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The 2013 Clark County assessment valuations will be mailed out by March 1, 2013, and the value of property is dependent upon the type of property owned and where it is located. "Ag land will be increasing again, which is really no big surprise," Clark County Director of Equalization David Paulson stated. Read More »

Drainage was one of the main topics discussed at the recent Clark Area 2013 Legislative Cracker Barrel, held February 18 at the Ullyot Building. Read More »

Sanford Webster Medical Center was among 23 rural hospitals in South Dakota to share in $278,037 in federal funding for projects to improve patient access, reduce medication errors, reduce hospital readmissions and improve operations. Sanford will get $11,331 through the federal Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility program funding which is delegated by the state Department of Health. Read More »

The list of South Dakota lakes with high levels of mercury in fish grew again in 2012, although state environmental specialists say that doesn't mean people need to stop eating fish. Read More »

At the regular monthly meeting of the Webster Area School Board on Feb. 11, a discussion was held about the four-day week. Superintendent Jim Block put together a chart of South Dakota schools who are four-day and listed their calendar hours. Of the 38 schools in the state, Webster Area is listed as 31st for the amount of instruction time spent with students. Read More »

A land auction held last week Wednesday has been the “talk of the town” in the Britton area. A total of 1,852 acres of land owned by the late Bill Kadoun of Britton brought a total of $10.3 million and smashed previous records in the county for dollars paid per acre. Read More »

Recently, we had the opportunity as an elementary staff to view a presentation entitled “Love and Logic” by Dr. Charles Fay. Dr. Fay is a psychologist who works with parents and educators on managing challenging behaviors in children. One of the topics Dr. Fay covers in his presentations is kids’ love of video games. Read More »

Faulkton High School Principal Craig Cassens addressed increased travel distance for student athletes beginning next year, now that Frederick/Hecla will not be part of their football conference. Read More »

Long-time FHS teacher and coach Garry Cunningham, along with wife Irene and son Brice. left for cancer treatment early Sunday afternoon. Read More »

People from rural towns always have the impression that people from the big cities are “unfriendly” because we rarely (if ever) wave to strangers as we drive down the highway. Read More »