Webster Area homecoming royalty candidates Sept. 9 are, from bottom left, Mia Coester, Alivia Kuecker, Karli Sannes, Rayna Johnson, Jersey Johnson, Josie Spiering and Madison Block. Upper middle, from left are Gage Wik, Ari Sichmeller, Haeden Jorgenson, Jeron McCreary and Henry Witt. Back row, from left are Jack Shoemaker, Tevin Howder and Bryce Snell. Not pictured is candidate Maci Kurkowski. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

A public fishing pier, pictured Sept. 10, in Waubay on Blue Dog Lake was constructed with habitat stamp funding by South Dakota Game, Fish & Parks and installed on Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) land to make use of the property. Normally FEMA land cannot be built upon but because the pier is a non-permanent structure and will be rolled out of the water during winter, it is permitted. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

Participating in the lawn mower races at the first annual Harvest Bash Sept. 6 were April Hodges and her son Seth Hodges, 14. The duo, along with April Hodges’ other son Zach, traveled to Webster from Pierre to take in the festivities at the Day County Fairgrounds. See more from the day on 15. Reporter & Farmer | Amanda Dulitz

Waubay homecoming court are, front, from left, Kayce Berger, Jorie Roberts and Callie Weyh and back, from left, Teegan Gaikowski, Tripp Gaikowski and Linken Niles. Waubay’s homecoming week is Sept. 8-12 with a movie theme. Reporter & Farmer | subscriber snapshot