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When Bobby and Anna Postal of Bradley wanted their children to have an education that centered around Christian principals, they decided the public school system wasn’t where they wanted to send their kids. Instead, they started their own one-room schoolhouse in their community. “It’s about implementing Christ in their education and into the lives of our youth,” Bobby said. “It’s about making that be a bigger part of the (education) process.” Read More »

“In 2012, our vibrant visitor sector once again proved that it is a job-creating, revenue-generating industry,” Gov. Dennis Daugaard said. “Tourism produced $291 million in state and local tax revenues last year and eased the tax burden on South Dakotans to the tune of $878 per household.” In Day County, tourism was a $23,602,300 industry last year which represents 4.9 percent of county sales and .6 percent of state tourism sales. That figure is down .1 percent from 2011 when $23,631,000 was reported. Read More »

Bette Doehler didn't miss her son's wedding on Jan. 19. She was there, smiling from her wheelchair, in mother-of-the-bride attire, complete with corsage. Read More »

From a box containing 130 of Robert Cooper’s neckties and an idea, Cherry Frasier, Carol Duncan, Ron Leighty and Kerry Leighty created a very special gift for Robert’s widow, Evelyn Cooper. Most, if not all the ties in question were gifts to Bob from Evelyn or the rest of their family. Read More »

Late last month Russian President Vladimir Putin signed the Dima Yakovlev Bill which will prohibit Americans from adopting Russian children. That doesn’t sit well with several area families all of whom have adopted Russian children. Read More »

Blaine Schulz from Jamestown has been selected to compete in Snowshoeing as a member of Team USA for the 2013 Special Olympics World Winter Games in PyeongChang and Gangneung, South Korea, Jan. 29 through Feb. 5. Read More »

Joel Price recently gave his monthly Superintendent's report to the Faulkton School Board. He reported on a measure currently being considered in the legislature that would allow teachers and staff to be armed. The bill hasn't been to any committee yet and is still being drafted, but it is the result of the recent school shootings. Read More »

About 75% of the Faulkton High School student body recently took part in a survey conducted by Craig Schroeder from the Center for Rural Entrepreneurship from Lincoln, Neb. Read More »

Four family members from the Roslyn-Eden area who visited Abu Dhabi recently say the trip was interesting and an eye-opener. Read More »

The 2013 Clark County Farm and Home Show will be held January 19 in Willow Lake from 10:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. Read More »