The students in Mrs. Spielmann’s second-grade class were treated to a Guest Reader on March 1, 2024, Read Across America Day. Our Guest Reader was our Hartford Elementary Art Teacher, Ms. Tsunemori. We enjoyed listening to the book, “Yertle the Turtle” by Dr. Seuss....
The students in Mrs. Spielmann’s second grade class were learning all about Leap Year in our Mystery Science lesson! They learned that leap year occurs once every four years. There are 366 days in the leap year instead of the normal 365. On a leap year, February has...
In celebration of Dr. Seuss’ Read Across America Day, March 1, 2024 World Book Day, and Character Book Dress-Up Day, the students in Mrs. Spielmann’s second-grade classroom, dressed up as their favorite characters from a book. This was more than just a “dress-up” day....
The 4th graders were able to have many interactive activities such as panning for gold and making music with water while at the Sioux Empire Water Festival. (Photos/Submitted) The Tri-Valley Mustang 4th graders attended the Sioux Empire Water Festival this past week....
The Mustang students at the Crooks and Colton Elementary wrote down acts of kindness and then crumpled up the paper into snowballs to make snowmen. The snowmen are a way to display the kindness of the Mustang students. (Photos/Submitted) Snow Kind snowmen were...
The Tri-Valley FFA Chapter hosted their local Agriscience Fair at school this week which included over 20 projects that were presented by their students. Up next for the Tri-Valley FFA Chapter is State Agriscience Fair which takes place on April 3. Good luck, FFA...
Governor Kristi Noem Back in December, when I gave my annual Budget Address to the state legislature, I told them that we had to remember our core function as the state governments. I told them that we needed to prioritize people, not projects. Our primary...
Representative Dusty Johnson BIG Update This week, I voted YES when the House overwhelmingly passed legislation to encourage TikTok to divest from its parent company ByteDance, which is under the influence of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). The bill would require...
U.S. Senator Mike Rounds Welcome to another edition of the Weekly Round[s] Up! We’re gearing up for another busy week before heading back to South Dakota for our Easter in-state work period. Our next deadline is Friday to finish up our appropriations for this fiscal...
Sara Stadem | Editor Get ready to find those eggs! Crooks Area Working Together will be hosting an Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday, March 24.The event will be divided by age groups as follows: 1-3, 4-6, 7-9, and 10-12. Each group will go sequentially.The event will be at 3...
Middle school girls, teachers attended SIOUX FALLS, SD - Southeast Technical College hosted a Women in Science event on campus Wednesday, March 6, 2024, from 8:45 a.m. to 2 p.m. More than 1,000 eighth-grade girls and teachers attended. The event featured technical...
State Senator Brent “B.R.” Hoffman announced he will not seek reelection to the State Senate. He’ll continue to represent District 9, which includes northwestern Sioux Falls, Hartford and Wall Lake, through the end of the year. Hoffman had previously indicated he...
Every day, South Dakotans do extraordinary things. The South Dakota Hall of Fame’s Acts of Excellence (AOE) program, sponsored by Sanford Health, recognizes the individuals and organizations who are building a culture of excellence in South Dakota.The South Dakota...
The West Central Education of Foundation held their annual Trojan Night of Distinction recognizing several staff throughout the evening. (Photo/Submitted) The West Central Education of Foundation honored Justin (left) and Tina Kjellsen, owners of Big J’s Roadhouse, as...
Donna Rumbaugh | Managing Editor of The New Era Spring is just around the corner and with it comes clean-up. This is the time of year when landowners use fire to clean up burn pits, ditches, fields, gardens, and fence lines. It is also the time of year when fires can...
Sara Stadem | Editor Losing a loved one is a heartbreaking time that can leave someone feeling a wide range of emotions - sadness, anxious, lonely, anger, and so much more. Finding someone to lean on or talk to through that time can be comforting and help through the...
Ready to mix it up at the Membership Mixer? The Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce will be hosting their Membership Mixer on Thursday, March 28, from 4:30-6:30 p.m. The Mixer will be held at Maple Pass Apartments & Townhomes located at 310 N. Maple Avenue in...
Lisa Miller New Century Press (NCP), parent company of The Minnehaha Messenger, named general manager, Lisa Miller, to the position of chief operating officer during a recent board of directors meeting. She replaces retiring COO Jim Hensley. Miller was also elected to...
Submitted by Donna Beck, Secretary The William H. Crippen American Legion Auxiliary Unit 62 of Humboldt, SD held their meeting Monday, March 4, 2024 in the Community Center. The meeting was preceded by a pot luck supper in observance of the Legion’s birthday....
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) kicks off the sixth year of the Nest Predator Bounty Program as part of Gov. Noem’s Second Century Initiative. The 2024 program opens for South Dakota youth under the age of 18 on March 1. The program will...