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City of Webster’s water rates will go up in 2026

Leyton Beardslee

Friday, November 7, 2025

Webster City Council met Nov. 3 in regular session and held the first reading of Ordinance #553 which will raise city water and sewer rates beginning in 2026.Rates in the current version of the ordinance would rise by $1 for the distribution and maintenance (DM) charge from $8.50 to $9.

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Commissioners approve tractor purchase

Connor Handrahan

Friday, November 7, 2025

Day County Commissioners approved the purchase of a new tractor for the highway department at their Nov. 4 meeting.

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WAS honor roll announced

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Friday, October 31, 2025

Webster Area School has released the first quarter honor rolls for middle and high school.Seniors – Madison Block, Mia Coester, Tevin Howder, Jersey Johnson, Lukas Johnson, Rayna Johnson, Alivia Kuecker, Gage Miotke, Matthew Mount, Karli Sannes, Bryce Snell, Josie Spiering, Willa Stern, Gage Wik.

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Waubay honor roll

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Friday, October 31, 2025

Waubay School has released the first quarter honor roll.Seniors – Will Althoff , Kayce Berger, Callie Weyh.Juniors – Evan Aker, Addison Heinje, Peyton Rumpza, Roman Thuringer, Mackenzie Zubke.Sophomores – Bo Berger, Cash Gaikowski, Sage Gaikowski, Grady Rumpza, Jeorge Tupy.

Webster Area High School student Willa Stern was chosen Touchstone Energy Scholar of the Week and will be featured on Dakota News Now. Pictured from left Adam Mines of Webster Area School, Stern and Brett Kwasniewski of Lake Region Electric. Reporter & Farmer | Subscriber snapshot

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Scholar of the week

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Friday, October 31, 2025

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Webster Bearcats football team advance to the Dome

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Friday, October 31, 2025

EvEnts15 years ago November 8, 2010Local trucker Greg Pesall took part in the 2010 Convoy & Truck Show for SD Special Olympics. The event was at W.H. Lyons Fairgrounds in Sioux Falls and over $29,000 was raised.

Reporter & Farmer | Subscriber snapshot Webster Area High School student Kelsey Fischer took first oratory honor finals at Dakota State University oral interp meet Oct. 25. Also placing were Jocelyn Rumpca – third serious honor finals and Kodee Marx – sixth oratory grand finals.

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DSU meet

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Friday, October 31, 2025

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Anxiety of booking a book agent

Jerry Nelson

Friday, October 31, 2025

Some years ago, I got the idea of putting together a book of my collected works. A publisher is needed to embark upon such an adventure and in order to get a publisher you need a literary agent.

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Grassfire breaks out in Andover

Leyton Beardslee

Friday, October 31, 2025

Andover Fire Department responded to a call during the afternoon of Oct. 26 for a grassfire northeast of Andover along U.S. Hwy. 12 and 417th Ave.

Jeff Smidt of Webster Fire Department hoses down the outside of a detached garage at 14074 SD Hwy. 12 near Webster after an electrical fire broke out Oct. 23. Assistant fire chief Eric Kwasniewski reported there was no one injured in the fire and no major structural damage was sustained to the building.

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Electrical fire in detached garage yields no injuries north of Webster

Leyton Beardslee

Friday, October 31, 2025

Webster Fire Department responded to a call Oct. 23 at 4 p.m. for a detached garage at 14074 SD Hwy. 25 north of Webster which caught fire.Assistant fire chief Eric Kwasniewski reported the fire was electrical in nature and no one was injured in the incident.

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