Kingsbury County, SD

The number of people in the state who have died with COVID-19 increased by three again on Wednesday. Two of the deaths were residents of Lake and Kingsbury counties. Overall, there have been 1976 COVID-19 deaths in the state. The state Department of Health reported Wednesday just less than one-hundred new positive coronavirus cases, with active cases decreasing to just under fourteen-hundred and 102 people currently hospitalized.

Three additional COVID-19 deaths were reported in the state Tuesday, including one each in Moody and Kingsbury counties. Overall, the state has reported a total of 1973 deaths since the start of the pandemic. The state reported more than 220 new positive COVID-19 cases Tuesday. Active cases were down to...

HURON — The final day of April brought a chance to reflect on the numbers across the state from the South Dakota Department of Health (DOH). While the surge in cases in Kingsbury County took place over multiple months, the final results came to rest in April, and it set Kingsbury in a notable spot among the coounties in the state.

One more COVID-19 death was reported in the state Tuesday. Yesterday’s reported death was a resident of Kingsbury County. Overall the state has reported 1961 deaths among residents with COVID-19. The state Department of Health also reported nearly 150 new positive COVID-19 cases Tuesday. Active cases decreased to below 18-hundred yesterday, and the number of people hospitalized because of the virus increased to 103.

The South Dakota Department of Health reported Friday five additional people with COVID-19 died, the largest one-day total in three weeks. Those deaths were in Union, Roberts, Minnehaha, Kingsbury and Deuel counties. Two men and three women died, according to the department of health. Two were in their 60s, two were in their 70s and one was 80 or older.

De SMET — Tanner Preheim of Deuel earned medalist honors in the boys division during the De Smet Girls and Boys Golf Invitational on Tuesday at the Kingsbury County Country Club. Preheim shot a 76 and won by two shots over Jevin Goertz of James Valley Christian. Cody Cavanaugh of...

Active COVID-19 infections in the state are continuing to fall, the South Dakota Department of Health reported Tuesday, as one new death from the virus was also confirmed. The latest death of a person with COVID-19 was in a man aged 70-79. He was a resident of Kingsbury County, which has now had 15 virus-related deaths.

The Kingsbury County Commissioners declared the county a disaster Tuesday due to flooding and flood damage. The commission approved an emergency declaration submitted by Cindy Bau, Emergency Management for Kingsbury County. Bau reported that the state park manager at Lake Thompson reads the water gauge daily, and the water is going up one half an inch to one inch a day. Lake residents have gone through 25,000 sand bags so far, but the access road to their homes is under water.

CLEAR LAKE — Kingsbury County went 3-0, Clark-Willow Lake 2-1, Webster Area 1-2 and Deuel 0-3 in a high school wrestling quadrangular on Tuesday. The Knights defeated Webster Area 60-18, Clark-Willow Lake 54-22 and Deuel 66-3. Clark-Willow Lake also beat Webster Area 47-18 and Deuel 52-12. Webster Area topped Deuel 36-24 in the other dual.

CLARK, S.D. (GoWatertown.net) — Kingsbury County had nine place winners at the Lake Central/Big East Conference Tournament Friday night at Clark. Dylan Zell would be the lone first-place winner for the Knights in the 126-pound category. As a team, Kingsbury County would score a 105, good for fourth place. The...

ARLINGTON – Redfield Area totaled 248.5 points to take the team title at the Kingsbury County Invitational on Saturday. Host Kingsbury County was second at 127.5, followed by Lyman County (94). Sioux Valley (83) was fourth and Flandreau (66.5) sixth. The Knights’ Sheldon Balderston (120 pounds), Alec Dobson (138) and...

VOLGA — Kingsbury County went 2-1 and Sioux Valley 1-2 in a high school wrestling quadrangular on Friday. The Knights beat Warner-Northwestern 53-23 and Sioux Valley 36-29 and lost to Lyman 37-36. The Cossacks also topped Warner-Northwestern 45-16 and lost to Lyman 48-30. Kingsbury County 53, Warner-Northwestern 12. 145 —...

SISSETON — Kingsbury County overcame an early deficit by winning nine of the final 11 matches to top Sisseton 51-29 in a high school wrestling dual on Tuesday. The host Redmen built a 17-0 lead behind pins by Holden Hawkins and Riley Steen and a technical fall by Ian Metz.

De Smet takes a lot of pride in its connection to the Ingalls family. Tessa Flak, director of the Laura Ingalls Wilder Memorial Society of De Smet, said the Kingsbury County town provided much-needed stability for the Ingalls clan. “De Smet was a very special place for the family. For...