Schwan’s announces Faulkton and Oakes depot closures
The Schwan Food Company has announced plans to close distribution depot centers in Faulkton and Oakes, N.D. Schwan’s will replace these plants with a new facility to be located in Aberdeen.
Planners have selected preferred route for BSSE transmission line
The trio of electric companies working on siting a new transmission line from Ellendale, N.D., to Big Stone City, S.D., called the Big Stone South to Ellendale project (BSSE), published their preferred route on the BSSE website in a post dated June 4.
New Webster pool nears completion
The excitement is building as crews put the final touches on Webster’s new swimming pool.
Cuts jeopardize Head Start
National mandated cuts to the South Dakota Head Start program funding will mean fewer students enrolled in that program. Exactly how many fewer in Day County is still unclear.
The closer land is to a grassland system, the happier producers are to see rain
Is the abundance of rain the Dakotas have seen in the past few weeks a blessing or too much of a good thing? The answer to that question probably depends on where live—but how you farm also matters, area scientists say.
Unusual weather brings welcome rain to northeast South Dakota
Some unusual weather events were reported in northeast South Dakota recently, but area producers welcomed the timely rains that came with them.
Campaign begins for new Britton welcome signs
Britton Journal People and communities have only one chance to make a great first impression, and a Britton resident wants to make sure her town is taking advantage of that opportunity. “I have thought for many years that Britton was…
Family publishes painfully honest obituary to share a story of struggle
This is not the life story that Phillip Yelkin’s family wanted to share. They had hope, more than 20 times, that treatment would help the man who was their son, brother, uncle and true love finally get on a path that led to happy ending.
It was not to be.
Coming Home: Bristol’s Lesnar among last of the barbers
When Pete Lesnar joined the military in 1960, he had intended to make a career of it, but said that was before he knew how negatively the general public was going to react to soldiers coming home from war.
Faulkton graduation begins on somber note
Faulkton High School Principal Craig Cassens opened graduation ceremonies with a somber announcement. Senior classmate Kaitlin Heitmann was recovering from serious injuries following a Saturday morning car accident near her rural Faulkton home.