De Smet County Commissioners met on Tues., June 17 at 8:30 a.m. at the Kingsbury County Courthouse with the majority of the time spent meeting with each of the department heads, discussing proposed …
The Vermillion Basin Water Development District (VBWDD) has announced that Anthony Halverson of De Smet has filled the Board of Director Area 7 vacancy. The Area 7 board position became available due …
The Kingsbury County Commissioners met on Tues., June 3 at 8:30 a.m. at the Kingsbury County Courthouse to discuss the Big Ditch and a proposal for property management for the Kingsbury County …
The De Smet City Council held a special meeting on Mon., June 23 at 5 p.m. at City Hall to review proposed changes to the Calumet Avenue infrastructure project. While no formal change orders were …
June 1 was the 35th anniversary of the Prairie House Manor Bed & Breakfast. The home on Third Street was originally built by the second mayor of De Smet, Thomas H. Ruth. It remained his home …
Superior Seniors: Alyssa Asleson, Mirra Beck, Payton Botkin, Sam Gigov, Gannon Gilligan, Josiah Roth, Tanner Tolzon Juniors: Harper Anderson, Aubree Blue, RJ Cleveland, Audi Currier, Megan Dylla, …
You are invited. Every once in a while, an opportunity comes along to have an impact on one’s community. Most of these moments are found in the day-to-day occurrences of life. Picking up some …
The Lake Preston City Council held its regular monthly meeting on Mon., June 9 at 7 p.m. at City Hall. They approved an addition to Boomer’s gas station, heard public comments about property …
Summer is the time for farmers’ markets, and some will be popping up in the next couple of months in Lake Preston. Tanya Flegel with Flegels Flowers will be holding the first market on June 28 from …
A Honor Roll (GPA 4.0-3.65) Seniors: Kason Anderson, Amelia Holland, Trinity Pirlet*, Grace Greene, Jaxson Long Juniors: Mallory Carlson, Brityn Davies*, Isaac Olson, Ben Curd*, Hadlee Holt*, Lorick …
Schools are letting out for the year, which can only mean one thing, summer is near. Summer brings warmer weather and road construction. Work zones and highway workers are popping up all over. Every …
The Lake Preston Board of Education met for the final regular meeting of the current school year on Mon., May 12 at 7 p.m. in the superintendent’s conference room. The board reviewed the …
Trace Van Regenmorter shot this tom on opening weekend of Black Hills turkey season.
Doyle Langland caught this 14-inch stingray on a recent trip to South Padre Island in Texas, using live shrimp as bait. (Photo by Doyle Langland) Want to become Kingsbury famous? Hunters and …
Lane Holland of De Smet recently got this turkey with a 9.25-inch beard out near Custer with his Winchester SX4 shotgun. (Submitted photo) Want to become Kingsbury famous? Hunters and fishermen can …
The De Smet Bulldog golf team has completed the 2025 season. Regions were held in Huron on May 21, and the Bulldogs traveled to Watertown June 2-3 for the State Class B Golf Tournament. “It was a …
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On Thurs., May 22, the Bulldogs traveled to White to compete in the Dolphin Relays track meet. The boys placed fourth out of eleven teams. The girls placed second out of eleven teams. On Fri., May …
On Tues., May 13, the Bulldogs traveled to Clark to compete in the Lake Central Conference Track Meet. The boys placed second out of seven teams with 134.5 points. The girls placed fifth out of seven …
On Tues., May 6, the Bulldogs traveled to Volga to compete in the Sioux Valley Invitational track meet. The girls placed first out of six teams with 198.5 points. The boys placed third out of six …
On Tues., April 22, the Bulldogs traveled to Howard to compete in the Howard Tiger Relays. The girls placed first with 146 points; the boys placed fifth in the meet with 83 points. boys 100m Dash …
The Iroquois/Lake Preston Sharks competed in Huron at the 281 Conference Track Meet on Tues., May 13 at Tiger Stadium. Temperatures were in the 90s, but that did not stop many of the athletes from …
The Sharks competed at the Sioux Valley Invitational track meet this past week and had numerous medalists and some first-place finishers as well. Sioux Valley Invite Girls Shot Put 1st: Hadlee Holt …
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The Sharks had a busy week of competition, competing in Estelline and at O’Gorman; some athletes competed at the 100th Howard Wood Dakota Relays in Sioux Falls. Estelline Girls Shot Put 1st: Hadlee …
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There is nothing better than a beautiful day for a track meet, and the Iroquois/Lake Preston track team competed in Howard on a day with temperatures in the low 70s and very little wind. The athletes …
Iroquois/Lake Preston tracksters participated in their first outdoor meet in Estelline. The Sharks were one of 13 teams competing at the meet, which included Class B and Class A schools. The boys …
Terry Lee Hanna, Toronto, S.D. Nov. 4, 1954 - Jan. 21, 2025. A 1973 graduate of Deubrook High School, Terry married Rhonda Goss in 2005, gaining a daughter Kyla and a son Garrett. …
Cornelia “Helen” Logan was born on Christmas Day, 1919, to Mayo Ross and Katherine (Ebbenga) Muser on the family farm near Erwin, S.D. She passed from this life on Nov. 26, 2024, …
David Earl Anderson, 76, passed away peacefully on April 18, 2025, after a lengthy illness. Known as “Dave” to friends and family, he was a man whose kind and generous spirit …
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Alice Veronica (Biever) Ellis, 89, was born Oct. 8, 1934, on a small farm near Clark, S.D., the fourth child of Louis John and Vina Mae (Rhoten) Biever. She spent her youth on a small …
Karen Elizabeth Black was born July 28, 1955, in Schnectady, N.Y., to Robert James Black and Ardelle Virginia (Folsland) Black. She was an extremely alert baby, turning and staring …
Helen Marie Nelson, age 96, formerly of Lake Preston, passed away Fri., May 2, 2025, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Sat., May 10, 2025, at North …
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For the past two years, Iroquois senior Kali Burma has been working on her Child Development Associates Certification (CDA). Burma took the final examination on Thursday and was notified Friday that …
1962: Lloyd Halverson received a check for $281 from Orville Schuett, manager of the Tri-County Union Cooperative at the cooperative's annual meeting in Oldham. The check was the largest dividend …
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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We've managed to restart our local paper. But that's just the beginning. We need help keeping our local paper – and our communities – alive, active and connected. Everyone can …
