Hundreds of people from around the world come to De Smet to enjoy the Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant each year; many exclaim how well and how effortlessly the event is run. They do not realize the …
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By Rita Anderson, Kingsbury Journal
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6/21/23
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The De Smet City Council met on Wed., June 14, to discuss ongoing issues including the unsolved property line between Klinkel and Harris and the water, sewer and street projects. Mike Martens brought …
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By Amy Halverson, Kingsbury Journal
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6/21/23
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25 YEARS AGO June 17, 1998 De Smet’s 3-on-3 Back to the Street Basketball tournament is likely to host fewer teams this year than in many years. Organizer Patti Ward said 70 teams had registered as …
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6/21/23
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Is there anything better than good food, time with your family and friends and a fun time? Look no further than Lake Preston on June 24 to find all of that. The annual BBQ, Beer and Friends event …
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By Corrie Walter, Kingsbury Journal
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6/21/23
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6/21/23
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10 YEARS AGO June 19, 2013 The Minnesota Twins Baseball Clinic was a successful event for area youth. Both girls and boys honed their pitching skills and practiced ground-ball drills. Bruce Beckman …
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6/21/23
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Mark Knight was the speaker at church on June 18, speaking on James 2:17, that faith without works was a dead faith. We may say that we have faith in God, but we do not let that faith change us into …
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By Rose Grothe
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6/21/23
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The Oldham community hosted a blood drive with Vitalant on June 8, 2023, at the Oldham Lutheran Church. Even with a last-minute switch of locations …
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6/21/23
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Trinity Lutheran Church will have Worship June 25 at 9:30 a.m. Visitors are always welcome. Trinity Circle will meet on Thurs., June 29, at 2 p.m. at Lorelee Nelson’s. The Larson cousin reunion was …
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By Lorelee Nelson
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6/21/23
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Spirit Lake Presbyterian Church Worship Service Sunday at 10:30 a.m. FM 88.1 Live Facebook. Pastor Dick Poppen speaks on KWAT radio on Sunday at 9:30 a.m. Youth Group: Wednesdays, June 28 and July 26 …
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By Illdena Poppen
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6/21/23
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Marrying a farm kid has shown me the immense amount of pride in being part of the agricultural community. It is prevalent that the agricultural profession, while rewarding, is challenging. Running …
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By Curstie Konold, MPH, CSW, QMHP
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6/21/23
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Father and Son(s) picnic supper at the UCC/UMC Church on Sun., June 25 at 5 p.m., with Travis Denison providing musical entertainment.
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6/21/23
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Six members of the De Smet land judging team attended Soil Days in Watertown, S.D., June 14-15. The first day of the event included schooling and practice sites. The land judging contest was held the …
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6/21/23
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The Kingsbury County Board of Commissioners met on Tues., June 6, to discuss several items including the Lake Thompson Water District election, highway department updates, SDLTAP Township fund, the …
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By Amy Halverson, Kingsbury Journal
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6/14/23
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Activities ranged from bouncy houses, left, to the Shrek Jr show on the right, to lots of parade floats and candy. No matter where you turned in De Smet, there was fun had by both big and small!
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6/14/23
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Nursing homes have struggled the past few years due to several factors including trouble finding staff, high staff turnover and the underfunding of Medicaid. This is especially true in rural areas, …
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By Amy Halverson, Kingsbury Journal
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6/14/23
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The popular bi-annual community meeting sponsored by the De Smet Development Corporation was held in the back room of the Oxbow Restaurant on Tues., June 13, at 7 a.m. Business and organizational …
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By Amy Halverson, Kingsbury Journal
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6/14/23
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The money collected on a $117.50 speeding ticket is distributed to the following sources: $39 to the school district in the county where the violation occurred, $30 to the Law Enforcement Officer …
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6/14/23
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If you live near us, you may have noticed more smoke than usual coming from behind our fence. One night was from me, but all the other nights were from my husband Josh, cooking up something on our …
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By Amy Halverson
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6/14/23
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