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I didn’t make it to church today but heard a great sermon on television. “What I must not do to be saved” was based on the story of the Prodigal Son found in Luke 15:7-15. To begin with, the … more
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Spirit Lake News
Spirit Lake Presbyterian Church worship: Sunday, 10:30 a.m. Sunday School: 9:30 a.m. FM 88.1 – Live Facebook Pastor Dick Poppen speaks on KXLG radio 99.1: Sunday, 8:03 a.m. Confirmation: Wednesday, … more
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Carthage News
Trinity Lutheran Church worship: Oct. 27, 11 a.m. with the Sunday School singing Trinity Women of the ELCA: Thurs., Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. at Lorelee Nelson’s Visitors are always welcome at Trinity. The … more
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1924: Bullet-riddled corpse found east of Oldham
October 22, 1914 The interior of the Methodist parsonage is being redecorated and will be in readiness for the new minister, Rev. Trevithick and family. There was nothing to it. The girls basketball … more
Beautiful fall weather welcomed the families who attended the driveway carnival and poker run during Iroquois’ annual Fall Festival on Saturday. Children, many dressed in Halloween costumes, had the opportunity to play games at 12 residences throughout town. Each child received a prize bag at the closure of the carnival. After the games, a spaghetti supper was served at the Legion Hall, followed by Bingo. Erica McDonald-Guthmiller won the poker hand.
Ready for Halloween
Put a mammogram on your to-do list
One in eight women will face breast cancer during a lifetime. Yet, life-saving early detection methods like mammograms can help catch this common cancer when it’s most treatable. Health care … more
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Blue & Gold
A ‘Silent Witness’ display is at the Kingsbury County Courthouse during the week of Oct. 14-18 in honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Each of the cutouts on the display represents someone who was lost to domestic violence. Along with the display, the courthouse dome’s light has been changed to the color purple in recognition of Domestic Violence Awareness Month.
Vander Dussen Dairy in limbo
The Kingsbury County Commissioners met on Tues., Oct. 8 at 8:30 a.m. at the Kingsbury County Courthouse to discuss several topics, including the Vander Dussen Dairy conditional use permit status and … more
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Last week was National 4-H week, and the Busy Blue Bells 4-H club hosted a food drive in the Lake Preston Elementary. They also put together birthday cake kits for the pantry. Second grade won a pizza party by donating the most items.
Food drive for the pantry
Lake Preston FFA officers, Konnor Nuzum, back left, Alivia Rhoades, Mallory Carlson, Lorick Pirlet; Brityn Davies, front left, and Gilda Larsen, helped prepare meals for area farmers at the elevator in Lake Preston.
FFA provides busy farmers a hot meal
Harvest is in full swing with most farmers finishing up their beans and starting on corn. For many farmers, this time of year also includes coolers full of cold meat sandwiches for meals on the go. … more
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Bryant Theater to be a charitable organization
The Bryant Theatre has applied to the IRS for 501(c)(3) non-profit status after years of hard work and are expecting to receive their final approval from the IRS soon. The paperwork has been … more
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Annual county-wide Rooster Rush event on Oct. 26
Fields Fish & Game (FF&G) in De Smet, along with the De Smet Economic Development Corporation, is hosting the 4th annual Kingsbury County Rooster Rush event on Sat., Oct. 26 from 4-7 p.m. at … more
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Sheriff Reports
The Kingsbury County Sheriff’s Department reports six accidents. Sept. 7 – John Larson of Volga and Merrill Zeeck of Lake Preston were involved in a collision on US Highway 14 near mile marker … more
Pictured are Vanessa Hoyer, back left, Peggy Nelson, Linda Perry, Nancy Smith, Mark Hinkley, Sharon Geyer-Nuttbrock; Dee Dee Kruger, middle left, Nancy Anderson; Deb Combs, front left, Pat Tvinnereim, Leslie Anderson and Kay Hendricks.
Genealogy group seeks obituaries
The Kingsbury County Genealogical Society (KCGS) met at the Oxbow Cafe on Oct. 8 as an early Christmas gathering. The society is a non-profit organization. Its purpose is educational, namely to trace … more
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Whitaker retires as stylist at The Village
After five years of running the hair salon at The Village Assisted Living Center in De Smet, Kathy Whitaker has retired. She worked as a hair stylist for 54 years in Minnesota and South Dakota. After … more
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Construction, compliance, communication and complaint
The De Smet City Council met on Wed., Oct. 9 at 5 p.m. at the De Smet Event Center to discuss several different topics, including construction updates and Main Street Committee meetings and to hear … more
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FIFTY YEARS AGO: Maurice Borgstadt of Kingsbury Electric Cooperative supervises the installation, with Danny Beck operating the digger off camera. Merle Klinkel handles a shovel, and Aubrey Sherwood looks on, as holes were bored for the three posts for the tower that was welded by Ed Fetzer to house the original church bell of the First Congregational Church mentioned in “Little Town on the Prairie” by Laura Ingalls Wilder.
1974: Reader recalls visits with Ingalls family
10 YEARS AGO October 15, 2014 Kingsbury County and surrounding counties could be affected by a plan a Dallas, Texas-based company Energy Transfer Partners, operating through its subsidiary, Dakota … more
Securing bids for concrete
The De Smet School Board met briefly on Mon., Oct. 14, at 5:30 p.m. to discuss several items, including some highlights for the high school and upcoming events. high school highlights Principal … more
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Drowning in tomatoes; chicken & dumplings
With the temperature taking a nosedive, I decided it was time to clear out the garden, and boy, did we have a lot to clear out! With the weathermen forecasting our first frost over the weekend, we … more
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The Lake Preston marching band follows the flags to begin the Homecoming parade in Lake Preston.
The band marches on for 80 years
A tradition that goes back to 1944 is still going strong in Lake Preston. When looking back through school year books, in 1944, band director Norman Colestock started the Lake Preston High School … more
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