Herreid community meeting planned to discuss housing needs



A community meeting to discuss housing issues in the Herreid area will be held in the Herreid Community Center on Thursday, June 11. The meeting will begin at 5 p.m. Lori Moen, GROW South Dakota Chief Operating Officer, will coordinate the meeting. GROW SD has received a grant to help push rural communities forward in the community housing dialogue to […]

Pollock Implement & Lumber adds hardware supplies to their business



The location is the same, the faces are familiar and the name will not change, but a longtime Pollock business has expanded their operation. Pollock Implement & Lumber Company, located on the east side of Pollock along SD Hwy 10, has added a full line of hardware supplies to their operation. They have electrical, plumbing, fasteners, automotive, paint, hand tools […]

SAL Poker Run set for Saturday



The 4th Annual Herreid Sons of the American Legion Poker Run will be held Saturday, June 6. Some of the proceeds from the event will be used to support the Wounded Warrior Project. Registration will be from 10-11 a.m. at The Water Hole in Herreid. The entry fee is $20. The Poker Run includes stop at the Wolff Den in […]

Members of NCFE, Wheat Growers to decide if unification will proceed



The decision on the possible unification of North Central Farmers Elevator and South Dakota Wheat Growers Association will be made in the near future by members of the two cooperatives. All members of both cooperatives should have recently received a ballot in the mail, along with other information about the proposed unification. The election is being conducted by Eide Bailly […]

Glenham Road closed to through traffic



The Walworth County portion of the Glenham Road (Walworth County Road 325) from Highway 12 north to the Campbell County line is scheduled to be closed to through traffic for a resurfacing project, according to the Walworth County Highway Department. Work on the project is set to begin on Monday, June 8. Access to properties along the road will be […]

Knoepfle- Dargatz Engagement



Four Generations



Yard & Garden

Cedar/Juniper Galls

If you have a cedar or juniper tree on the lawn, you may have noticed some hard, circular, cone-type balls near the ends of some branches that developed last year. With all the moisture this May, they developed into spore producing masses known as cedar apple rust galls. The galls are soft, orange colored gelatin like material that contains hundreds […]

Made With Love



I am continuing with more picnic recipes this week. Have a good week! Picnic Cupcakes1 pkg. chocolate or yellowcake mix (regular size)FILLING:1 pkg. (8 oz.) cream cheese,softened1 egg, lightly beaten1/3 cup sugar1 cup (6 oz.) semisweetchocolate chips Prepare cake mix batter according to package directions for cupcakes. Fill 24 paper-lined muffin cups twothirds full. In a small bowl, beat the […]

Column from SD Gov. Daugaard

Appreciation for law enforcement

We are fortunate to live in a relatively safe state. We tend to leave our cars running in the winter; we let our kids play outside; and, in some places, people lock their car doors not worrying about theft, but because they don’t want their neighbors leaving them any more zucchini. It’s true that less populated places tend to be […]