Berg returned to Day County farming roots
Sitting down to visit, an 80-year-old Holmquist man pulled a pen and a piece of paper out of his pocket and began to draw a line to illustrate a lesson he’s learned over the course of his life.
Rural veterans’ groups witness membership decline
Patriotic organizations such as the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars are seeing a decline in membership enrollments.
Webster Recycling Raises Funds For New Pool
Part of the money raised for the new Webster pool was raised through recycling. Photo by George Thompson Sometime next summer, when Webster residents are enjoying their new pool, they can do a little thank-you lap for all the…
Coming Home: Waubay man says, “There’s no place like home.”
After spending years away from the area and traveling the world, it was somewhat of a shock for one Waubay man to move back to the area.
“Just like in the Wizard of Oz, there’s no place like home,” Loris Welch said. “I have lived all over the world and have never called another place home. Home is where your heart is and my heart is in Waubay, South Dakota.”
Shared 4-H advisor in Marshall and Day counties is working out well
It has been a little over 14 months since Day and Marshall counties decided to share a 4-H advisor, but by most accounts, the move was a good one.
Fose takes over Webster Area Development Corporation
Webster Area Development Corporation (WADC) announced that interim director Melissa Fose will take over as executive director.
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.
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.
Lawyer is the fourth generation to call Webster home
“I’ve always wanted to return. I enjoy the people, the environment, the lifestyle. Knowing that I wanted to return helped shape my decisions,” said Tom Sannes. “It all came together very well for me. I can’t complain. I’ve been lucky.”