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FFA members who competed in the NESD Region Land Judging include Katlynn Rydbom, top left, Karlie Stofferahn, Remi Efraimson, Samuel Crowe, Logan Nielsen; Tanner Tolzin, middle left, Cody Zell, Carter Wilkinson, Macailyn Pillar, Brooklyn Coughlin; Gabriel Aughenbaugh, front left, Coy Van Regenmorter, Donovan Sandven, Slayten Wilkinson and Owen Anderson. FFA members who will compete in the National Land judging event in May 2025 include Gabriel Aughenbaugh, Coy Van Regenmorter, Donovan Sandven and Slayten Wilkinson.
Qualified to compete at Nationals
The De Smet FFA Land Judging team competed in the Northeast SD Region Land judging event in Webster, S.D., on Sept 25. The team placed first and qualified to compete in the National FFA Land judging … more
Derek Lee, left, and Darcy Miller present Mayor Gary Wolkow a check in memory of their classmate.
De Smet City Pool gets large donation
The De Smet High School Class of 1990 recently organized a fundraising campaign for new amenities at the De Smet swimming pool as a memorial to their classmate, Tammy Nicholson Foster, who passed … more
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Wally Sorenson works on the loft of one of the new upstairs bedrooms in the old Kingsbury County Bank building.
130-year-old bank building renovated
Not many original buildings still stand where they were located on Calumet Avenue during the early years of De Smet. One of those original buildings standing in the spot where it was built is the … more
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Luke and Ronni Aughenbaugh, children of Matt and Billi Aughenbaugh, were the first children to complete the 1000 Books Before Kindergarten challenge at the Hazel L. Meyer Memorial Library. This is a free program challenge that encourages children and their parents to read books before they get to kindergarten. Any child not in kindergarten is welcome to attend. Stop at the library to get your child started.
1000 Books Before Kindergarten
Gabriel Aughenbaugh, left, and Noah Luethmers race during the De Smet Invite.
Runners compete in area meets
On Thurs., Sept. 12, the Bulldogs hosted the De Smet Booster Invite at the Kingsbury County Country Club at 4 p.m. in De Smet. The Bulldogs placed third in boys varsity. De Smet Invitational Boys - … more
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Decision leaves sidewalk width unchanged
The De Smet City Council met on Wed., Sept. 11 at 5 p.m. at the De Smet Event Center to discuss several topics, but the hot topic for the night was the Main Street project. What began as a typical … more
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Adalyn Gross finished in 12th place in the varsity race.
Runners compete at MCM Invite
On Tues., Sept. 3, the Bulldogs traveled to the McCook Country Club in Salem to compete at the McCook Central/Montrose XC Invite. The Bulldogs placed fifth out of the ten teams that participated in … more
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Planning for aging HVAC units begins
The De Smet School Board met briefly on Mon., Sept. 9 at 5:30 p.m. to discuss several topics, including the HVAC units going out in the middle/high school building, some great accomplishments from … more
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Mary Purintun will be retiring as director of the Hazel L. Meyer Memorial Library on Wed., Sept. 25.
Purintun retiring after nearly 27 years
After 26½ years working at the Hazel L. Meyer Memorial Library, Mary Purintun will be retiring on Wed., Sept. 25. Purintun was born and raised in De Smet and graduated from De Smet High School. … more
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The blessing box sits just outside the doors of the De Smet United Methodist Church, available for anyone who needs baby items to help fill the gap.
Church offers ‘blessing box’ for babies in need
The De Smet United Methodist Church (UMC) is offering a blessing box full of baby items, free to anyone in need, outside the doors of their building. Whether the store is closed, and you need diapers … more
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On Aug. 24, the family of George and Ella (Wehrkamp) Kadinger celebrated a family reunion. The Kadingers and their children, Floyd, Kenneth, MaryAnn and George, were long-time residents of the Clark County/Willow Lake area. Each family was represented at the reunion, with many memories shared. Family came from Sturgis, S.D., Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska and eastern South Dakota.
Kadinger Family reunion
Jamie Lancaster, De Smet Development Corporation Director, had a large audience in the meeting room at the Event Center during the special city council meeting on Monday night as numerous community members and others attended the meeting, interested in hearing about the upcoming Main Street project.
Main Street details await pricing
The De Smet City Council met on Mon., Aug. 26, at 5:30 p.m. at the De Smet Event Center for a special meeting to discuss the Main Street project and the additional features that they would like to … more
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Pictured are Jo Botkin, back left, Noah Luethmers, Kaleb Johnson, Owen Anderson, Donovan Sandven, Chase Temme, Gabe Aughenbaugh; Cambria Gross, front left, Alaina Albrecht, Jaidynn Geidd, Arabel Aughenbaugh, Addy Schaeffer, Bella Wilkinson, Adalyn Gross, Savannah Larson and Gemma Luethmers. 
De Smet runners ready to race
De Smet High School Head Coach Cory Haugen is eager to begin another year of cross country. A great core of young runners is returning for the boys. Chase Temme is the lone returner from state, and … more
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Kate Framstad and her dog Pete of De Smet competed in the 4-H Central Regional Dog Championship held Aug. 17 in Mitchell, earning the following awards. Showmanship – Purple Rally Intermediate – Blue Agility Off Leash – White Obedience Pre-Novice – 3rd Place Dog Skillathon – 3rd Place
Kate and Pete compete
Second Street trees get a second look
The De Smet City Council met on Wed., Aug. 14 at 5 p.m. to discuss several topics including rezoning the school’s lot, event center parking lot, city project updates, resolution for IM28 and De … more
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A new Airbnb will be live soon. This historic home is 2 bed/1 bath and will be ready for visitors soon.
Wild Rose Cottage to welcome visitors
Soon, a new Airbnb will be open in De Smet, welcoming vacationers and travelers. James and Edith Jesser of Iroquois bought the charming 1922 house at 310 South Dakota Highway 25 in January as an … more
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Noah, left, Morgan and Lisa Ruth paid a visit to their great-, great-, great-grandfather's home.
Family of ‘Banker Ruth’ return for visit
A unique day for De Smet! Rarely do we get family of founding members of De Smet, but this week, it happened. Morgan Ruth, his wife Lisa and son Noah paid a visit to their great-, great-, … more
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Almost 350 students enrolled in school this year
The De Smet School Board met briefly on Mon., Aug. 12, at 5:30 p.m. The De Smet School will be busy in the upcoming days. • Wed., Aug. 14 - New staff will be in the school • Thurs., Aug. 15 - All … more
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Codi Beck
Six new teachers at De Smet School
The De Smet School District will have six new teachers when school begins this year. codi beck Background: Beck graduated from De Smet High School and has a bachelor’s degree in natural science … more
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Local FFA members attended an FFA Leadership Retreat in Rapid City. They were involved in large and small group activities, focusing on leadership, FFA membership and opportunities and goal setting. On Wednesday afternoon they participated in a community service project in the Rapid City area, and that evening, they attended the lighting ceremony at Mount Rushmore. Pictured are Raul Berrones Padraza, State FFA Vice President, left; Liam St. Sauver; Chase Temme; Logan Nielsen; Gavin Temme and Maya Howard, State FFA President.
Leadership retreat
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