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Highway fatalities reach five-year low in South Dakota

News Staff
Friday, February 6, 2026
PIERRE – In 2025, South Dakota recorded 110 fatal crashes resulting in 123 deaths, marking a five-year low and a significant improvement in roadway safety, according to preliminary data from the South Dakota Department of Public Safety’s Office of Accident Records.The total represents a 16.9...
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Memories of the past milkmen and Baldies

Rocky Bartos
Friday, February 6, 2026
Milkmen became nearly extinct as a profession around 1970. However, during my first 10 years, they still roamed the state.Online options make fast home delivery of just about anything possible in today’s Amazon-spoiled world. Back in the day, things were different.
The site of the demolished Webster School 1950s wing pictured Feb. 4 sparked Continuing Athletic Traditions for Students (CATS) group to begin seeking a solution for Webster Area’s need for an athletic facility to house the growing number of youth and varsity sports including the wrestling program which was displaced with the demolition. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

The site of the demolished Webster School 1950s wing pictured Feb. 4 sparked Continuing Athletic Traditions for Students (CATS) group to begin seeking a solution for Webster Area’s need for an athletic facility to house the growing number of youth and varsity sports including the wrestling program which was displaced with the demolition. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

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CATS group still hopeful after failed bond vote

Leyton Beardslee
Friday, February 6, 2026
With their recent plan for a new $12.5 million athletic facility for Webster Area School being struck down in a November bond vote, Continuing Athletic Traditions for Students (CATS) group is now looking ahead to how they can create a better plan for their second attempt at passing a...
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.Elementary and middle school principal Craig Case said he reviewed the school’s attendance policy and...
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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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