GOLDEN WEST WELCOMES NEW GENERAL MANAGER/CEO Nick Rogness was selected by the Golden West Telecommunications Cooperative board of directors as the organization’s new General Manager and Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Rogness officially began his duties on Monday, May...
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Public hearing on wheel tax hike set for June 17 county commission meeting
Dave Baumeister | County Correspondent SIOUX FALLS – At their Tuesday, May 20, meeting, Minnehaha County Commissioners moved ahead with plans for an increase to the wheel tax, although for what will be less than anticipated.On a motion from Commissioner Jen Bleyenberg...
‘A Growing Frontier’
PARADE MAP The Crooks Community Days parade will take place on Saturday, May 31, beginning at 10 a.m., with the parade starting at S. Dianne Street. (Photo/Submitted) Crook Community Days coming soon Sara Stadem | Editor Crooks Area Working Together has picked a...
SD Century Farms & Ranches invited to apply for recognition
The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) and the South Dakota Farm Bureau (SDFB) are honored to recognize longstanding South Dakota family farms and ranches through the Century Farm and Ranch program at this year’s State Fair.To qualify...
STC students take part in community service event
SIOUX FALLS, SD -- Media Note: Photographs from this event are available on the Southeast Technical College website.Area students from Southeast Technical College in Sioux Falls recently took part in a record-breaking community service event as part of the Spring 2025...
Dakota News Now to host annual media camp
Ten students will participate in a week-long camp, which includes a newscast scheduled to air on Friday, June 6.SIOUX FALLS – Dakota News Now is preparing to welcome ten students from across the region for a week-long introduction to television news...
Olivia Prasek of Dell Rapids earns University of Nebraska-Lincoln degree
LINCOLN, NE -- Olivia Genevieve Williams Prasek of Dell Rapids was among 3,591 graduates who received degrees from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln during commencement exercises May 3, 17 and 18.Prasek earned a Bachelor of Science from the College of Arts and...
Johnson announces U.S. Service Academy applications open
U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) announced the application process is now open for his U.S. Service Academy nomination for the graduating Class of 2030.“The men and women who attend our service academies are incredibly smart and disciplined. Their desire and...
Pastor’s Corner
Pastor Jan | Dell Rapids United Methodist Church 1 When God began to create the heavens and the earth , 5 God named the light Day and the darkness Night. There was evening and there was morning: the first day. Genesis 1, 1,5 CEBOver the course of the past few months,...
What families can do to honor fallen veterans
Major Lee Lockwood sits in a moment of silence for those who have served. (Photo/Sara Stadem) The freedoms people living in the United States are afforded would not have been possible to provide if not for the brave efforts and undying commitment of the many...