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Langford Area honor roll

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Saturday, March 28, 2026

Langford Area School has released the third quarter honor roll.Straight A12th – Clarissa Guy.11th – Regan Bruns, Alexandria Darling, Brooke Dwight, Elizabeth Gustafson, Steven Harmon, Hunter Jensen, Brynn Samson, Autumn Wegleitner.10th – Gunner Hardy, Lola Hermes, Abigail Hoines.Ninth – Aubrey...

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Webster Area honor roll

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Saturday, March 28, 2026

Webster Area Middle and High schools have released the third quarter honor rolls.4.0 honor roll12th – Madison Block, Tevin Howder, Jersey Johnson, Lukas Johnson, Rayna Johnson, Haeden Jorgenson, Julie Lesnar, Gage Miotke, Karli Sannes, Jack Shoemaker, Bryce Snell, Josie Spiering, Willla Stern, Gage...

Julie Spiering has owned the Blossom Shoppe & Gifts on Main Street in Webster for twelve years; learning something new every day but never failing to ensure she and her team put their heart and soul into the work they do. From left, Spiering and Jalayni Zakrzewski.

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Spring decor at The Blossom Shoppe & Gifts

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Saturday, March 28, 2026

It’s been twelve years since Julie Spiering has taken over ownership of the Blossom Shoppe & Gifts in Webster, but the work she does there never gets old.It was the want of change that brought Spiering to business ownership in 2014.

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Local pilots aid stranded farmers

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Saturday, March 28, 2026

Historic15 years ago April 4, 2011According to annual county health rankings released by University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute, Day County isn’t one of the state’s healthiest counties.

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SDSU Extension hosts risk management webinar series

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Saturday, March 28, 2026

Brookings – South Dakota State University Extension is hosting a series of Strong Minds, Strong Farms webinars for anyone involved in agriculture.T he Annie’s Project-inspired webinars are open to all and will focus on managing risk in today’s agricultural environment.

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Webster Police handle a local property dispute

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Saturday, March 28, 2026

RePoRt April 19Five traffic stops.April 20 No calls.April 21Blocked traffic on Highways 12 and 25 for ambulance transport.Five traffic stops.April 22-23 No calls.April 24Property dispute at 800 blk.

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Webster Area A/C malfunction causes false alarm for fire department

Leyton Beardslee

Saturday, March 28, 2026

Webster Fire Department responded to a call March 20 at 1:50 p.m. to a small shop fire at 14101 439th Ave. east of Webster and extinguished the flames which caused some heat and smoke damage.Assistant fire chief Eric Kwasniewski said the department responded with three trucks and seven firemen and...

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Forty-five years and counting

Jerry Nelson

Saturday, March 28, 2026

My wife and I recently marked our 45th wedding anniversary. This is a mathematical impossibility as I feel as though I’m not a day over 40. But maybe that’s just my intractable immaturity talking.My wife was 22 and I was 23 when we were wed.

Robins have been spotted in the Day County area since at least early March. The robin pictured perches in a tree March 26 in Webster after temperatures dropped from a reported 65 or more degrees on March 25 to high 20s the following day. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

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Birds return for spring

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Saturday, March 28, 2026

BIRDS RETURN FOR SPRING

A dense flock of blackbirds and sparrows, among other species, bursts into flight over a rural Webster area farm March 26 as temperatures hovered near 33 degrees. Early spring migration brings large flocks of various species across Day County, where they feed on leftover grain in harvested fields – a seasonal sign of warmer days ahead. Reporter & Farmer | Subscriber snapshot

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Birds of a feather, flock together

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Saturday, March 28, 2026

BIRDS OF A FEATHER, FLOCK TOGETHER

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