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News Staff

Friday, January 16, 2026

At the Nov. 11 Waubay School Board meeting Mayor Brienne Soldier asked about new construction happening at the school. According to Superintendent Scott Lepke, the school started a new locker room project and will replace a lot of the old tiles in the current locker room.

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Webter Area Development announces board members

Connor Handrahan

Friday, January 16, 2026

Webster Area Development Corporation held their annual meeting Jan. 13. According to board president Kelly Hanson, board members only went through the basics during the meeting.

Webster Fire Department including fireman Allen Jaspers responded as mutual aid with Bristol Fire Department to a barn fire at 14308 423rd Ave. a few miles south of Bristol Jan. 15. Additional details will be available in next week’s issue. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

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Longtime Webster Area School business manager announces retirement at end of this school year

Leyton Beardslee

Friday, January 16, 2026

Wrestling coach also submits resignationWebster Area School Board met Jan. 12 in regular session and accepted the resignation of school business manager Lori O’Farrell who has been with the school for nearly 21 years since May 2005 and will be retiring at the end of the school year on June 30.

A pubic meeting will be held Jan. 23 at the Day County Courthouse where the updating of the county ordinances will be discussed. This is the second in a two-part meeting series to gather public input into the proposed changes before Day County Commissioners would take a vote to implement them. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

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Elected officials seek public input at upcoming meeting about county ordinance amendments

Connor Handrahan

Friday, January 16, 2026

Since 2019, discussions in Day County have been ongoing about updating the county’s rules and laws, known as ordinances. Day County Planning and Zoning Administrator Dari Schlotte is hopeful the deliberating will end and that officials will come to a final decision at an upcoming Jan.

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Building projects at Waubay School are put on hold

Connor Handrahan

Friday, January 16, 2026

At the Waubay School Board meeting Jan. 14, members discussed the progress on their locker room building project, but also mentioned other updates for the school. According to Waubay Superintendant Scott Lepke, the school has multiple things in need of updating, not just the locker rooms.

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PEOPLE

News Staff

Friday, January 9, 2026

Johnson re-electedMatt Johnson, Webster was re-elected as a director representing District 1 and to the second vice president position of the Agtegra board of directors at Agtegra Cooperative’s annual meeting and director/delegate election Dec. 17.

From left, Pam Linton and Sherwin Linton visited with Roger Johanning at Waubay Senior Citizens Center in December. The Lintons donated autographed photos to benefit Alex Jorgenson. Sherwin Linton, orginally from Volga, his wife Pam and band the Cotton Kings have entertained nationwide for many years. Reporter & Farmer | Waubay Clipper photo

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Lintons donate to benefit

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Friday, January 9, 2026

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Bristol currently undergoing SOFT audit

Connor Handrahan

Friday, January 9, 2026

According to Bristol finance officer Chloe Rithmiller, Bristol is currently in the middle of a Sarbanes- Oxley Operational Financial Transactional (SOFT) audit being conducted by Department of Legislative Audit employee Roger Schnabel.

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Coughing and sniffling through my Corona

Jerry Nelson

Friday, January 9, 2026

It started out as an ordinary, run-of-the mill winter cold. It’s been a few years since I’ve had a cold, so I thought okay, I’m due.Generally, my colds are simply an annoyance. Seldom do I take anything for it.

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Webster aspires to local phone exchange

News Staff

Friday, January 9, 2026

15 years ago January 17, 2011Through Dec. 31, Webster recorded 37.3 inches of snow which compares to 38.1 inches during the same period in 1993-94, the year when a record setting 88.3 inches fell.Last year wasn’t as busy as 2009 when it came to building permits.

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