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The Summer Spotlight is a favorite for show kids
Sometimes this old world can feel large and unfriendly to today’s youth. That’s what makes the Summer Spotlight livestock show happening this week in Huron, S.D. so special – it’s a place where kids can be kids and families can reunite every summer. “I love it...
Volunteer firefighter braves lifesaving procedure
This paid piece is sponsored by Vance Thompson Vision. After decades of serving with the Emery Volunteer Fire Department, Mark Schulte knows what it means to help someone. “I’ve saved lives before,” he said. Yet when it came to a life-threatening vision diagnosis, it was Schulte who found...
Berry Announces 11 New Wolves To Baseball Roster
Aberdeen, SD (NSUWolves.com) – Northern State University head coach Dean Berry announced 11 additions to the Northern State baseball program today, bringing the 2025 class to 17. Nik Bantle (Saskatoon, Sask.), Lance Behrens (Prior Lake, Minn.), Palmer Boyd (Sioux Falls, S.D.), Hunter Brown (Des Moines, Iowa), Tommy Brown (Roseville, Calif.), Dillon Castellanos (Rocklin, Calif.), Diego Gonzalez (Poinciana, Fla.), Kaleb Hubble (Tucson, Ariz.), Gehrig Larrigan (Yuba City, Calif.), AJ Mendez (Buena Park, Calif.), and Carson Zimmel (Moorhead, Minn.) will join the Wolves this fall.
Brookings-area court report published 07-24-24
James R. Fryer, 52, of 521 12th St. S. No. F2, second-degree petty theft — $400 or less, fined $198.50 with $73.35 restitution and sentenced to 10 days in BCDC, all jail time suspended upon conditions imposed by the court. David Wipf, 14, White, seat belt violation, fined $25;...
South Dakota State project opens more STEM research pathways for Native American students
Applications open for 4-H shooting sports national … SDSU Extension partners with Huron hospital on … Regenerative ag pioneer to present workshop in Fort …. Registration opens for SDSU Extension sheep ultrasound …. Ag specialist Jason Long promoted to ag director at …
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.
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 Clips Pierre in Game One of Regionals
Watertown Post 17 would score three runs in the bottom of the sixth to beat Pierre Post 8 3-2 in game one of the Regional Playoffs on Thursday in Watertown. The Eights would get both of its runs in the top of the sixth on a two out error as Cooper Terwilliger hit a fly ball over the top of the right fielder’s head. Charlie Simpson and Dawson Getz would score as Getz would have the only hit of the ballgame for the Eights as Kayden Rylance would go six innings allowing just the one hit with five walks and eight strikeouts for Watertown. Nathan Briggs would get the seventh inning save in 1-2-3 order. Miles Doyle would go five and two thirds giving up the three runs on four hits, four walks and seven strikeouts. Getz would get the final out in the bottom of the sixth. Nash Berg had the two run double with two outs in the bottom of the sixth to tie the game and Markus Pitkin would drive in Berg for the winning run.
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...
Pender’s Maya Dolliver commits to Sioux Falls
PENDER, Neb. (KCAU) – Pender girls basketball standout Maya Dolliver announced her commitment to continue her basketball career at the University of Sioux Falls. Dolliver has been a key piece to the Pendragons’ back-to-back state championships in Nebraska, leading the team in scoring at 13.9 points per game as a junior.
Two former teachers lose South Dakota licenses
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — The South Dakota teaching certificates for a former teacher in the Britton-Hecla school district and a former teacher in the Newell school district have been permanently revoked. Larry Telkamp was a music teacher for the Britton-Hecla school district. He was accused of various suggestive sexual...
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