Marylou Nagel | Writer Registration is now open for Hartford Area Flag Football. The co-ed developmental league is comprised of players from junior kindergarten through sixth grade. There are three divisions based on grade: Jr K-1, 2-3, and 4-6.Some leagues do not...
Sara Stadem | Writer Education has changed over the course of the years with some students attending a more tradition school while others are receiving their education through hybrid or homeschool learning.Whatever method of learning your students receive, there are...
Abby Mitchell | Staff Intern This Sunday, from 8 A.M. to 1 P.M., Crooks Veterans’ Park will be holding a pancake feed at the Crooks Community Center to raise funds for the construction of the park.The spring feed was originally put on by Crooks’s flag football league,...
The students in Mrs. Spielmann’s second grade class learned all about the Solar Eclipse 2024 in our Mystery Science class and Scholastic News. A solar eclipse occurs when the moon is in a position that is directly between the earth and the sun. This alignment causes...
Our second graders have taken the fun of March Madness and turned it into a reading and math challenge! The 19 teams recruited members from each of the four second grade classes. Each individual student recorded his/her reading and math minutes practiced each night...
New articulation options put student needs first SIOUX FALLS, SD - Officials at Southeast Technical College and South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSM&T) are solidifying a new articulation agreement with a signing ceremony Friday, April 12, 2024, 9 a.m....
The next meeting of the Humboldt Threshers will be Sunday, April 28th at 7:00pm at the Humboldt Fire Station. Topics to be discussed are the schedule of events, the new posters and pocket schedules. The membership can then get started on obtaining sponsor donations...
Offering you an Earth Day AUTOMOTIVE amnesty day Garrestson, SD – As part of our Amnesty Day on Monday the 22nd we will accept many environmentally unsafe products from vehicles free of charge! They will be processed in our professional automotive dismantling...
Mustang students in 4C created their version of the Cair Paravel castle. After a close vote from students, #12, Tristan Gruis, won! (Photos/Submitted) After reading The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, 4C students created their version of the Cair Paravel castle....
By: Kim Hubers When I dreamed of joining the military, I knew it wouldn’t be an easy dream to realize. I knew I’d have to push myself past my limits and that I could be required to risk my life. Over my 14 years in the South Dakota Army National Guard, including...
Asa Thomas Metcalfe | Editor The first time I came to South Dakota I was 22-years-old and moving from Vermont to Wyoming. It was my first excursion west and while South Dakota doesn’t have the whimsically popular mountain skyline of Colorado, it was still the first...
Three students from West Central were selected for the 2024 South Dakota High School All-State Band. Pictured (left to right) is Whitney Pageler, Gabe Gebhard, and Allison Brost. (Photo/Danny Eye) Submitted by Danny Eye Congratulations to Whitney Pageler (flute), Gabe...
Sara Stadem | Writer The Tri-Valley School District held their School Board Election on Tuesday, April 9, in all voting precincts with the election polls being open from 7 a.m. – 7 p.m.There were two, 3-year terms of office that were being voted on with three...
Attendees at the Chamber Mixer toured the Maple Pass housing units on Thursday, March 28. (Photos/Submitted) Hartford, SD– The Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce held its first mixer of 2024 at Maple Pass on Thursday, March 28. The event was a success, with attendees...
Grace Wolff | Staff Intern The Colton pool is a local spot for many to gather during the hot summer months. Surrounding towns also enjoy the pool, but sometimes transportation to get there is not an option. In the past, Crooks and Colton have run a shuttle bus to and...
Marylou Nagel | Writer Miller Funeral Home in Hartford will host its first preplanning seminar on Tuesday, April 16, from 6-7pm.The Seven Mistakes Seminar will cover the common mistakes families have made before, during, and after planning a funeral service. It will...
BATH, S.D. – 319 South Dakota FFA members will be recognized for receiving their State FFA Degree at the 96th South Dakota State FFA Convention, Friday April 19th, 2024, at 4:00 pm. Join us in helping them celebrate! You can also watch the convention live at...
To increase the safety of our downtown and test potential permanent features that are outlined in the recently engineered Downtown Master Plan, there will be a new temporary feature soon at the intersection of 1st & Main Ave, sponsored by Downtown Hartford...
The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) has identified the need to repair or reconstruct substantial portions of the SD Highway 38 Corridor between Humboldt and Sioux Falls in the 2030 to 2035 timeframe. In recognition of anticipated growth and changes...
By Connie Lueth, Secretary The William H. Crippen American Legion Auxiliary, Unit 62, of Humboldt, SD, held their meeting at the Community Center on Monday evening, April 1, 2024. President Lorena Dubbe called the meeting to order with 10 members present. We opened...