29th....
The Sioux Falls downtown post office, currently a processing and distribution center, is being downgraded to a local processing center as part of the United States Postal Service’s “Delivering for America” restructuring plan. (Photo: Stu Whitney / South Dakota News...
20 members inducted into West Central National Honor Society A ceremony was held on Tuesday, May 7 at the West Central School to celebrate new members inducted into the West Central National Honor Society. The night included lighting of the four candles; Scholarship,...
Student News SIOUX FALLS, SD -- Southeast Technical College congratulates its students earning their AAS, diploma and certificates on May 3, 2024.Opah Bah of Hartford has earned the Associate of Applied Science in Digital Media Production Technology.Landon Bartels of...
The Class of 2024’s best and brightest students were recognized recently at the 34th Annual Academic Excellence Recognition luncheon.Governor Kristi Noem’s office, Lieutenant Governor Larry Rhoden and the Associated School Boards of South Dakota (ASBSD) honored...
The U.S. Department of Education (Department) today announced additional steps to support students and their families with the Better FAFSA. The Department is launching a multi-million-dollar program as part of the FAFSA Student Support Strategy to help school...
Briggs Sieverding Abby Mitchell | Staff Intern Back in March, while Reliabank auditor Susie Stroup was browsing Facebook, she spotted a post about an upcoming shoe drive.The drive was raising money to get a service dog for a three-year old boy named Briggs Sieverding....
Zen Haven’s Meagan Taylor, pictured in the middle, poses with class participants Ryan Benda (L) and Neusha Iranpour (R). (Photo/Submitted) Zen Haven is a new Yin Yoga studio located in Meagan Taylor’s Hartford home. (Photo/Submitted) Marylou Nagel | Writer A new yoga...
We celebrated Earth Day on April 24. We completed all of our subjects without using any paper! We also picked up litter around our school. We learned that our environment is so important and we all need to work together to help keep it clean. Global warming is real...
Anna Busser, Kim Siemonsma, and Grace Nolz ceremoniously hold shovels before breaking ground on the location of the new Hair Garden salon. Lesa Jarding | Contributor By this coming fall the faithful clients of Hair Garden will be visiting the salon in its new...
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – Members of the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Foundation recently invited students enrolled in any post-secondary institution in South Dakota to apply for their scholarship program.In 2016, this scholarship program was established by the South Dakota...