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The kayak mystery

Jerry Nelson

Saturday, January 3, 2026

Cleaning out an old family farmhouse is an exercise in conundrums. As you sift through all the stuff, you have to constantly ask yourself, “keep or crap?”Many of the decisions are easy. It’s unlikely that anyone will want a yellowed feed store calendar from 2013.

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Local group attends Anderson’s inauguration

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Saturday, January 3, 2026

Historic15 years ago January 10, 2011A Jan. 5 fire destroyed a building being used as a homeless shelter at Enemy Swim Lake. The building had at one time housed part of Enemy Swim Day School.Day County Sheriff’s Office responded to several rescues during the Dec. 30 snowstorm.

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Pierpont house fire results in no injuries

Leyton Beardslee

Saturday, January 3, 2026

Pierpont Fire Department responded to a house fire call at 405 W. Main St. in Pierpont Dec. 27 at 12:55 p.m. which resulted in no injuries as the residence was unoccupied at the time of the fire.

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Lost gets found, church’s money bag returned

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Saturday, January 3, 2026

PoliceDec. 18Dispute between two individuals at business on Hwy. 12.Dec. 19Report of individual receiving threatening text messages.Arrested driver for DUI on Main St.Dec. 20Semi blocking lane on Hwy. 12.Dec. 21Motorist assist with semi blocking lane on Hwy. 12.

Avery Wyffels operates a piece of snow removal equipment Dec. 31 and piles snow in the back corner of a Webster business parking lot. He also helped move snow off roadways so drivers could motor safely following last week’s snowfall event. Reporter & Farmer | Connor Handrahan

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Webster snow company takes care of fresh snow

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Saturday, January 3, 2026

International Vinegar Museum in Roslyn, pictured during Vinegar Fest June 14, 2025, was one of five locations to receive a grant from Deadwood Fund Grant which South Dakota State Historical Society awards twice per year. The grant, worth $10,000, will be used to replace the roof of the museum which was built in 1936 as the Roslyn Auditorium. Reporter & Farmer | file photo, Leyton Beardslee

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Roslyn Vinegar Museum receives grant for new roof

Leyton Beardslee

Saturday, January 3, 2026

Roslyn’s International Vinegar Museum was selected as one of five recipients for the Deadwood Fund Grant fall 2025 cycle which the South Dakota State Historical Society awarded to historic preservation projects across the state.

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Webster City Council wraps up end-of-year finances

Leyton Beardslee

Saturday, January 3, 2026

Webster City Council met Dec. 29 for a special meeting and held a second reading of Supplemental Ordinance #554 which Webster Mayor Mike Grosek said is necessary to appropriate additional funds to the budget for the end of the year.

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Battery upgrades to prevent blizzard outage for sheriff’s office

Connor Handrahan

Saturday, January 3, 2026

On Nov. 25 Webster experienced a citywide power outage caused by a blizzard. Day County Sheriff’s Office lost power to their phones for around five minutes and it caused a small panic in the office because they didn’t know how long it would be out and if they were receiving any emergency calls.

From left, Ari Sichmeller, Jack Okroi, and Bryson Bloom represent the wise men and sang during a live reenactment of the holy night Dec. 21. The wise men came to visit Jesus after his birth and brought him presents.

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Youth reenact holy night

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Friday, December 26, 2025

Reporter & Farmer | Connor Handrahan

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OLE & LENA

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Friday, December 26, 2025

lenaOle says to Lena, “I’m stayin’ up ‘til midnight to vatch da New Year come in.”Lena asks, “Vhy, Ole?” “Vell, I vanna make sure it doesn’t leave da lights on or track snow all over da floor.” ~~~ Ole says, “I’m resolvin’ to exercise more dis year.”Lena says, “That’s nice, Ole.

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