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Makenzie Huber
South Dakota Housing will launch its Grants for Grads program May 3, aiming to help college and technical-college graduates purchase their first home in South Dakota.
Friday, May 3, 2024
SDSU Extension 2024 Garden Hour webinar series starts May 7
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BROOKINGS – The fourth season of South Dakota State University Extension’s popular Garden Hour webinar series starts May 7.Led by the SDSU Extension horticulture team, the webinar features short, topical presentations every week during the growing season and every other month during the...
Friday, May 3, 2024
Crop planting and soil conditions progress
Amanda Dulitz
The latest report from the United States Department of Agriculture in the Northern Plains Region shows 3.7 days suitable for field work as of April 28.According to the report, topsoil moisture supplies were rated one percent very short, 13 percent short, 75 percent adequate and 11 percent surplus.
Friday, May 3, 2024
Draft explanations released for state constitutional amendments proposed by state legislature
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PIERRE – South Dakota legislators adopted two potential constitutional amendments during the last two legislative sessions.
Friday, May 3, 2024
Webster Area High School 10th grader Delilah Buxton serves dessert to second grader Zane Hubsch and seventh grader Remi Hubsch April 25 during Webster Area High School’s open house which showed off the newly expanded CTE wing. The meal was prepared in part by students of the school’s culinary class for the public who toured the facility that evening. Reporter & Farmer | Amanda Dulitz
Students serve the public
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Friday, May 3, 2024
A street sign of Scenic Avenue at Pickerel where Kosciusko Township board members have decided to close what is the only public road into the housing development there. Reporter & Farmer | Amanda Dulitz
Township has plans to close road, some residents oppose action
Amanda Dulitz
In the northwestern corner of Day County, in Kosciusko Township, there is a short road called Scenic Avenue that leads down a steep hill into the a housing development on the south end of Pickerel Lake.
Friday, May 3, 2024
Woman drowns at local lake, local authorities deem incident accidental
Amanda Dulitz
A person has died as the result of what local authorities are calling an accidental drowning.Natasha Fayant, 40 was identified as the victim of the April 23 incident by Day County Sheriff Jerred Schreur.According to Schreur, Fayant (who is listed in her obituary, published elsewhere in this issue,...
Friday, May 3, 2024
Ribbon cutting ceremony part of open house
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Friday, May 3, 2024
What’s Up
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Auxiliary meetingWebster American Legion Auxiliary meets May 7, 7 p.m.BaccalaureateWebster Area High School baccalaureate is May 8 following the awards ceremony at Webster Armory.Museum openingMuseum of Wildlife, Science and Industry, Webster opens May 15.
Friday, May 3, 2024
Group up to $421,000 in donations for playground upgrade
Amanda Dulitz
Since they’re receiving more community support in the form of donations than originally expected, members of the group responsible for fundraising and planning for the Webster Area School’s playground upgrade and other improvement projects within the district have decided to upgrade one of the...
Friday, May 3, 2024