Wind Farm construction resumes



School will start on Sept. 8 for Herreid District



Believe it or not, it is that time of year again to look ahead to another new school year. At the Monday, Feb. 9, Herreid School Board meeting, the Board looked at four different calendar options for the 2015-2016 school year. Discussion was held regarding changing to Mondays off instead of Fridays in regards to the four day week the […]

M-P School Board sets school calendar, refinances bonds



The Mobridge-Pollock School Board held a lengthy discussion on the proposed calendar for the 2015-16 School Year and agreed to refinance the capital outlay bonds used for the new high school construction project at their regular monthly school board meeting on Monday, Feb. 9. Supt. Tim Frederick reported that the district’s school calendar committee had recommended a start date of […]

Cutbacks will affect area post office services



Editor’s note: Karen Holzer is a native of Timber Lake and is a former Pollock and Salem postmaster. She and her husband, David, now live in Spearfish, S.D. Only a short time ago, a drive up Main Street in any small town would find you beneath a U.S. Flag billowing in the wind, marking the location of the community’s post […]

Valentine’s Day Royalty crowned



Head Start ready to register students for 2015-2016 school year



The Northeast South Dakota Head Start Program, Inc., a comprehensive program that provides education, health and socialization services to pre-school children, is now taking applications for the 2015-2016 school year. To be eligible, a child must be three or four years old by Sept. 1. Ninety percent of the enrollment must be from families who meet federally regulated income guidelines. […]

Hettich receives Service To Children Award



The North Dakota Association of Elementary School Principals awarded the Service To Children Award to LaDean Hettich of Eureka at their recent awards luncheon held at the NDAESP Mid-Winter Conference in Bismarck on Feb. 5, 2015. Hettich retired last year as Elementary Principal at the Zeeland Public School. This award is designed to honor individuals who are retiring or leaving […]

SDSU Pierre Regional Center

No Till in Ghana

After our visit to the UK and France, I returned to the US. However, my husband, Dwayne went on to the country of Ghana in western Africa. In Ghana he visited the small town of Kumasi where there is a research-demonstration farm called The Center for No Till Agriculture. This farm was a private farm which seemed to be funded […]

Valentine’s Day fun



Democratic Caucus Report

DEMOCRATS: HEALTH CARE IS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

So far this legislative session, we see some encouraging signs that lawmakers and the executive branch are willing and ready to make smart investments in health care. We are facing serious workforce shortages across South Dakota, so it’s vitally important that we do all we can to ensure that our citizens are productive and healthy so they can contribute and […]