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Lake Norden holding grand opening of new public safety building! (Audio)
LAKE NORDEN, S.D.–“It was a very hard day.”. That’s how Lake Norden Mayor John Layman describes a fire that occurred exactly one year ago today (Friday) at the town’s fire hall. The early morning fire wiped out the building and destroyed four fire trucks and two...
I-29 McDonald’s delivers hundreds of stuffed animals to Watertown PD
WATERTOWN, S.D.–The I-29 McDonald’s location in Watertown launched a unique initiative to support the Watertown Police Department by organizing a stuffed animal drive to comfort children involved in accidents or other traumatic events. After hearing about a program in Sioux Falls where stuffed animals were given to children...
Someone You Should Know: Reading with Sergeant Johnson
WATERTOWN, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - For one sergeant in Watertown, serving the community has taken on a whole new meaning. When Sergeant Brandon Johnson of the Watertown Police Department was asked to help connect with youth, he looked at his own life and the needs of the community to form a plan.
Watertown monastery to convert building to child care center
A Watertown monastery has pledged to convert one of its buildings to a child care center as the community begins tackling the statewide child care crisis. Watertown officials gathered Monday to announce the conversion of a portion of Harmony Hill from a Monastery to a 14,000-square-foot child care facility. The...
Some of Watertown's best American Legion and high school baseball players since 1984
Editor's Note: Sports writer Roger Merriam is compiling a "20 Favorites" series highlighting some of his favorite athletes in a variety of high school sports since he started working at the Watertown Public Opinion in December of 1984. The series is about northeastern South Dakota athletes, but some played at colleges all over the state and others have moved to other areas. The series recently received a second-place honor in the Best Sports Series (for multi-day publications) in the 2023 SDNA Better News Media Contest). ...
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