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A Fallen Hero is Coming Home
DE GREY, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) Robert A. Bartlett, a Corporal in the US Army, was killed in a tank battle shortly after D-Day June 6, 1944. His body was badly burned, and his dog tags were nowhere to be found. So, his unidentified remains were buried in Normandy cemetery. However, in May his remains were identified via DNA and so Corporal Bartlett was disinterred and transferred home to South Dakota.
U16 Squad Hosting Region Next Week
The Britton U16 Teener baseball team is playing its best baseball at the right time, winning seven of its last eight contests, and now Coach Bill Bray’s club will host the Region 7B tournament next Monday through Wednesday. The local nine will take an 11-9 record against Selby at...
WCA volleyball finishes on top at SDSU team camp
With the fall sports season fast approaching, the West Central Area volleyball team had a chance to get together to play together at the South Dakota State University team volleyball camp in Brookings, SD July 14-16. The Knights picked up where they left off a season ago and earned first place at the team camp.
Arina Haugen receives All-Around Rookie honors at Nationals
Arina Haugen of Sturgis is returning home this week with All-Around Rookie Cowgirl honors from the National High School Finals Rodeo in Rock Springs, Wyoming. Last month, Arina Haugen was named the Rookie Cowgirl at the state rodeo finals in Ft. Pierre as she qualified for nationals in breakaway roping, barrel racing, and pole bending. She was the state champion for 2024 in barrel racing. But now this past week, she stepped it up another notch to showcase her skills on the biggest stage.
Gravel road with higher risk awaits Sturgis Rally bikers
SILVER CITY, S.D. – On a recent drive through this super scenic area of the Black Hills, Ron Waterland saw with his own eyes the potential risks bikers will encounter when riding on gravel sections of U.S. Highway 385 during the upcoming 2024 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Waterland has a...
Gold Discovery Days results listed
Winners at the annual Gold Discovery Days are as follows:. Best of Show Stock—1966 Ford Fairlane owned by Dennis Torres of Rapid City. Best of Show Car Modified—1955 Chevy Nomad owned by Ron and Judy Lacey of Custer. Best of Show Truck Stock—1970 GMC Pickup owned by Bill...
Good News: Watertown man brightens kids lives with free bicycles
Each year, Watertown’s city-wide cleanup gives residents the opportunity to get rid of things they no longer need or use. Boulevards throughout the city are piled high with discarded items, destined for the city dump. But for Jack Henning, the city-wide cleanup provides a different opportunity. Henning, a retired...
Watertown man enters plea agreement for one charge of rape & remaining are dismissed
WATERTOWN, S.D.(KXLG)- On July 17, 2024, 63-year-old James Barrett Kaska, a convicted sex offender, pleaded guilty to one count of first-degree rape. The plea agreement was presented in the Circuit Court of Codington County, SD, with Assistant Attorney General Kelly Marnette representing the state and Manuel de Castro representing the defendant.
Christopher Alan Bain Sentenced for Aggravated Assault Strangulation
{KXLG – Watertown, SD} Christopher Alan Bain, 29, of Watertown, SD, was sentenced to 15 years with four years suspended in the state prison for Aggravated Assault (Domestic) - Strangulation, a Class 3 Felony. The incident occurred on or about April 1, 2024. Bain was arraigned on June 26,...
Watertown Woman Convicted of Grand Theft, Sentenced to Eight Years
{KXLG – Watertown, SD} Heather Corrine Wipf, former treasurer of the Lane Logan Memorial, has been charged with Grand Theft involving amounts between $5,000 and $100,000 after allegations of embezzlement surfaced and sentenced to eight years in state prison with three of the years suspended. In a February social...
Have You Seen These South Dakota Missing Children
You can be the eyes and ears for families who have children who are missing. From informing law enforcement to contacting missing children agencies, to spreading the word on social media. Currently in South Dakota there is an overwhelming number of missing children, according to the National Center for Missing...
DOE spent $2.6M on road trips, summits to promote new social studies standards
As many as 240 teachers embarked on road trips across South Dakota last week to learn more about the state’s history − history they will teach to their students by developing lessons based on information they learned on the trip. The road trips, and recent Civics & History Summits, are part of the South Dakota Department of Education’s rollout and implementation plan for new social studies standards that will be implemented in a year’s time. ...
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