Tri-valley ag sales team Tri-valley State Winning Ag Sales Team tri-valley creed speaking Tri-valley Exemp. speaking Tri-Valley FFA Chapter Sara Stadem | Editor Each year, FFA Chapters around the country celebrate National FFA Week with this year the celebration...
BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State University Extension will host a conference this spring to help women in agriculture develop their ability to advocate for themselves and the industry.The Power of Women as AgVocates Conference is March 1-2, 2024, at the Casey...
The Tri-Valley Mustang students have had a busy week. The Mustang kindergartners celebrated 100 days of learning fun along with a hat day in 3B. The elementary students also had a guest speaker about internet safety. (Photos/Submitted)
The students in Mrs. Spielmann’s second grade class worked on giving new books a try in our Language Arts lesson, where we learned all about various genres. Some included: fiction, nonfiction, mysteries, comics, realistic fiction, biographies, and comics. We all read...
The students in Mrs. Spielmann’s 2nd grade class worked on a Mystery Science Lesson entitled: How Do You Build a City Out of Mud? In this lesson, the students learned about a unique building material: mud! The properties of mud depend on the properties of the soil...
Sara Stadem | Editor Each month throughout the school year, the teachers of the West Central High School nominate and vote for a Student of the Month (SOTM), with two students being selected from each grade.A new addition was started to the SOTM which are the featured...
PIERRE, S.D. – Governor Kristi Noem and her office are now accepting applications for the 2024 Summer Internship Program. This internship program provides students with a first-hand experience within state government and the functions of the Governor’s Office.Student...
Randy Gross | 25th District Representative This week will be busy as February 21st is the last day for non-budget bills to be passed in their house of origin (Senate or House of Representatives) before moving on to the other house for consideration. Bills not passed...
By Senator Tom Pischke Week 6 of the 2024 Legislative Sesson ended on February 15th. All of our committees in both chambers have been busy working through the 478 bills that were introduced this year. In South Dakota, every introduced bill gets a hearing in a...
Linebacker of the Year Chet Carda was named Chad Greenway Linebacker of the Year and was presented with the LB Legacy Award on January 25. (Photo/Susan Hanley) Sara Stadem | Editor Marylou Nagel | Writer West Central senior, Chet Carda, has recently been named Chad...
2nd Annual Jarvis Brende Memorial Poker Run is set Abby Mitchell | Staff Intern As February crawls forward, the tail end of the year’s shortest month will host an event close to many Crooks citizen’s hearts: the Jarvis Brende Memorial Poker Run. The run was an idea of...
Pictured (right to left) is Deputy Neville Smith, wife Jenny, and children Isaiah, Lincy, and Jacob. (Photo/Submitted) Submitted by Stan Beckstrom Post 118Americanism OfficerLast year Deputy Neville Smith was chosen as the American Legion Law Enforcement Officer of...
Central Valley Stuttin’ Gobblers Scholarship recipientWest Central High School senior, Clara Nelson, is the 2024 Central Valley Struttin’ Gobblers scholarship recipient. Nelson (L) is pictured with CVSG member, Scott Nelson. (Photo/Submitted) Greg Boddicker is the SD...
Submitted by Elsie Baye Valentine Gifts to the Homebound: On Saturday, February 10, the members of Court St. Thomas #1533 Catholic Daughters of Humboldt and Montrose met to assemble cookie plates to take to the homebound of St. Ann and St. Patrick Parishes. Pictured...
By Fred Lee The William H Crippen Post 62 of Humboldt held their regular monthly meeting on Monday, February 5, 2024. Commander Chuck Dubbe opened the meeting with the salute to the Flag and the Pledge of Allegiance. The minutes and treasurer’s report was read and...
Hartford, SD- Community Blood Bank and Hartford Ace Hardware will host a community blood drive event on Tuesday, February 20 from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. and 3:30 to 6:00 p.m. The public will have an opportunity to donate blood to help local patients in the hospital...
By Paula Jarding The Humboldt Threshers will be meeting on Sunday, February 25, 2024, at the Humboldt Fire Station at 7:00 pm. Topics to be discussed are the 2024 show and the financials. As a reminder, the 2024 show will be August 8 to 11 at the threshing site on SD...
AAA offers tips to avoid seasonal tire troubles and minimize need for a tow SIOUX FALLS, SD – Pothole season has arrived earlier than usual this year, putting drivers at greater risk of a breakdown, the need for a tow and potentially costly repairs. A recent survey by...
Washington, D.C. – U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) announced that his office is seeking internship applicants for the summer in his Washington, D.C., Rapid City, Aberdeen, and Sioux Falls offices.Duties of a congressional intern will include researching...
25th District Representative Randy Gross I write this week of the Legislative session about just one topic – but it is an important one, HB1224!Abortion, women’s health, protecting the unborn and other variations of this issue are in the news and will continue to be...