Tour of Tables set for Oct. 7 in Pollock Community Center



Pollock’s Annual Tour of Tables will be held in the Pollock School and Community Center Gym on Saturday, Oct. 7. The doors will open at 11 a.m. for viewing of the decorated tables and the opportunity to buy tickets for the various raffles. The salad luncheon will begin at 12 noon. The drawings for the raffled items will follow, and […]

Valley’s 62nd Annual Meeting is set for Oct. 4 in Eureka School



Valley Telecommunications Cooperative will hold its 62nd Annual Meeting and Customer Appreciation Meal on Wednesday, Oct. 4, in Eureka at the school. Members of the cooperative will be asked to vote on an amendment to the bylaws. The amendment, if approved, would change the fiscal year to Jan. 1 through Dec. 31. Currently the fiscal year is July 1-June 30. […]

Deibert Park playground equipment fundraiser is very successful



Over 200 people attended the Pancake and Sausage Feed Fundraiser to raise funds for the Karl Deibert City Park playground equipment improvements on Sunday, Sept. 24, at the Herreid Community Center. All proceeds from the event were matched with $2,500 matching funds from both National Mutual Benefit, Herreid Branch 99 and Modern Woodmen of America, Camp 13203. In addition, all […]

South Dakota remains the Pheasant Capital of the World



The South Dakota Department of Tourism is reminding both resident and nonresident hunters that despite decreased brood counts in 2017, South Dakota is still home to some of the best pheasant hunting opportunities in the world. “Harsh weather conditions over the past year have certainly taken their toll on this year’s pheasant crop,” said Jim Hagen, Secretary of the Department […]

Miss Rodeo N.D. Pageant set for Oct. 5-8



The 63rd Annual Miss Rodeo North Dakota Pageant will be held Oct. 5-8 in Minot. The annual pageant is held in conjunction with the Badlands Circuit Finals Rodeo for the top professional contestants from North Dakota and South Dakota. Two young women will compete to serve as North Dakota’s rodeo ambassador in 2018. Pageant contestants are Miss Rodeo Minot Y’s […]

Pinnacle Ag holds Open House at their new facility in Herreid



The work began on the Pinnacle Ag fertilizer plant north of Herreid last fall and was up and operating for spring planting. The plant has dry and liquid fertilizer, and both with blending capabilities. The plant includes a 9,600 square foot chemical and seed warehouse, seed tanks, a truck scale and an 1,800 square foot office. The Pinnacle Ag operation […]

SDRA applauds SD Supreme Court decision on sales tax case



The South Dakota Supreme Court has issued a decision on the case of State of South Dakota v. Wayfair, Overstock, Newegg. The decision increases the likelihood that the United States Supreme Court will have the opportunity to revisit Quill Corp v. North Dakota, a 1992 decision that prohibits states from requiring retailers without a physical presence in a state to […]

College Notes



Carson Wessel, grandson of Rick and Jan Wales of Mobridge and Dean and Barb Wessel of Mound City, was recently announced as a National Merit Scholarship semi-finalist. In October 2016, 1.6 million high school juniors took the Preliminary SAT/National Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test. The highest-scoring participants from each state are chosen as semi-finalists and continue their pursuit of a National […]

Menus



Pollock Nutrition Site Monday, Oct. 2—Pancakes, sausage and eggs. Tuesday, Oct. 3—Ham and bean soup, egg salad sandwich, tomato spoon salad and oatmeal raisin cookie. Wednesday, Oct. 4—Swiss steak with mushrooms, gravy, mashed potatoes, mixed vegetables, fruit sauce and whole wheat bread. Thursday, Oct. 5—Hot roast beef combination, carrots, Mandarin oranges and sherbet. Friday, Oct. 6—Breaded pork cutlet with gravy, […]

Drivers License



The following are the Drivers License days for Mound City for the month of October: Thursday, Oct. 12, and Thursday, Oct. 19. The hours are from 8:30 a.m.-11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.-3:30 p.m. Driving tests will be given by appointment only. Other offices Mobridge—Open 7 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. on Tuesdays and Wednesdays, Oct. 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18, […]