This year is Larry aka “Santa Claus” Baumgarn’s last Christmas. The longtime Webster insurance agent and Santa will hang up his suit after close to 30 years making holiday visits that have meant so much to so many.
The Webster Theatre is at a crossroads: The movie industry has decreed a switch from 35mm films to a digital format by 2014, and the Webster Theatre’s owners are considering whether they can make the transition.
The Webster Area School Board had a pleasant decision to make: What to do with an unexpected refund from Northwestern Energy.
A Bristol, S.D., couple advises people to be on the lookout for a phone scam that almost took them in last week.
Members of a South African farm group toured eastern South Dakota last week to learn the cultivation practices of no-till and zone tillage farms.
A packed house of supporters couldn’t convince the Day County Commission to reverse a recent decision to slash the ambulance subsidy by nearly 20 percent.
Twyla Olson can live near her parents and enjoy small-town life in Webster and also work as an executive for Car Talk Vehicle Donation Services, thanks to the Internet.
Kurt Gravley can serve buyers all over the world from his computer chair in Webster. He deals in car publications of all sorts.
See which post offices in the Dakotafire region would have their hours reduced.
Webster Area Development Corporation was notified that 30 new positions are being created in the community. Dakota Tube, headquartered in Watertown, is hiring full-time general production labor for both first and second shifts. “Dakota Tube is at record-breaking levels, and…