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Day County was hit with flash flooding July 30. Many roads and fields along South Dakota Hwy. 27 were under several inches of water and were completely undriveable. Here, part of SD Hwy. 27 and 126th St. is under water and water from an adjacent field overflows onto the highway and street. Reporter & Farmer | Connor Handrahan

Day County was hit with flash flooding July 30. Many roads and fields along South Dakota Hwy. 27 were under several inches of water and were completely undriveable. Here, part of SD Hwy. 27 and 126th St. is under water and water from an adjacent field overflows onto the highway and street. Reporter & Farmer | Connor Handrahan

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Rain floods Day County roads

News Staff
Friday, August 7, 2026
Day County Fair started Aug. 5 and continued throughout the weekend until Aug 9. To kick off the fair, Day County youth launched their rockets and spent the evening watching their creations reach the skies. From left, Kelsey Fischer watches Connor Fischer help Abel Bloom launch one of their bigger rockets. Reporter & Farmer | Connor Handrahan

Day County Fair started Aug. 5 and continued throughout the weekend until Aug 9. To kick off the fair, Day County youth launched their rockets and spent the evening watching their creations reach the skies. From left, Kelsey Fischer watches Connor Fischer help Abel Bloom launch one of their bigger rockets. Reporter & Farmer | Connor Handrahan

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Day County Fair launches into celebration

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Friday, August 7, 2026
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CORRECTION

News Staff
Friday, July 31, 2026
Quad County 4-H Horse Show at Day County Fair grounds, June 30 corrected results are Showmanship: English junior Gabby Duenwald, grand champion purple and Western senior Cante Hill, purple.
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An airborne joyride

Jerry Nelson
Friday, July 31, 2026
The exotic-looking gizmo sat on the tarmac, its bone-white paint gleaming in the summer sun. It’s a peculiar gadget, with two wings that are roughly the same length. Oddly, its elevator is located at the front of the fuselage instead of on the tail. It seemed out of place sitting on the ground.
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It’s a walleye, it’s a northern, it’s a mystery

Berdette Zastrow
Friday, July 31, 2026
There was a little walleye chop, it was cool with a nice breeze. A great day for fishing on Pickerel. Looking forward to a quiet time on the lake after all the 4th of July action, Bruce, a buddy and I loaded up with new bait and hit the water.
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Grosek’s VFW Teeners head to state

News Staff
Friday, July 31, 2026
Grosek’s VFW Teeners head to stateHistoric15 years ago August 8, 2011After a four to six inch deluge blanketed the northern part of the county, it proved no surprise that another delegation of landowners appeared before Day County Commission with more flooding concerns, chiefly protecting roads...
The Day County driver’s license office in Webster has been closed for nearly six months. The Department of Public Safety says it will serve Day County residents again but cannot provide a timeline for its reopening. Reporter & Farmer | Timothy Gibson

The Day County driver’s license office in Webster has been closed for nearly six months. The Department of Public Safety says it will serve Day County residents again but cannot provide a timeline for its reopening. Reporter & Farmer | Timothy Gibson

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Driver’s license services to return to Day County Courthouse, no timeline set

Timothy Gibson
Friday, July 31, 2026
South Dakota Department of Public Safety will again provide driver’s license processing services at Day County Courthouse, although no timeline can be provided on its return, said Kristi Frohreich, the department’s Digital Media Public Information Officer.Frohreich said they are training new staff...
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