Webster state prison offender with two life-sentences dies after medical issue

According to a press release by South Dakota Department of Corrections, state prison offender Michael Kaiser has been reported dead. The press release states Kaiser, 64, died at a hospital Sept. 8 following a brief medical issue.

PEOPLE

Lukas Johnson, Webster is among University of Nebraska-Lincoln students selected to join the university honors program. He is a student in the College of Business.

OLE & LENA

Ole was staggering home from the tavern one night, weaving from side to side. The Lutheran minister saw him and in a Good Samaritan impulse, offered to guide Ole to his home. As they approached the house, Ole suggested that the minister go inside for a moment.

ORGANIZATIONS

Webster Senior Citizen card winners were Myrene Gaikowski, whist and Carolyn Nelson, bridge. Next meeting will be Sept. 14, 1 p.m. at the Webster Golf Clubhouse. Dennis De-Witte will serve lunch.

Reporter & Farmer aquires the Dave’s Aerial Color Photos’ remaining collection

Dave Priebe started Dave’s Aerial Color Photos in the mid ‘60s and was dedicated to taking aerial photos mostly of Day County, but took pictures of Marshall, Grant, Roberts, Clark and Codington counties.

Monastery makeover: Nuns leave lasting legacy of service in Watertown

WATERTOWN – Throughout their entire adult lives, the women of the Benedictine Sisters of Mother of God Monastery have served others as educators, health care providers and spiritual leaders.The Catholic nuns, many highly educated, have taught and ministered across the U.S. and in foreign countries.

Thousands of South Dakota habitat license plates do nothing for habitat, due to two-part process

That’s because unlike some other states, where drivers’ habitat contributions are collected during license-plate transactions, South Dakota dispenses the plates and then asks drivers to separately donate to habitat conservation later by ordering habitat-themed decals and affixing them to the plates.

Vanishment powers

I was about six years old when I discovered that I have an extraordinary talent for making things disappear.I owned a jackknife that had both a long blade and a short blade. This meant that I was prepared for anything from fending off a ferocious tiger to cleaning my fingernails.

Residents recall where they were when terror struck

HistoricEvEnts15 years ago September 19, 2011Webster City Council met in special session to open and award bids for the construction of a new municipal swimming pool.