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Hometown of Laura Ingalls Wilder set for a growth spurt
DE SMET, S.D. (AP) — A rural South Dakota county known mainly as the former home of beloved author Laura Ingalls Wilder is on the precipice of rapid growth as two record-setting agricultural processing plants are proposed for the area. If the planned projects — the state’s largest individual...
Florence-Henry, Castlewood, Deuel and Elkton-Lake Benton make up half the field
FLORENCE — Wednesday turned out to be a history-making day for Haley Hlavacek, Elizabeth Reiter and the rest of their teammates on the Florence-Henry high school softball team. The eighth-seeded Falcons held off ninth-seeded Hanson 5-2 in a Class B SoDak 16 game to punch their ticket to next week's state Class B tournament scheduled for May 30-June 1 at Aberdeen. ...
Watertown expands trail system, launches 'no mow' program
The Watertown Parks and Recreation Department is adding new programs and updates this summer, including a new disc golf course and a new trail at Lions Park. Parks and Recreation Director Dusty Rodiek said more trails are needed on the west side of town. “There’s kind of a neglected area,...
Six different drivers win features on the second week of racing in Watertown
WATERTOWN — The second racing program of the season at Casino Speedway produced six different feature winners on Sunday night. South Dakota drivers Trevor Walsh of Watertown (Gen X late models), Maria Broksieck of Goodwin (street stocks) and Bradley Rossow of Florence (hornets) each won features. They were joined...
Watertown edges Aberdeen Central for second in ESD; Roncalli captures Region 1A title
YANKTON — Mitchell repeated as the Eastern South Dakota Conference girls golf champion on Thursday with a different individual medalist. The Kernels topped the nine-team field with a 323 at the Fox Run Golf Course. Watertown edged Aberdeen Central by two shots (332 to 334) for second place. Maddie...
Bauer, Heil receive Career Athlete Awards at Great Plains Lutheran
WATERTOWN — Seniors Halle Bauer and Alex Heil received Girls and Boys Career Athlete Awards Sunday during the Great Plains Lutheran High School Spring Awards Assembly. A number of GPL students received awards for boys and girls golf, boys and girls track and field, theater and music. Halle Bauer's Accomplishments ...
Groundbreaking scheduled for Friday on new Watertown City Hall project
WATERTOWN, S.D.–Watertown will hold a groundbreaking ceremony on their new City Hall this week. City Manager Amanda Mack says it’ll be held Friday morning at 10 a.m. Earlier this spring, Huff Construction of Aberdeen was awarded a $4.2 million contract to remodel and expand the former Wells Fargo Bank building on Maple Street into a new City Hall.
Clark-Willow Lake's Roehrich, Hamlin's Abraham lead teams to titles in Region 1B at CCGC
WATERTOWN — Medlists Aiden Abraham of Hamlin (boys) and Brynn Roehrich of Clark-Willow Lake (girls) carried their teams to titles in the Region 1B high school boys and girls golf tournament on Monday at Cattail Crossing Golf Course. Abraham shot an even-par 72 and won the boys division by three shots. Hamlin won the team title with a 231, 17 shots better than runner-up Castlewood. ...
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