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Small moments with my dad I will cherish forever

Small moments with my dad I will cherish forever

Small moments with my dad I will cherish forever

When I was young, before sports, clubs, work and any other extra curricular activities which ate up my time, I spent a lot of time with my dad.My dad has lived on the same farm his whole life, which I admire.
	Presidential assassinations can destroy democracy

Presidential assassinations can destroy democracy

Presidential assassinations can destroy democracy

The use of force, including assassination and other forms of lethal political violence, as a means of altering governmental regimes and political systems – tyrannicide, regicide and revolution – was part of the warp and woof of ancient politics and a central concern to the Framers of the...
The price of everything is going up, including subscription rates

The price of everything is going up, including subscription rates

The price of everything is going up, including subscription rates

I cannot express how much I hate what I’m forced to announce: Starting this week, subscription rates to the Reporter & Farmer are going up.Again. I realize this will mark the second time this year in which subscription rates have increased but I feel there is no other option to move forward.
The book I will continue to revisit

The book I will continue to revisit

The book I will continue to revisit

I often think I am one who can adapt to change well but I have noticed at times I can be a creature of habit.One habit I have which I have learned about myself is re-reading a certain book each year around the spring and summer months.The book is Stargirl by Jerry Spinelli.
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Jail escape attempt discovered

15 years ago July 20, 2009Senator Tim Johnson and Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin announced Roslyn will receive $1,288,300 from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development’s Water and Environmental Program provided through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.Bob Wiley Field will be...
The show is about to start

The show is about to start

The show is about to start

A couple of “million dollar questions” may finally get answered by next spring: “How much rainfall will it take to cause the lakes in Day County to reach maximum capacity?” and “how much more land will be inundated by flood waters if the lakes do reach that level?”Of all the studies done so far on...
Life lessons from the sale barn

Life lessons from the sale barn

Life lessons from the sale barn

Living on the farm, many animals come and go, especially cattle if you happen to live on a cattle farm like I grew up on.One of the most memorable bottle calves which was under the care of us Witt kids was Zoomer.Zoomer was a calf whose mother didn’t want to claim him or had passed, I cannot...
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Crews marking curves and hills of Yellowstone Trail

HistoricEvEnts15 years ago July 13, 2009After weighing the options Day County Commissioners voted to relinquish the county’s 2009 Homeland Security funding to Pierre so updates to the state’s digital radio system can be made.Webster dealer Dave Hahler is upbeat about the future now that bankrupt...
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;Ole & lena

Sven and Ole heard so much about ice fishing that they decided to give it a try. Just before they got to a frozen lake, they stopped at a local bait shop to buy their bait and tackle.Sven said to Ole, “We’re going to need an ice pick.”They got it and took off.