The Lake Preston Board of Education met Monday, Aug. 10 for their regularly scheduled meeting. Much of the discussion revolved around the proposed “Back to School Plan” presented by …
Opening days• K-12 starts Wednesday, August 19, 2020• Preschool starts Thursday, August 20, 2020Doors open at 8:00 a.m. If your child will be eating breakfast, please have them go to the …
The first day of school is Aug. 20 in De Smet. At Monday’s Board of Education meeting, the board and administration discussed precautions that will be taken. Superintendent Abi Van Regenmorter …
The Oldham-Ramona School District has three new hires for the new school year. Katie Wiebe will be joining the staff as the new school counselor, along with Lilianna Mallak as the new music teacher …
As a sophomore at Northern State University in Aberdeen, it was very hard to find out that sophomore year would come to an end by finishing online. We had our spring break set to start on March 6 when our Friday classes were over, and classes were set to resume on Monday, March 16. None of us students knew that we actually would not be returning back to campus for the rest of the year.
At this time of year, the thoughts of children and teachers turn to school. New supplies are purchased, bulletin boards are decorated and schools are cleaned in preparation for school starting. With …
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The 12th annual De Smet Plein Air “Paint Out,” and the first virtual plein air event, was a tremendous success. The event was sponsored by the Harvey Dunn Society and held Aug. 7 – …
The De Smet Firemen let the kids have a chance to spray water from the fire hoses at the Fire Department / Ambulance picnic.
Roberta Mae Walz passed in peace in Brookings, S.D., on Aug. 7, 2020, at the age of 67.She was born Jan. 1, 1953, to Robert and Ruth Zeller in De Smet, S.D. She graduated from De Smet …
Roger David Smith passed away July 2, 2020 at his home in Green River, Wyoming at the age of 65. He was born July 30, 1954 in Huron, South Dakota to Winston D Smith and Marjorie C …
George Johnson, age 69, of Huron, passed away Tuesday, July 28, 2020, at the Huron Regional Medical Center with his family at his side.His private family funeral service was held …
Dave Dossett was born March 8, 1960 in Kansas. A former Sioux Falls resident, he passed away peacefully with family by his side July 28, 2020, at his home in Lake Preston.David is …
JoAnn Marie Paterson Lloyd Dierkson, 85, of Spearfish, died peacefully surrounded by her loved ones on Thursday, July 23, 2020. JoAnn was born November 20, 1934, in Sioux Falls, …
Carolyn Marie McMasters, 70, of Brookings, S.D. passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2020, at her home in Brookings after a long battle with cancer. Carolyn was born on Nov. 6, 1949, to …
This past Sunday evening was another great one to spend on the golf course. A total of 26 teams across several age groups participated in the 33rd Annual Junior/Senior Tournament. The tournament …
Iroquois area farmer and school board president, Greg Blue, recently directed a $2,500 America’s Farmers Grow Communities donation, sponsored by Bayer Fund, to the Iroquois School Ag …
Bob and Deb Stroud and their grandchildren, Kalli and J.P. of Redfield, were recent visitors with Donna Stroud. The Daniel Stroud family of Huron were Saturday visitors. Logan Hattervig of Sioux …
The Oldham Library Board is having an open house retirement appreciation party for Joanne Nelson, who has served since 1976. They will be serving refreshments from 1:00-3:00 on Friday, Aug 7. …
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.
Our paper was printed by the same printer that printed the De Smet News and Lake Preston Times – Leader Printing in Madison. Watching a newspaper get printed was an amazing process to watch. Check out the video!
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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 …
