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Watertown teacher sleeps on roof for a good cause
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KELO) – In less than a month, students from a Watertown elementary school raised more than $18,000 for the American Heart Association with the incentive that one of their teachers would spend the night on the roof. This week, that incentive was fulfilled. In January, PE teacher...
Watertown, Aberdeen Central among 11 area teams playing for state-tournament berths
Eleven area teams, including Class AA Watertown and Aberdeen Central, will play in SoDak 16 state-qualifying games on Tuesday. Sixteen teams each in Class AA, A and B will play in one-game matchups, with the winners qualifying for the state tournament May 30-June 1 at Aberdeen. Watertown is the No. 9 seed in Class...
WPD Animal Control Officer and South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks work to safely relocate animal
Through the years, a number of high schools with nicknames of wild animals (Tigers, Bucks, Bobcats, Lions, Wildcats,, etc.) have competed in football and/or baseball games, and even at one time track meets, at Watertown Stadium. We're not sure a school with the nickname of Foxes has ever played here, but at least one member of the species can now say it's been at the stadium, which is home to the Watertown Baseball Association teams in the...
Town Hall meeting held in Watertown to discuss child care issues (Audio)
WATERTOWN, S.D.–A town hall meeting on Watertown’s daycare shortage was held last night at Lake Area Technical College. Beyond the shortage of facilities, there was also discussion on the affordability, or lack thereof, of child care. One of the ways the shortage will be addressed is the previously...
Writer's second hall of fame induction prompts another column for his grandsons
Nearly five years ago, I wrote a column for my oldest grandson Graham who was getting ready to attend his grandfather's induction into the South Dakota Amateur Baseball Hall of Fame. The headline read — Dear Graham: Do you think you'll care that your grandfather is a Hall of Famer? My guess, since he was not much more than a month old at the time, that he really didn't. If I recall, he slept comfortably and didn't...
Softball Recap: Deuel snaps five-game streak of wins at home
It was a good run, but Deuel unfortunately witnessed the end of their six-game winning streak on Tuesday. They lost 9-2 to the Castlewood Warriors. Having soared to a lofty 17 runs in the game before, Deuel couldn't push the score so high this time. For Castlewood's part, Claire Horn...
Remmers, Bertsch advance to semifinal singles' matches to lead Arrows on first day
RAPID CITY — Senior Justin Remmers (third flight) and freshman Matthew Bertsch (sixth flight) each reached the semifinals in singles and carried Watertown into sixth place after the opening day of the state Class AA high school boys tennis tournament on Thursday. Remmers and Bretsch each won two singles matches to reach the semifinals and help the Arrows compile 176 points on the first day. ...
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