Sisters Jaylee and Harley Gilbert of Hitchcock have big hearts. When Jeff and Michelle Clark of W.A.K.E. ministries spoke at their church about kids in need, the girls were touched. W.A.K.E. (West …

Saturday, July 13 th was a sweltering, overcast day. The heat index had risen to 96 degrees by 3 p.m. However, the heat did not prevent the 9 th annual Redfield Auto Value Car Show from taking place. …

The Class of 1974 held their 50th reunion June 21st & 22nd with 41 class mates attending. Front to back: Scott Hicks, Gwen Schmidt, Lana Moeller, Patty Miesen, Connie Robinson, Valerie …

The 4th annual Fun Drop, part of the July Fourth celebration sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce, was held on Wednesday, July 3rd. A small plane zoomed over the crowd of excited children and …

Independence Day celebrations were delayed this year due to potential bad weather. The preceding evening, Wednesday July 3rd, was still filled with excitement. The Fun Drop was held south of the …

Twenty-seven locals recently returned from a tour of Europe. The group included 17 adults and 10 students, aged 14 and up. Blake Olson, who coordinated the tour, gave an overview. He explained that …

Clay Kiser Unit 92 nominee was Marlene Eimers, Redfield. Marlene was then selected as District 4 representative to the state level. At the State Convention in June Marlene was chosen to represent …

PIERRE— The South Dakota Department of Health has confirmed the first West Nile virus (WNV) mosquito pools of the season have been detected in Brookings County. State officials urge the public …

As husband-and-wife urologists, we talk a lot about the urinary tract and how it affects our patients. In women, the most common urinary concern is incontinence, or the involuntary leakage of …

On Tuesday, June 9 th , Avantara residents took advantage of the sunny day to go fishing at Redfield Lake. The sun was high. The temperature was warm, with a breeze of about 15 mph. About a dozen …

Editor's note: This is the first part of a two-part series. SISSETON — All it took in spring 2024 was two small, unrelated medical service interruptions to put women’s health at risk …

South Dakotans by a wide margin support a constitutional amendment that would change the way the state conducts primary elections, according to a scientific poll of 500 registered voters co-sponsored …

Primary elections were held on Tuesday, June 4 th . Two ballots were available: Republican and Democrat. Only registered Republicans could vote on the former. The latter was open to registered …

It was an exciting day for train aficionados. On Saturday, June 8 th , the annual Train Day was held at Redfield Depot. Volunteers stated that a steady stream of enthusiasts came to the station. …

BROOKINGS — On May 31, Prairie Docs — Dr. Andrew Ellsworth, Dr. Jill Kruse, Dr. Kelly Evans-Hullinger and Dr. Debra Johnston — were awarded the Community Service Award from the …

My first experience with cardiopulmonary resuscitation was during the summer of 1969. I was an orderly in a Minneapolis intensive care unit (ICU) when my patient stopped breathing. I called for help …

Fewer than 2 out of 10 South Dakota voters went to the polls Tuesday in a primary election dominated by fallout from a legislative debate over landowner rights, which caused Republican turnover and …

Back in 2022, Elden Blume qualified to go to the National Future Farmers of America Convention in Indianapolis, IN. He was wandering around the “giant convention/farm show there” when he …

BROOKINGS — In summer 2021, Badlands National Park was home to a healthy and growing population of Rocky Mountain bighorn sheep, with approximately 300 total among the three herds. Then in …

South Dakota Special Olympics held its annual State Games on May 16 th to 18 th in Vermillion. The event included: volleyball, swimming, track and field, soccer, and powerlifting. Each category had …