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OLE & LENA

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Friday, October 3, 2025

Ole read in the paper that a skeleton was discovered recently in a house being torn down across town. After checking around, authorities found that it was the remains of the 1945 Norwegian Hide and Go Seek Champion. ~~~ Ole got pulled over by a cop who said, “You were speeding.

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Masked individual at residence front door in early morning hours

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Friday, October 3, 2025

RePoRt Sept. 25Security alarm activated at business on Hwy.12; false alarm.Sept. 26Assisted ambulance with medical call at 1100 blk. E. 2nd St.Called to check welfare of intoxicated individual at 500 blk. W. 9th Ave.Sept. 27Driver arrested for DUI at 700 blk. E. 3rd St.

Shepherds’ Journey of Hope raised $1,100 for Day County Food Pantry during a benefit meal held during the Chuck Aleck memorial Sept. 14. Food pantry volunteers are pictured Sept. 30., from left, Winnie Jacobs, Mary Wagner, Bondell Raeder-Aleck with Shepherds’ Journey of Hope, food pantry director Margaret Kwasniewski and volunteers Susie Hanson and Carol Richardt. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

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Food pantry donation

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Friday, October 3, 2025

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Senior Citizens

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Friday, October 3, 2025

Webster Senior Citizens met Sept. 15 with 11 members and one guest present. Card winners were Ilene Stave, whist and Dennis DeWitte pinochle. Elaine Bistodeau and Dennis DeWitte served lunch. Next meeting is Oct. 6, 1 p.m. at Webster Golf Clubhouse, upper floor. Ilene Stave will serve lunch.

Webster Mayor Mike Grosek takes some schnitzel out of the oven for the traditional German meal served during Germanfest at Webster Armory Sept. 27 (see more on page 14). Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

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Schnitzel on the menu

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Friday, October 3, 2025

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TRAP SHOOTING

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Friday, October 3, 2025

Claybird ClubLeague team scoresthrough week 10Schmidt’s Meats 1,090Lake Region Electric 1,057Caption This LLC 1,055Long Branch 1,043Stonefire Motel 1,012Kuecker Seed 1,001Larsen Engraving 996VFW 991Don’s Repair 974American Legion 866K&K British Whites 860

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Two Waubay/ Summit runners place in top ten at Castlewood

Leyton Beardslee

Friday, October 3, 2025

Waubay/Summit competed in the CWL Invitational cross country meet Sept. 25 at the Clark Municipal golf course.Two runners competed at the meet in the boys junior varsity 3k race for the Mustangs. Carsyn Grebner finished in 12:54.28 placing him 41st followed by Owen Nelson in 13:46.21 for 45th.

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Tales from the tailgate

Jerry Nelson

Friday, October 3, 2025

Time was when tailgating was universally frowned upon. Tailgating meant that an obnoxious motorist was following your vehicle so closely that he could read the care instructions on the tag of your T-shirt.Tailgating has since taken on another meaning.

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Rounds pushes postmaster general to restore reliable mail service in South Dakota

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Friday, October 3, 2025

WASHINGTON –U.S. Senator Mike Rounds (R-SD) sent a letter to Postmaster General David Steiner urging him to restore reliable mail service in South Dakota. Customers across the state are facing persistent delays, with letters and newspapers mailed within the state taking weeks to arrive.

Gage Wik, along with other youth from Christ the King Catholic Church, helps load artifacts from the Day County Courthouse Museum into a trailer Oct. 1. The entire courthouse museum will be transported to the Museum of Wildlife, Science & Industry which has built an additional building to house the combination of the two museums. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

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Moving into a new era

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Friday, October 3, 2025

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