Pollock Town Board discusses water issues at January meeting



Shane Phillips, operations manager for WEB water, met with the Pollock Town Board when they held their regular meeting Monday night, Jan. 4. Phillips explained that WEB is installing a high-powered, long-range, fixed-network advanced metering infrastructure (AMI) system which will allow it to monitor water usage by its customers. The system will be able to note changes hourly and thus […]

CC Commission reorganizes for 2016, hires new employees



The Campbell County Commission moved to hire new employees and discussed the condition of roads in the wind farm project during action at their Jan. 5 meeting. Heather Kroontje of Herreid was hired for the new full-time highway superintendent assistant/4-H assistant position at a rate of $13.50 per hour. A majority of her work will be in the highway superintendent’s […]

Herreid Council approves pay raises for 2016, discusses billing



The Herreid City Council approved pay increases for city employees at their regular monthly meeting held Wednesday, Jan. 6. The council approved increases of $1 per hour for maintenance man Dale Weisbeck and Finance Officer Tina Kary. Fitness Center employees Darlene Bates and Helen Thullner received increases of $.25 per hour. Willis Van Heukelom received a raise of $.50 per […]

Monday closings set for Martin Luther King Day



Due to the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday on Monday, Jan. 18, all post offices and government offices, including the Campbell County Courthouse and the NRCS office in Mound City, will be closed. Both the Herreid and Pollock branches of the Campbell County Bank and Valley Telco in Herreid will be closed that day. Kountry Klassic in Herreid will be […]

Private pesticide applicator recertification meetings planned



Editor’s Note. The date listed for the meeting in Herreid was wrong in last week’s edition. Please note that the correct date is Feb. 26. Private applicator certification is required before an agricultural producer can purchase or use a restricted use pesticide. A producer who has the potential of producing more than $1,000 of an agricultural commodity must be certified […]

Farm Bureau announces college scholarship opportunity



Applications are now available for students wishing to apply for a $1,000 college scholarship from the South Dakota Farm Bureau (SDFB). To be eligible, the applicant must be a high school senior or college student whose parents or guardians are current members of the South Dakota Farm Bureau, and have been for at least two years. Application forms and full […]

S.D. sobriety checkpoints in January



South Dakota’s Highway Patrol will begin 2016 by conducting sobriety checkpoints in 18 counties during January. Checkpoints are held each month in different counties. The checkpoints are designed to discourage motorists from drinking and then driving. Sobriety checkpoints are planned for January in the counties of Bennett, Brown, Brule, Butte, Charles Mix, Clay, Codington, Day, Hughes, Jerauld, Lawrence, Lincoln, Minnehaha, […]

College Notes



USD More than 2,300 University of South Dakota students earned academic honors for the Fall 2015 semester, including over 1,900 on the Dean’s List for achieving a GPA of at least 3.5 while maintaining a course load of 12 or more credit hours with no incomplete or failing grades. HerreidKayla M MitzelMobridgeKristyn K. FischerMason KellerMichelle A McClellanStephanie GemarZachary C. Dockter […]

Menus



Pollock Nutrition Site Monday, January 18— Ham and scalloped potatoes, vegetable, dinner roll and dessert. Tuesday, January 19—Hot roast beef combination, carrots, mandarin oranges and peanut butter cookie. Wednesday, January 20— Chicken and rice hot dish, vegetable, dinner roll and dessert. Thursday, January 21— Ham and bean soup, egg salad sandwich, tomato spoon salad and oatmeal raisin cookie. Friday, January […]

Area Happenings



Herreid Senior Citizens The Herreid Senior Citizens’ Potluck meal will take place on Sunday, January 17, at the Herreid Senior Citizen Center at 12:30 p.m. It is open for all Senior Citizens in the area. Everyone, please join us for a nice meal and visiting.