Supt. Kosters explains how new funding affects Herreid District



Editor’s note. The 2016 session of the SD legislature passed three bills that changed the K-12 education funding formula in South Dakota. Now that the details are becoming clearer, Herreid Supt. Jeff Kosters wrote the following article to explain some of the issues that will arise in implementing the new laws. By Jeff Kosters This past legislative session ended with […]

Gene Schaefbauer retires after 46 years of working in business



A familiar face and mainstay in Herreid’s business district is going to retire after almost 46 years of serving the community. Friday, April 29, was the last day of full time work for Eugene (Gene) Schaefbauer at the Herreid Valu Market. He owned and operated the grocery store for many years, and then continued to work as an employee in […]

National Military Appreciation Month



At the encouragement of the South Dakota Department of Veterans Affairs, Gov. Dennis Daugaard has proclaimed May as “National Military Appreciation Month,” a time for all to honor, remember, recognize and appreciate those who have served in the past and those now serving, as well as their families. “The vigilance of the members of the Armed Forces has been instrumental […]

SS students honored at annual Academic Excellence Banquet



The best and brightest from the Class of 2016 were honored for their academic achievements at the 26th Annual Academic Excellence Banquet in Pierre on Monday. In conjunction with Gov. Dennis Daugaard, the Associated School Boards of South Dakota invited more than 200 students, who were identified as the top one percent of their senior class, from the state’s public, […]

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The Good News Club of Strasburg Public School held their final and closing program on Wednesday afternoon at the Strasburg Care Center. Their enrollment was 27. Teachers and leaders were Arlyn and Doris Van Beek, Marge Dykema, Darlene Droog, Judy Nieuwsma and Sheila Wagner. They served refreshments after the program to whoever attended. The annual Mother/Daughter banquet was held Friday […]

Herreid Pops Concert, Academic Awards program is set for May 5



The Herreid School Pops concert, “The Hits,” will be presented Thursday, May 5, at 8 p.m. The Academic Awards program will begin immediately following the concert. The students attending the National History Day competition this summer will be selling pop floats as a fundraiser during the concert. The Trash Can Band will perform “Neon Lemons” by Daniel Meador. The Mixed […]

WIC Program announces new income guidelines effective May 1



The South Dakota Department of Health has released new income guidelines for the WIC Program effective May 1, 2016. WIC is a special supplemental nutrition program, funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, provided at no cost to eligible moms, babies and children. Its goal is to offer education on healthy eating, nutrition and breastfeeding, make referrals to other services […]

Research shows importance of balanced protein from eating meat



Research shows that when pigs are fed a typical human diet that lacks balanced protein they do poorly. “In fact, pigs fed this diet were stunted and exhibited extra intramuscular fat compared to pigs fed a typical pig diet,” said Bob Thaler, Professor & SDSU Extension Swine Specialist. The scientist behind this research, Dr. Eric Berg, Professor of Meat Science […]