Senator Brent “B.R.” Hoffman “Democracy is the worst form of Government…except for all those other forms that have been tried from time to time.”Winston Churchill Elections matter. Elections are central to American democracy, and in the end, most important state-level...
Township Supervisors, Turner County Commissioners, Minnehaha County Commissioners and State Legislators- Thank you for your sacrificial time and efforts in so many areas. I am Peggy Hoogestraat, a resident of Germantown Township in Turner County. My husband has rural...
The 3rd week of the 2024 Legislative Session completed on January 25th. We are experiencing a very large amount of bill being introduced this year, especially in the Senate. Due to there being twice as many members in the House of Representatives over the Senate, on...
Sara Stadem | Editor West Central middle school teachers, grades 6-8, get to select students they see showing outstanding character throughout the month. Teachers watch for things such as high-quality work, putting in extra effort, working well with others and...
The students in Mrs. Spielmann’s second grade classroom learned all about hot cocoa in our Scholastic News. On a chilly winter day, nothing warms up up better than a cup of hot cocoa! A cup of cocoa is creamy, supersweet and hot! Well that’s the way it is today. You...
The students in Mrs. Spielmann’s second grade class were treated to a Mystery Reader on January 26, 2024. Our Mystery Reader was Marie Fosheim. We enjoyed listening to the book, “The Sun is Kind of a Big Deal” by Nick Seluk. The Sun never stops working to keep things...
The students in Mrs. Spielmann’s second grade class worked on this Mystery Science lesson to determine what was strong enough to make a canyon. The students made hypotheses and investigated the causes of canyons. In the activity, “Cornmeal Canyons,” the students...
Students at the Crooks Elementary held a canned food drive back in November and December and used the canned goods to create sculptures. The students in Kindergarten and 3rd grade made an AmongUs character while the 1st and 4th grade students made a Christmas tree and...
The Tri-Valley Mustang 6th graders created a trucking company or built a water park to demonstrate the concepts of motion and how forces, mass, acceleration, and friction impact or play a role in motion. Students created their build projects and reported back with...
Journey Construction began the construction on the new Tri-Valley High School last spring and is currently scheduled to be completed in December of 2024. There is conversation about a potential January 2025 opening for the new high school rather than the original fall...
Alison Zacharias, a 2023 West Central graduate, was recently crowned as the Teen Miss Rodeo South Dakota. To compete for the title, there are three days of competition which was held in November with Alison officially being crowned in January. (Photo/Submitted) Alison...
At this Tuesday’s meeting, Lynne Keller Forbes, Director of South Eastern Council of Governments, told Minnehaha County Commissioners about work their organization is doing to assist people in southeastern South Dakota counties. (Photo/Dave Baumeister) Dave Baumeister...
Evangeline Gerlach stands beside one of the collection boxes for the animal supply drive for her Eagle Scout project. (Photo/Submitted) Pictured is just one of the many large piles of donations for Evangeline Gerlach’s animal supply drive for her Eagle Scout project....
(Photo/Submitted) Sara Stadem | Editor Looking for an excuse to get out of the house in February? Look no farther. Buffalo Ridge Brewing is heading into February with several events on their calendar to help keep community members busy through the winter weeks.On...
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) announced today that the Recreational Trails Program (RTP) 2024 grant application is now open. The grants are available for trail projects sponsored by municipalities, counties, state parks, federal land...
College news AMES, Iowa – More than 10,800 Iowa State University students have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the fall semester 2023 Dean’s List. Students named to the Dean’s List must earn a grade point average of at least 3.50...
College news MITCHELL, S.D. – Dakota Wesleyan University recently released its fall 2023 dean’s list which includes 316 university students.To qualify for the dean’s list, a student must have a semester grade point average of at least 3.5 on a four-point scale. They...
High school seniors residing in the Golden West Telecommunications service area can now apply for one of 45 $1,000 scholarships available to qualifying students.Now in its 26th year, the Golden West scholarship program awards scholarships to help offset tuition for...
With a Special Facebook Live Event On Saturday, Feb. 3rd, Wreaths Across America remembers the 81rst anniversary of the sinking of the U.S.A.T. DorchesterCOLUMBIA FALLS, Maine – January 23, 2024 – On Saturday, February 3, 2024, Wreaths Across America will pay tribute...
By Dana Hess | For the S.D. NewsMedia Association PIERRE—A rule change that was seen as a way to help struggling high school football teams died for a lack of a motion Wednesday at the meeting of the South Dakota High School Activities Association board of...