Welch follows great-grandfather’s footsteps in modern-day trading post
Loren Welch hadn’t realized that he would retrace so many of the same steps in life that his great-grandfather had in the late 1800s.
Hadrick is new Faulk County Economic Development Coordinator
Stacy Hadrick has been chosen as the new Faulk County Economic Development Coordinator.
More than 100 random acts of kindness mark 100th birthday
Esther Patterson’s life philosophy is pretty simple.
“Just keep going,” said the long-time Britton resident, who will be celebrating her 100th birthday on Sunday. “There’s no secret. I’ve had my ups and downs, but I wouldn’t change anything. You can’t go back.”
Building fun: More communities upgrade playgrounds, even if rules make process more difficult
Many others in rural Dakota communities have also come to the conclusion that playgrounds are key components of good living for their families—but they are also learning that the process for putting them in place is not that simple.
Resources for rural communities, March 29, 2013
Christine Sorensen, rural development coordinator for the U. S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Development in Pierre, S.D., sends out a jam-packed e-mail regularly with resources galore for rural communities. Here’s the latest! Read and share with your friends a colleagues. —Heidi M-L NEWS…
FiredUp: Telecommuting may not be good for Yahoo, but it’s great for rural Dakotas
Telecommuting can be a valuable tool for revitalizing our rural communities.
Day County sheriff and school adminstration respond to HB1087, the school sentinel bill
Gov. Dennis Daugaard recently signed into law a bill that gives schools the option of arming teachers or volunteers. Local administrators and law enforcement are wary of the idea.
Webster school board approves modified calendar
After months of wrangling back and forth, the Webster Area School Board finally acted on the issue of continuing a four-day school week.
What patrons will get, and the board terms “a compromise,” is a modified school calendar – meaning students will go to class six more Fridays a year. The new calendar adds six instructional days that are planned for the first Friday of the month.
Grant to help address housing issues
The check comes from Dakota Resources as a part of the Home Address grant obtained by the Faulkton Development Board to help deal with housing issues in Faulk County.
Central Prairie Fire Birds basketball coop has uncertain future
More questions than answers remain after recent meetings regarding the future of the Central Prairie Fire birds basketball coop.
In February, a public meeting was held to inform patrons of the Medina School Board’s discussions regarding a basketball coop that would include Pingree-Buchanan.