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Some unusual weather events were reported in northeast South Dakota recently, but area producers welcomed the timely rains that came with them. Read More »

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 in need of updated signs coming into town,” Tena Kraft said. “I personally believe that a beautiful sign says a ... Read More »

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. Read More »

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. Read More »

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. Read More »

Representatives of the Britton-Hecla Board of Education (BHEA) met with a mediator from the Department of Education last week but have still not come to a contract agreement. Read More »

In the last seven days, most of the state saw rain events which dumped as much as 10 inches on some crop acres, said Laura Edwards, SDSU Extension Climate Field Specialist. Read More »

"I never expected it to grow this big, said Marilyn Foster of her Marilyn's Way Facebook group. Having fans of her Facebook site in 16 different countries, she has really enjoyed what it has brought into her life, as well as how it is helping others feel better about themselves and their homes. Read More »

Two weeks after deadlocking 2-2 on whether to issue a conditional use permit to a beginning York Township farmer, Day County Commissioners last week voted 3-1 to approve the final piece of the puzzle that will allow Scott Schiley to build a concentrated animal feed operation (CAFO) for up to 480 cattle, the first one since Day County enacted its zoning ordinances. Read More »

The Codington County Search and Rescue Team, based in Watertown, is the only team within five states who has a K-9 unit. They were in Webster May 6 to talk to local Kiwanis members about what they do. Read More »