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Howard Bunce pictured Sept. 10 in Bristol became a car salesman at the age of 10 to a trumpet teacher by 14, a radio DJ in Las Vegas, NV with no experience, owned multiple salons, massage therapy parlors and is now back to selling cars. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

Howard Bunce pictured Sept. 10 in Bristol became a car salesman at the age of 10 to a trumpet teacher by 14, a radio DJ in Las Vegas, NV with no experience, owned multiple salons, massage therapy parlors and is now back to selling cars. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

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Bristol resident has done a little of everything

Leyton Beardslee
Saturday, September 20, 2025
From being a car salesman at the age of 10 to a trumpet teacher by 14, a radio DJ in Las Vegas, NV with no experience, owning multiple salons, massage therapy parlors and back to selling cars Howard Bunce is living quite a life.Now living in Bristol he is originally from the Minneapolis, MN area...
Webster Area homecoming queen Alivia Kuecker and king Ari Sichmeller were crowned during a cornonation ceremony at the Webster Armory gymnasium Sept. 15. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

Webster Area homecoming queen Alivia Kuecker and king Ari Sichmeller were crowned during a cornonation ceremony at the Webster Armory gymnasium Sept. 15. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

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Royalty Crowned

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Saturday, September 20, 2025
Webster Area homecoming queen Alivia Kuecker and king Ari Sichmeller were crowned during a cornonation ceremony at the Webster Armory gymnasium Sept. 15.
Sam Hoffman, left, from Elizabethtown, PA unveils a built-from-scratch 110 Case steam engine with working parts, for Scott Anderson’s 40th birthday. The engine took 1,000 hours to build. Hoffman regularly sets up his display at the James Valley Threshing show. Pictured, from right, are recipient Scott and his family Kevin, Donna and Kory Anderson. Reporter & Farmer | Subscriber snapshot

Sam Hoffman, left, from Elizabethtown, PA unveils a built-from-scratch 110 Case steam engine with working parts, for Scott Anderson’s 40th birthday. The engine took 1,000 hours to build. Hoffman regularly sets up his display at the James Valley Threshing show. Pictured, from right, are recipient Scott and his family Kevin, Donna and Kory Anderson. Reporter & Farmer | Subscriber snapshot

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1,000 hour build

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Saturday, September 13, 2025
Sam Hoffman, left, from Elizabethtown, PA unveils a built-from-scratch 110 Case steam engine with working parts, for Scott Anderson’s 40th birthday. The engine took 1,000 hours to build. Hoffman regularly sets up his display at the James Valley Threshing show.
Get in the prairie before it goes

Get in the prairie before it goes

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Get in the prairie before it goes

Onversations
Saturday, September 13, 2025
This wet and messy summer has yet to bear a lot of silver linings in the countryside; I hope and pray we trip on a few yet this fall when things settle down for everyone.I’m lucky in my line of work to have spent a lot of my summer walking various prairies which seem to make pretty good use of the...
First Interstate Bank employees participated in their company’s annual volunteer day Sept. 10 by helping out at Needs Anonymous thrift store in Webster. Volunteers are, from left, Kylie Bornemann, Merrie Atherton, Brittney Crous, Cori Gaikowski, Jami Hubsch, Needs Anonymous director Kari Nelson and volunteers Brenda Kristensen, Anna Henderson, Kacey Mahlen. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

First Interstate Bank employees participated in their company’s annual volunteer day Sept. 10 by helping out at Needs Anonymous thrift store in Webster. Volunteers are, from left, Kylie Bornemann, Merrie Atherton, Brittney Crous, Cori Gaikowski, Jami Hubsch, Needs Anonymous director Kari Nelson and volunteers Brenda Kristensen, Anna Henderson, Kacey Mahlen. Reporter & Farmer | Leyton Beardslee

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Volunteer day

News Staff
Saturday, September 13, 2025
First Interstate Bank employees participated in their company’s annual volunteer day Sept. 10 by helping out at Needs Anonymous thrift store in Webster.
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Nelson inducted into hall of fame

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Saturday, September 13, 2025
HistoricEvEnts15 years ago September 20, 2010Museum of Science, Wildlife & Industry held an open house to showcase their new ag building Sept. 15. The building holds antique tractors and equipment used in the past.
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Roslyn approves letter of support

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Saturday, September 13, 2025
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS TOWN OF ROSLYN, SD REGULAR MEETING Sept. 3, 2025The Town Board of Roslyn met in regular session on Sept. 3, 2025 at 5:30 p.m. in the Event Center. Spencer Huggett and Paul Schmidt present; Tom Lee absent. Scott Soto was also present.
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Variance hearing set for October 6

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Saturday, September 13, 2025
NOTICE OF HEARING FOR A VARIANCECharles Hesla, 1017 E 4th St., requests a variance to construct a storage shed closer than the required five feet from the property line.
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Pickerel Lake Sanitary District vacancy

News Staff
Saturday, September 13, 2025
(First Sept. 8)NOTICE OF TRUSTEE VACANCY PICKEREL LAKE SANITARY DISTRICTNOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that one (1) vacancy for the office of Trustee for a three (3) year term will exist by virtue of the termination of the term of the present holder of that office on the 31st day of October 2025.Nominating...
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Andover discusses streets, fireworks

News Staff
Saturday, September 13, 2025
OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS ANDOVER TOWN BOARD REGULAR MEETING Sept. 3, 2025The regular meeting of the Andover Town Board was called to order at 6:29 p.m. on Sept 3, 2025 by Shayne Schmieg, President. Trustees present were Sandy Sobolik and Ilene Helmer.
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