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Country Kids celebrate 4-H week

Country Kids celebrate 4-H week

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Country Kids celebrate 4-H week

News Staff
Saturday, October 11, 2025
Country Kids 4-H Club celebrated National 4-H Week with community service projects including a float in the Pumpkin Fest parade, a Main St. window display and picked their Adopt-a-Highway program ditches near Roslyn. Club members have picking the ditches for almost 35 years.
Webster Area School oral interp team participated in its first meet of the season at Milbank High School. From left are Remi Hubsch - superior-Serious, excellent plus-Humor; Courtney Simonson - superior-Duet; Kodee Marx - excellent plus-Oratory, superior-Duet; Delilah Buxton - superior-Storytelling and Duet; Kelsey Fischer - superior-Oratory and Alivia Kuecker- superior-Duet. Reporter & Farmer \\ Subscriber snpashot

Webster Area School oral interp team participated in its first meet of the season at Milbank High School. From left are Remi Hubsch - superior-Serious, excellent plus-Humor; Courtney Simonson - superior-Duet; Kodee Marx - excellent plus-Oratory, superior-Duet; Delilah Buxton - superior-Storytelling and Duet; Kelsey Fischer - superior-Oratory and Alivia Kuecker- superior-Duet. Reporter & Farmer \\ Subscriber snpashot

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Milbank meet

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Saturday, October 11, 2025
Webster Area School oral interp team participated in its first meet of the season at Milbank High School.
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Farmers share impact of soybean market crisis with D.C. policymakers

Lura Roti
Saturday, October 11, 2025
Farm bankruptcies are up 95 percent across the nation. China isn’t buying U.S. soybeans due to the current Trade War. And there is still no Farm Bill.Family farmers and ranchers had a lot to discuss with policymakers when they traveled from South Dakota to D.C.
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DUI arrest on Main Street and Hwy.12

News Staff
Saturday, October 11, 2025
RePoRt Oct. 2Called to check welfare of individual; 900 blk. E. 2nd St.Oct. 3Accidental dial; 800 blk. E. 2nd St.Blocked traffic on Main St. for funeral.Oct. 4Accidental 911 dial; 900 blk. E. 2nd St..Accidental dial; 8th Ave. and Main St.Blocked traffic for Pumpkin Fest parade on Main St.
From left, Holden Martin, seven, Layton Martin, three and their grandmother Patti Martin, Webster, pick out pumpkins during Pumpkin Fest in Webster Oct. 4. This year marked the 26th anniversary for the annual festival. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

From left, Holden Martin, seven, Layton Martin, three and their grandmother Patti Martin, Webster, pick out pumpkins during Pumpkin Fest in Webster Oct. 4. This year marked the 26th anniversary for the annual festival. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

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Picking out a gourd

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Saturday, October 11, 2025
From left, Holden Martin, seven, Layton Martin, three and their grandmother Patti Martin, Webster, pick out pumpkins during Pumpkin Fest in Webster Oct. 4. This year marked the 26th anniversary for the annual festival.
Mason Bock in his Lexus LS400 competes in a burnout contest at Pumpkin Fest in Webster Oct. 4. Bock, who is from Watertown, placed first in the competition. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

Mason Bock in his Lexus LS400 competes in a burnout contest at Pumpkin Fest in Webster Oct. 4. Bock, who is from Watertown, placed first in the competition. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

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Going up in smoke

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Saturday, October 11, 2025
Mason Bock in his Lexus LS400 competes in a burnout contest at Pumpkin Fest in Webster Oct. 4. Bock, who is from Watertown, placed first in the competition.
Fisher Kimble, age one, rides down a slide during Pumpkin Fest in Webster Oct. 4. He is the son of Huxley and Kali Kimbol from Watertown. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

Fisher Kimble, age one, rides down a slide during Pumpkin Fest in Webster Oct. 4. He is the son of Huxley and Kali Kimbol from Watertown. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

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Falling into autumn

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Saturday, October 11, 2025
Fisher Kimble, age one, rides down a slide during Pumpkin Fest in Webster Oct. 4. He is the son of Huxley and Kali Kimbol from Watertown.
Lucas Breaw of Webster takes part in a pie eating contest during Pumpkin Fest in Webster Oct. 4. After five minutes of pie eating Breaw finished in second place. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

Lucas Breaw of Webster takes part in a pie eating contest during Pumpkin Fest in Webster Oct. 4. After five minutes of pie eating Breaw finished in second place. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

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Pie eating contest

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Saturday, October 11, 2025
Lucas Breaw of Webster takes part in a pie eating contest during Pumpkin Fest in Webster Oct. 4. After five minutes of pie eating Breaw finished in second place.
Braven Johnson, age four, feeds a pony at a petting zoo during Pumpkin Fest in Webster Oct. 4. Johnson is the son of Kristen German and Chris Johnson of Webster. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

Braven Johnson, age four, feeds a pony at a petting zoo during Pumpkin Fest in Webster Oct. 4. Johnson is the son of Kristen German and Chris Johnson of Webster. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

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Petting zoo

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Saturday, October 11, 2025
Braven Johnson, age four, feeds a pony at a petting zoo during Pumpkin Fest in Webster Oct. 4. Johnson is the son of Kristen German and Chris Johnson of Webster.
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