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Attorney General Jackley praises U.S. Supreme Court for Virginia election integrity decision

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Friday, November 1, 2024

PIERRE – South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley praises today’s (Wednesday’s) decision by the United States Supreme Court to allow Virginia to remove non-citizens from its voter rolls.“This decision is about election integrity and the rule of law,” said Attorney General Jackley.

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Public’s prison investment met with problems and secrecy

Dana Hess

Friday, November 1, 2024

The South Dakota Legislature has set aside $569 million for the creation of a new men’s prison in rural Lincoln County. Since construction costs rarely go down, it’s safe to say that South Dakota will likely pay even more for what will be the most expensive capital project in state history.

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Webster Area Fire Department responds to skid-steer fire

Brenner Cariveau

Friday, November 1, 2024

Webster Area Fire Department responded to a call about a fire Oct. 27. The fire occurred between Auto Value Webster and Northland Auto Center on U.S. Hwy. 12 where a skid-steer started on fire, according to Fire Chief Robert Kwasniewski.

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NEC CHAMPIONS

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Friday, November 1, 2024

Reporter & Farmer | Subscriber snapshot

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WEBSTER AREA SCHOOL ORAL INTERP TEAM

Webster Area School Oral Interp

Friday, November 1, 2024

team participated in meets including at Florence School.

Being thankful in a season of change

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Being thankful in a season of change

Pastor Jennifer Audiss

Friday, November 1, 2024

usingsHere we are stepping into November. It’s typically a season marked by gratitude, a time for reflection on the blessings in our lives and a reminder to have a spirit of thankfulness.

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South Dakota scores above neighboring states, national average on ACT

Makenzie Huber

Friday, November 1, 2024

South Dakota students’ average ACT score in 2024 was unchanged from last year — a low point in ACT scores over the past five years. But it remains higher than the national average.The national nonprofit that administers the college readiness exam released results from the class of 2024 this fall.

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Crop progress and condition report

Amanda Dulitz

Friday, November 1, 2024

With the fieldwork season winding down, the state crop progress and condition report from the United States Department of Agriculture reported 6.8 days suitable for fieldwork. Those numbers come from the National Agricultural Statistics Service for the Northern Plains Region for the week ending Oct.

The flowers at Bethesda Home in Webster are still vibrant and full of life as of Oct. 25 with the end of of October nearing and temperatures steadily declining. Reporter & Farmer | Brenner Cariveau

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Flowers remain in high spirits with temperature dropping

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Friday, November 1, 2024

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School board approves demolition of boiler

Brenner Cariveau

Friday, November 1, 2024

Webster Area School Board took action on the boiler issue which has been a persistent issue for an extended period of time during their special meeting Oct. 28. Board members approved a motion to complete the demolition and extraction of the boiler, flue and smoke stack.During the Oct.

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