Abby Mitchell | Staff Intern With October fast approaching, Hartford is getting ready to celebrate one of its annual Halloween-related events: the Witches and Warlocks Wine Walk. Originally held in October 2019, the wine walk, which is put on by Downtown Hartford Inc....
Kiri Scott | Writer As hunting season is well on its way, there may be some questions in how to attain a license, what you may need to get that license, and where you can get your very own hunting manual. Hunting is a big part of South Dakota history, with pheasant...
The Tri-Valley Special Education teachers took time during their meeting to work on a team building exercise. (Photo/Submitted) Sara Stadem | Editor The Tri-Valley Special Education Department (SPED) took some time during one of their Friday meetings to work together...
Mustang London Rokeh is pictured on the phone with her dad giving him the news of her nomination from a teacher for showing her Mustang core values. ‘Good News Call of the Day’ gives students an opportunity to call their parent during the day to share with them the...
West Central High School August Student of the Month (Photo/Submitted) 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...
The Marching Mustangs took first place in the first competition when their season started at the Parker Pheasant Marching Festival in Parker. (Photo/Submitted) Sara Stadem | Editor The West Central Marching Trojans and the Tri-Valley Marching Band made their season...
High school students join together on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 7:15 a.m. at Joshua’s Coffee Shop to begin their day with free coffee, worship and prayer. (Photo/Correena Obenauer) Sara Stadem | Editor Free coffee, worship and prayer… what more would a high school...
Abby Mitchell | Staff Intern Back in January of 2019, the then newly-minted Buffalo Ridge Brewing (BRB) began a small charity bingo event as a way to introduce the community of Hartford to the business and to offer support to various community organizations. Today,...
After a meal and a meet and greet, families were able to tour Buffalo Christian Homeschool Academy and complete any paperwork needed for the new school year. (Photo/Sara Stadem) Sara Stadem | Editor After 17 years of teaching in the public school system, Mrs. Sarah...
Hartford Mayor Arden Jones spoke at the informational meeting on Wednesday, September 7, about the wastewater treatment plan. (Photo/Sara Stadem) Sara Stadem | Editor The Hartford City Council and community members came together for an informational meeting on...
A run for suicide prevention comes to Hartford The 437 Project runners recently took on the Sioux Falls Half Marathon. The group will tackle the state of South Dakota running a 437-mile relay style run to raise funds and bring awareness to suicide prevention and...
Main Street Humboldt Bar’s Ribfest was held on Saturday, September 10. (Photo/Marylou Nagel) Marylou Nagel | Writer Main Street Humboldt Bar sent the summer off in style at its third annual Ribfest which was held Saturday, September 10.The day was a feast for the...
National Assisted Living Week Ronald Krumm, resident at Colton Retirement Living, takes some time with his friend, Vance Thunder, to appreciate the nice weather. (Photos/Sara Stadem) Sara Stadem | Editor While many of us get to come home to our family after a long day...
Siouxland Library Bookmobile visits school Crooks library staff Chelsea Meister helps a student check out a book to take home. (Photos/Sara Stadem) Sara Stadem | Editor Love reading books but don’t have access to a public library? Ever wonder if it would be easier for...
Sioux Valley Energy was at Public Safety Day demonstrating electrical safety. (Photo/Sara Stadem) Sara Stadem | Editor The Hartford Area Fire and Rescue (HAFR) has been hosting their Public Safety Day (PSD) for the past four years with this year’s event adding a few...
Sara Stadem | Editor Bridget Boen, Hartford resident, was taught at a young age to sew, a talent that she wants to help inspire younger ladies to continue to learn. Boen’s aunt, Dianne Gubbels of Coleridge, Neb. has been sharing her quilting talents and stories for...
Kiri Scott | Writer South Dakota and several states around the country are experiencing a large gap in teacher positions, making for a messy situation in the school system around the country. With a growing student population and a lessening teacher population,...
The Tri-Valley Marching Band will hit the streets with a total of 39 band members with 12 of those members returning as seniors. (Photo/Michael Hoffman) Sara Stadem | Editor The Tri-Valley Mustangs are underway with their fall sports seasons but they aren’t the only...
The Marching Trojans head into their season with 20 returning seniors and a total of 83 marching band members. (Photo/Submitted) Sara Stadem | Editor As the sports teams hit the course, trails and fields to practice for their fall seasons, there was another team that...
Sara Stadem | Editor The City of Colton is looking to make some changes in their community in hopes to grow their city and bring new community members to Colton, according to Colton Mayor Trevor Bunde.Mayor Bunde explained one of the first changes comes with the city...