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Webster Area eighth grade students, from left, Harley Valley and Casen Fish make root beer floats Feb. 2 at Webster Area Middle School as the class reward for having the highest average attendance for the month of January. Principal Craig Case said this is one change the school has made to help incentivize higher attendance among elementary and middle school students. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

Webster Area eighth grade students, from left, Harley Valley and Casen Fish make root beer floats Feb. 2 at Webster Area Middle School as the class reward for having the highest average attendance for the month of January. Principal Craig Case said this is one change the school has made to help incentivize higher attendance among elementary and middle school students. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

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Webster Area Elementary and Middle School attendance incentives bring positive change

Leyton Beardslee
Friday, February 6, 2026
Last spring Webster Area Elementary students expressed through a questionnaire they would like to have a reward beyond acknowledgment of perfect attendance for being present each day of school.
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Plans to amend town ordinances in Andover

Connor Handrahan
Friday, February 6, 2026
Town ordinances were reviewed at the regular Andover Town Board meeting Feb. 2. According to president Shayne Schmieg, Andover needs to look at their ordinances and get an updated list.
John Jaspers is a resident at Strand-Kjorsvig and has been in South Dakota his entire life. He was born in Webster, but grew up in Eden. He spent his earlier years working on his farm, raising a family and helping out his neighbors. Reporter & Farmer | Connor Handrahan

John Jaspers is a resident at Strand-Kjorsvig and has been in South Dakota his entire life. He was born in Webster, but grew up in Eden. He spent his earlier years working on his farm, raising a family and helping out his neighbors. Reporter & Farmer | Connor Handrahan

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A local farmer’s life story

Connor Handrahan
Friday, February 6, 2026
John Jaspers is an 88-year-old currently residing at Strand-Kjorsvig Living Center. Jaspers was born in Eden and has lived in South Dakota his entire life. He said he moved into the living center in 2024 and enjoys living there.
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Local resident targeted in loan scam

News Staff
Friday, February 6, 2026
RePoRt Jan. 29Medical: Assisted ambulance with medical call; 800 block East 8th Avenue.Jan. 30-31 No calls.Feb. 1Individual arrested at local business.Feb. 2Assisted Sheriff’s Office and CPS.Feb. 3Traffic control forambulance.Feb.
Museum board president Jim Brakefield unpacks artifacts from Day County Courthouse Museum Jan. 28 in Museum of Wildlife, Science & Industry’s new Bloom-Knapp Addition which will open in May. The combination of the two museums had been in conversation for several years before being put into motion last year with the construction of a 2,400 square foot addition to the highway museum. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

Museum board president Jim Brakefield unpacks artifacts from Day County Courthouse Museum Jan. 28 in Museum of Wildlife, Science & Industry’s new Bloom-Knapp Addition which will open in May. The combination of the two museums had been in conversation for several years before being put into motion last year with the construction of a 2,400 square foot addition to the highway museum. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

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Webster museum addition set to open in May with artifacts from former courthouse museum

Leyton Beardslee
Friday, February 6, 2026
Museum of Wildlife, Science & Industry in Webster recently completed a new building to house thousands of artifacts from the Day County Courthouse Museum with the combination of the two museums, a process which has been underway since last spring.
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Fourth annual bowling tournament opens in Webster

News Staff
Friday, February 6, 2026
HistoricIt’s before 7 a.m. and 22 degrees below zero when Patty Lutz fires up her Route 2 school bus. Constant cold weather, strong winds and a near record amount of snow have made getting to and from school a difficult process.
Waubay/Webster Knights of Columbus donated $541 raised through the annual candy drive to help transport Webster Area School’s fifth grade students to Aberdeen for Barrier Awareness Day. Students will learn about various disabilities and how individuals adapt and overcome challenges. Pictured from left are fifth grade teacher Heather Gaikowski, Waubay/Webster Knights of Columbus Grand Knight Jerry Mork and fifth grade teacher Vanessa Bloom. Reporter & Farmer | Subscriber snapshot

Waubay/Webster Knights of Columbus donated $541 raised through the annual candy drive to help transport Webster Area School’s fifth grade students to Aberdeen for Barrier Awareness Day. Students will learn about various disabilities and how individuals adapt and overcome challenges. Pictured from left are fifth grade teacher Heather Gaikowski, Waubay/Webster Knights of Columbus Grand Knight Jerry Mork and fifth grade teacher Vanessa Bloom. Reporter & Farmer | Subscriber snapshot

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Funds donated

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Friday, February 6, 2026
When the past comes back to haunt us

When the past comes back to haunt us

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When the past comes back to haunt us

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Friday, February 6, 2026
There are times when things in our past, that we had long thought forgotten and buried, come back to haunt us. As if that is not bad enough, sometimes those very things then stay and threaten to wreck our present and future.
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