Kingsbury County Commissioners met Wed. Jan. 12 to address two major items. The meeting started at 10 a.m. with the morning session spent in executive session for personnel reasons. The commissioners …
Redistricting in South Dakota is complete; however, to answer the question some may have, Kingsbury County is still in Legislative District 22. All of Kingsbury and all of Beadle counties will remain …
On Mon., Jan. 10, local beekeeper Beth Poppen brought in the items she used to start her own beehives. She calls herself an amateur, just getting into beekeeping three years ago. Right now, the …
WATERTOWN, SD — Lake Area Technical College President Michael Cartney announces the current President’s List. Local and area students so honored include: The President’s List is a list of …
The De Smet Common Council met in regular session Wednesday. City lifeguard Noah Roth requested an AED for the city pool. Roth told the council that if a guest drowns or became unresponsive, CPR …
De Smet Board of Education held a regular meeting Jan. 10. While the meeting lasted less than 30 minutes, that was no indication to the matters the board acted on. The Board conducted their annual …
The LifeServe Blood Center blood drive held in De Smet on Tues., Jan. 4, 2022, had a great turn-out. Eighteen donors registered, and 18 units of life-saving blood were donated. The units donated at …
The Lake Preston Music Boosters will host a Subway sandwich meal beginning at 5 p.m. Jan. 27 during the doubleheader basketball game against Castlewood. Funds raised will go toward the music trip, …
The following Lake Preston city offices will become vacant this year because of term expirations of the current office holders. Mayor, 2-year term, office presently held by Andy Wienk; council member …
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Monday’s annual meeting of the Lake Preston Development Board was short, the public portion lasting less than 15 minutes. Gevo, a sustainable jet fuel plant that plans to build a facility near Lake …
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People have always enjoyed music, either by attending concerts or listening to recordings at home. The way recorded music is presented has changed over, from records, such as 78’s, 33 1/3’s or …
Richard Umstead caught this crappie at Thompson last weekend. It weighed 3.2 pounds and was 15 1/4 inches long, barely fitting through the 6 inch hole! (Submitted photo)Catch a dandy? We want to …
Jadan Houg of Renner, S.D., caught this jumbo perch while fishing with her dad Dan Houg on Lake Thompson. The fish measured 13 1/2 inches. The pair caught many perch in the 10- to 13-inch range, …
The De Smet girls basketball team had another exciting night of good basketball when they headed south to Howard Tues., Jan. 11 to match up against the Tigers. The Tigers jumped to an early lead of …
The De Smet Bulldogs Boys Basketball team headed south to Howard Tues., Jan. 11 to take on the 5-1 Howard Tigers in a Lake Central Conference game. The Bulldogs, who have a reputation for their …
The De Smet girls basketball team hosted the Lake Preston Divers Thurs., Jan. 13. The Bulldogs controlled the game, which gave them opportunities to work their offenses for the right shots. The …
The De Smet Boys Basketball team hosted the Lake Preston Divers Thursday night at the Dog Pound and came away with a lopsided 88-25 victory to run their season record to 9-1. The Bulldogs put the …
The De Smet girls basketball team hosted their second home game of the season Thursday night, Jan. 6 against the Arlington Cardinals. It was a low-scoring game that consisted of good defense and both …
Lake Preston vs Mitchell Christian Mon., Jan. 3 saw the Lake Preston Divers travelling to Mitchell to face the Eagles of Mitchell Christian in a busy week of basketball with three games in five days. …
Lake Preston vs Estelline/HendricksThe Lake Preston Lady Divers fought hard but lost 26-48 on Dec. 20 against the Estelline/Hendricks Redhawks . Hadlee Holt, the young 8th grader, was the leading …
Lake Preston vs Elkton-Lake Benton On Dec. 17, the Lake Preston Divers headed east on Highway 14 to visit the Elks of Elkton-Lake Benton for the first road game of the season, where they met a quick, …
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Lake Preston vs ORR Turnovers were the Divers’ downfall in the first game of the season at home. Faith Steffensen put up eight points and 15 rebounds while Hadlee Holt came in off the bench, …
Lake Preston vs Iroquois/Doland Mother Nature delayed the season opener for the Lake Preston Diver basketball team with the Oldham/Ramona-Rutland Raiders, but the Divers were ready when they met the …
DuWayne L. Mack, age 90, of Bemis, S.D., passed away on Wed., Jan. 12, 2022, at his residence. Funeral mass was on Tues., Jan. 18, 2022, at the Holy Rosary Catholic Church in Kranzburg …
Sharon Mae Boyce embraced her Lord and Savior Jan. 2, 2022. She is survived by her beloved husband, Rev. Marvin Boyce of Hagerstown, Md.; son, Don and his wife, Elizabeth; …
Rolland (Ronnie) LeRoy Bjordahl, a third-generation farmer, died on Dec. 13, 2021, ten days before his 91st birthday. Rolland was born Dec. 23, 1930, to Oscar and Gladys (Guse) …
Arlyn “Butch” Smith, 79, of Oldham, S.D., died Tues., Dec. 14, 2021, at the Madison Regional Hospital in Madison, S.D. Butch was born on July 20, 1942, to Lloyd and Elva (Gerald) …
Robert D. Hauck, 95, of Lake Preston, S.D., died Tues., Dec. 14, 2021, at the United Living Community in Brookings, S.D. Robert Duaine Hauck was born Sept. 26, 1926, to Robert O. and …
Jean LaVonne Fox, 91, of Iroquois and De Smet area, passed away on Tuesday evening, Dec. 7, 2021, at the Huron Regional Medical Center, surrounded by her three daughters. A funeral …
Our local newspaper is back and with a new name, a new look, a volunteer staff and a modern web site! Click on this headline to learn more about how it all happened.
The story of the Kingsbury Journal and how it became a reality was featured during the September 7th episode of Dakota Life on the South Dakota Public Broadcasting television channel. Broadcasters …
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