New Webster pool nears completion
The excitement is building as crews put the final touches on Webster’s new swimming pool.
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.
Fose takes over Webster Area Development Corporation
Webster Area Development Corporation (WADC) announced that interim director Melissa Fose will take over as executive director.
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.”
Webster School Board discusses four-day week
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.