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Members of the Pereboom family received the Community Service Award from the South Dakota Retailers Association during their annual banquet Jan. 13 in Pierre. Pictured are Jacob, McKoy, Jay and Janice Pereboom and Lexi Rithmiller. The family’s business Pereboom’s Cafe and Boomers Outback was nominated for the award due to their involvement in their community. Reporter & Farmer | Subscriber snapshot

Members of the Pereboom family received the Community Service Award from the South Dakota Retailers Association during their annual banquet Jan. 13 in Pierre. Pictured are Jacob, McKoy, Jay and Janice Pereboom and Lexi Rithmiller. The family’s business Pereboom’s Cafe and Boomers Outback was nominated for the award due to their involvement in their community. Reporter & Farmer | Subscriber snapshot

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Pereboom family honored

News Staff
Saturday, January 18, 2025
Members of the Pereboom family received the Community Service Award from the South Dakota Retailers Association during their annual banquet Jan. 13 in Pierre. Pictured are Jacob, McKoy, Jay and Janice Pereboom and Lexi Rithmiller.
Knights of Columbus free throw contest was Jan. 12 at Webster Armory. Pictured from left are winners by years of age, front, 11 – Coen Halvorson, Presley McClurg, 10 – Coy Tempel, Kallie Zirbel, nine – Rally Hendrickson, Hilton Butler; back, 14 – Ace Lesnar, Hannah Sonstebo, 13 – Krew Gaikowski, Siri Voss, 12 – Blake Tempel and Portlyn Johnson. Winners will participate in the district competition Feb. 2, 2 p.m. at Roncalli Elementary School. Reporter & Farmer | Subscriber snapshot

Knights of Columbus free throw contest was Jan. 12 at Webster Armory. Pictured from left are winners by years of age, front, 11 – Coen Halvorson, Presley McClurg, 10 – Coy Tempel, Kallie Zirbel, nine – Rally Hendrickson, Hilton Butler; back, 14 – Ace Lesnar, Hannah Sonstebo, 13 – Krew Gaikowski, Siri Voss, 12 – Blake Tempel and Portlyn Johnson. Winners will participate in the district competition Feb. 2, 2 p.m. at Roncalli Elementary School. Reporter & Farmer | Subscriber snapshot

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KC free throw winners

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Saturday, January 18, 2025
Knights of Columbus free throw contest was Jan. 12 at Webster Armory.
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Government accountability, human trafficking and corrections priorities for Attorney General Jackley’s 2025 legislative session

News Staff
Saturday, January 18, 2025
PIERRE – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley will introduce seven bills in this year’s State Legislature that deal with government accountability, whistleblower protections, human trafficking and corrections.“The attorney general’s legislative package addresses issues of public trust and...
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Waubay honor roll

News Staff
Saturday, January 18, 2025
Waubay School has released middle and high school honor rolls for the first and second quarters.First Quarter Straight ASeniors – Megan Christensen, Brooks Dolen, Traveion Neilan, Damien Hopkins- Iyarpeya, Dylan Rumpza.Junior – Katie Snyder.Sophomores – Evan Aker, Roman Thuringer, Mackenzie...
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Complaint for possible harassment

News Staff
Saturday, January 18, 2025
RePoRt Jan. 9Vehicle fire on Hwy.12.Took report of possible harassment at 700 blk. W. 1st St.Assisted ambulance with medical call at 604 E. 8th St.Jan. 10 No calls.Jan. 11Accidental 911 dial at 800 blk. E. 5th Ave.Jan. 12 No calls.Jan. 13Accidental 911 dial at 1100 blk.
This graph shows number of alternative instruction enrollment in the Webster Area School District (in black) and Waubay School District (gray) over the past 13 years. Data is taken from the South Dakota Department of Education. Reporter & Farmer | South Dakota Searchlight graph

This graph shows number of alternative instruction enrollment in the Webster Area School District (in black) and Waubay School District (gray) over the past 13 years. Data is taken from the South Dakota Department of Education. Reporter & Farmer | South Dakota Searchlight graph

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Flexibility fuels surge in alternative schooling, while critics point to lack of accountability

Makenzie Huber
Saturday, January 18, 2025
Drew Dittmer and his wife tried homeschooling their children in 2015.The family of six in Sioux Falls enjoyed the freedom and flexibility it allowed them.
The climate is changing all around us

The climate is changing all around us

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The climate is changing all around us

Onversations
Saturday, January 18, 2025
How many times have you heard “we are all in this together” just to turn around and let the world do its thing without a second thought? We make our world small enough to manage and sitting in the middle of the nation, isolated from hurricanes on one side and fires on the other, it is easy to do.
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Bitter Lake claims two vehicles

Amanda Dulitz
Saturday, January 18, 2025
Ice fishing has the potential to be a hazardous recreational sport and two vehicle owners found that out the hard way last week when their vehicles fell through the ice on Bitter Lake in separate incidents.According to a public statement from the Day County Sheriff’s Office, the first vehicle went...
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