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HAFR gears up for Public Safety Day
Community members can learn about accident situations with the Highway Patrol rollover simulator at the Public Safety Day. (Photo/Sara Stadem) Sara Stadem | Editor Obstacle course, passports, lunch, oh my. That’s right, the Hartford Area Fire and Rescue 6th Annual...
Alcoholics Anonymous to begin meetings in Hartford
Marylou Nagel | Writer A new meeting will be coming to Hartford to offer a service to community members. Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) will start meeting on Saturday, August 24, at Christ Lutheran Church. The meetings will then take place every Saturday at 2 p.m. at the...
Soil Health School set for Aug. 26-28 in Huron
PIERRE, SD – The 2024 Soil Health School will take place Aug. 26-28 at the Crossroads Hotel and Huron Event Center and the Dale Demonstration Farm near Huron, SD. This demonstration farm is newly established, and attendees will have a chance to see this land in...
Ice cream social time
The Dell Rapids Carnegie Public Library helped families jump start their school year this past week by having an ice cream social! The event was sponsored by the Friends of the Dell Rapids Carnegie Public Library with 201 community members coming to help celebrate the...
Heinemann announces his candidacy
Leslie Heinemann, rural Flandreau, is pleased to announce his candidacy from District 25 for the South Dakota House of Representatives in the upcoming general election November 5, 2024. Leslie is a retired dentist who provided dental care for the communities of...
AAA checklist for college students: Insurance, car care and ID theft
SIOUX FALLS, SD – Summer is wrapping up, and colleges and universities will soon be back in session. Whether students are heading off to college for the first time or returning to campus, it’s important for parents to make sure vehicles and other property are...
“We need to talk”
Gov. Kristi Noem Years ago, I lost a dear friend of mine to suicide, and it was fundamentally life changing for me. After that incident, I remember thinking, “I should have done something. I should have said something.” I replayed every interaction I had with them...
Never let fear stop you
Rep. Dusty Johnson By: Aleesia Dillon, Ben Reifel InternWorking in politics has always been in the back of my mind, but I had never seriously considered it. On June 3, 2024, my window of opportunity opened to work on Capitol Hill. It was my first day as the Ben Reifel...
Democrats go after the Supreme Court’s independence
Sen. John Thune Chief Justice John Roberts likened the job of a judge to calling balls and strikes. I think most Americans would agree with the image of courts functioning as impartial umpires. But in the last few years, as the U.S. Supreme Court has issued a handful...