(Photo/Submitted) Adie Stadem | Staff Intern The Crooks Flag Football League (CFFL) is holding a pancake feed to help fund the upcoming 2023 football season.President of CFFL Todd Myhre explained that the pancake feed helps with numerous factors for the CFFL. Myhre...
Table Talk will perform at Main Street Humboldt Bar’s St. Patrick’s Day celebration on Friday, March 17. (Photo/Submitted) Marylou Nagel | Writer Main Street Humboldt Bar will welcome band, Table Talk, to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on Friday, March 17, beginning at...
Aric Manthey | Writer Despite the abundance of snow and wind we’ve endured this winter, one of the first true signs of spring will occur this weekend. Starting Sunday at 2 am, we will “spring forward” with our clocks and adjust for Daylight Saving Time (DST). The...
Community members were able to enjoy food, conversation, and camaraderie during the soup benefit held by the Baltic Fire Department. (Photo/Adie Stadem) Sara Stadem | Editor The Baltic Fire Department held their annual Soup & Dessert Benefit on Sunday, March 5, in...
Christ Lutheran Pastor Dirk Hagmaier with his wife, Constanze, and their daughter Emma. (Photo/Submitted) Abby Mitchell | Staff Intern A year and a half ago, Hartford’s Christ Lutheran Church welcomed Pastor Dirk Hagmaier to the community. Hagmaier, who is originally...
Aric Manthey | Writer Every community is at its best when it can come together for a common cause. Whether it’s a celebration or a tragedy, neighbors can bring out the best of each other through a time of change. For Gavin and Rachel Holmes, that couldn’t be any more...
Aric Manthey | Writer The Hartford Area Chamber of Commerce hosted its second Legislative Coffee at Stomping Grounds this past weekend. For this meeting, Representative Bethany Soye was in attendance. A variety of topics were discussed at this meeting, ranging from...
Aric Manthey | Writer The local ACE Hardware will be going a step further to help the community with all of its needs. Starting Monday, March 6, Ace Hardware in Hartford will be expanding their businesses hours. From that day forward, the store will be open from...
Sara Stadem | Editor Although the National FFA Week was February 18-25, Mother Nature played a role in changing the plans for the school celebrations. Due to the weather, The West Central FFA Chapter canceled their celebration with the Tri-Valley FFA Chapter...
The West Central Trojans had 11 wrestlers qualify for the 2023 South Dakota Class A State Wrestling tournament which included Allison Foote (285), Karson Vessells (113), Levi Anderson (120), Orlando Whiting (126), Connor Siemonsma (138), Chandler Carda (145), Keaton...
Christy Oberg; Tri-Valley High School (Photo/Submitted) Sara Stadem | Editor While it might be thought that a school secretary primarily focuses on performing clerical and organizational tasks, what some might not know are about the other duties that school...
Home to Home, A Backpack to Hold is a non-profit organization that is trying to pack over 50 backpacks with essentials for foster children in need. Olson is hoping to have the backpacks packed and delivered to Children’s Home Society in Sioux Falls on April 1....
Sara Stadem | Editor The Baltic Fire Department (BFD) is at it once again preparing for their annul Soup & Dessert Benefit which will be held on Sunday, March 5, from 10:30am-1:30pm in the Baltic School commons.There will be four types of soup offered at the free...
Community members shared conversation and comradery during the Colton Fire and Rescue soup fundraiser in Colton. (Photo/Submitted) Sara Stadem | Editor The Colton Fire and Rescue (CFR) welcomed community members on Sunday, February 12, to their soup fundraiser which...
Pictured (left to right) is Lois Kaiser, President of the Senior Citizen Center; Nate Dally, Philanthropic Advisor from Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation; and Deanna Bies, Treasurer of the Senior Citizen Center. The Hartford Senior Citizen Center is collaborating...
The 6th grade Mustangs needed to develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function. (Photo/Submitted) Adie Stadem | Staff Intern Tri-Valley 6th graders are learning about cells in a whole new...
Sara Stadem | Editor The West Central National Honor Society (NHS) wrapped up their “Trojan Go Gold” (TGG) fundraiser which helped raise money and awareness for childhood cancer and the struggle families affected face.NHS Co-Treasurer Cambell Fischer explained the TGG...
Sara Stadem | Editor It is that time of year again when National FFA Week has arrived to share what FFA is and the impact that it has on FFA members and communities every day. This year, National FFA Week is celebrated February 18-25, 2023, with the celebration taking...
Pictured is the 2022-2023 West Central FCCLA Chapter. (Photo/Submitted) Sara Stadem | Editor National FCCLA week was celebrated from February 13-17, 2023 across the FCCLA Chapters.Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) is a national Career and...
Sara Stadem | Editor FBLA (Future Business Leaders of America, Inc.) is the largest business Career and Technical Student Organization in the world, according to their website, www.fbla-pbl.org/. Their mission states:FBLA inspires and prepares students to become...