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Thanksgiving serviceSoup and pie will be served Nov. 25, 5:30-6:30 p.m. at Westside Wesleyan Church, Bristol followed by community worship service.Day of GivingSouth Dakota Day of Giving fundraiser is Dec. 2, 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Roots Kitchen & Taphouse, Webster.Community mealsCommunity meals will be...
Some of the Roslyn Area Veterans Memorial commitee members pose in the partially completed park Nov. 4. Commitee members are, from back right, Danny Kjos and Terry Corner. Seated, from left, are Jess Simonson, Tamie Sattler and Shelly Deutsch. With a hopeful completion date in 2026 the memorial will contain plaques with names of deceased veterans from the Roslyn area and provide space for community events. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

Some of the Roslyn Area Veterans Memorial commitee members pose in the partially completed park Nov. 4. Commitee members are, from back right, Danny Kjos and Terry Corner. Seated, from left, are Jess Simonson, Tamie Sattler and Shelly Deutsch. With a hopeful completion date in 2026 the memorial will contain plaques with names of deceased veterans from the Roslyn area and provide space for community events. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

Roslyn Area Veterans Memorial on track for completion next year

Beginning three years ago Roslyn Area Veterans Memorial committee was formed with the goal of beautifying a section of recently demolished buildings along Main Street in Roslyn into a veterans memorial park for locals who dedicated their lives to the service.With the demolition, chairman of the...
Jami Hubsch, left, and Kaylan Pool, right, each wait in line to cast their ballots Nov. 4 during Webster Area School District’s bond vote. Election officials Sandy Anderson, bottom left, and Bette Zenk, bottom right, helped record each voter who came to the polls that day. The 1,103 voters who cast their ballots represented a 42 percent voter turn out. The $12.5 million bond was ultimately voted down, 682-421. Reporter & Farmer | Amanda Dulitz

Jami Hubsch, left, and Kaylan Pool, right, each wait in line to cast their ballots Nov. 4 during Webster Area School District’s bond vote. Election officials Sandy Anderson, bottom left, and Bette Zenk, bottom right, helped record each voter who came to the polls that day. The 1,103 voters who cast their ballots represented a 42 percent voter turn out. The $12.5 million bond was ultimately voted down, 682-421. Reporter & Farmer | Amanda Dulitz

Webster Armory addition bond struck down in school district election vote

Webster Area School District voted against passing a $12.5 million bond during the school district election Nov. 4 with school business manager Lori O’Farrell reporting the election results as 421, or 38.17 percent, voting in favor and 682, or 61.83 percent, voting against the bond.
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City of Webster’s water rates will go up in 2026

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 $9.50, by $1...
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WAS honor roll announced

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...
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Waubay honor roll

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.Freshmen – Elise Aker,...
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

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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Webster Bearcats football team advance to the Dome

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.