The City Council met on Wed., Aug. 10 at the De Smet Event Center to discuss several issues including Grumpy’s liquor license, Delrean Gilligan’s water issues, Kingsbury Journal’s request to …
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By Amy Halverson, Kingsbury Journal
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8/18/22
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Last Thursday, the Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society (LIWMS) in De Smet unveiled a brand-new digital touchscreen kiosk in the exhibit room of their main building located at 105 Olivet Avenue SE. …
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By Dave Fields, Kingsbury Journal
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8/18/22
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Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary Unpack your Backpack night is Aug. 22. Preschool and 1st -5th grades: Last names (A-K) 6:00-6:30 p.m. Last names (L-Z) 6:30-7:00 p.m.Kindergarten Orientation 5:30-6:00 …
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8/18/22
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8/10/22
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The De Smet School Board met on Mon., Aug. 8 for their regularly scheduled monthly meeting. The board began by swearing in Norm Koehlmoos as a new school board member for the rest of the current …
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By Amy Halverson, Kingsbury Journal
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8/10/22
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The final touches on the De Smet Chamber Paint South Dakota project have been made to Ron Deethardt's house. It has been scraped and repainted. The Chamber wants to thank Smith Lumber and everyone …
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8/10/22
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8/10/22
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Schedule of Events (includes painting on your own (any time, anywhere)Thurs. Aug. 11: (10am-4pm) Registration @ HomesteadArtist Reception: (4-6pm)- SD Art Museum, BrookingsFriday, Aug. 12: …
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8/10/22
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De Smet’s boys baseball and girls softball teams wrapped up their summer seasons this month, and the coaches for the various teams had a lot of good things to say about their players’ attitudes …
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By Dave Fields, Kingsbury Journal
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8/3/22
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De Smet School will have a new principal and staff this year. They all shared a little information about themselves. DAN BETTIN – PRINCIPAL AND ACTIVITIES DIRECTOR • Goals for this year:I’d …
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By Amy Halverson, Kingsbury Journal
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8/3/22
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8/3/22
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The De Smet School Board met at 5:30 p.m. Mon., July 25 to discuss the budget for fiscal year 2022 and 2023. Abi Van Regenmorter presented the school board with the numbers. GENERAL FUND 2022 The …
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By Amy Halverson, Kingsbury Journal
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8/3/22
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Purple Heart Recognition Day is August 7 of each year, and this year, De Smet’s American Legion Post 138 will be hosting a ceremony to honor recipients of this military honor. The ceremony will be …
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8/3/22
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7/20/22
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De Smet City Council met July 13, 2022, at the De Smet Event Center at 5 p.m. to go over several items, including the long-awaited water and sewer projects, liquor licenses and a farmers' market at …
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By Amy Halverson, Kingsbury Journal
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7/20/22
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Karla Steffensen has been working hard to get a farmers market going again in De Smet this summer. She’s reached out to several local vendors in the area and posted on Facebook, searching for …
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By Amy Halverson, Kingsbury Journal
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7/20/22
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Can’t deny I have had some kind of writer’s block. The lack of Little-Known Facts articles is my fault. So, what to do when a topic evades? Go with random topics and just see what we get. Thank …
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By Mary Lee, Kingsbury Journal
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7/20/22
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As part of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant this year, the society will be doing the cemetery tours again. This is the last weekend for the cemetery tour. It will be at 3 p.m. on Saturday where …
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7/20/22
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Following the huge success of its pallet-of-beer raffle fundraiser in June, De Smet’s American Legion Post 138 is hosting another raffle this month, this time for a prize of “cash for gas.” …
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7/20/22
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