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Mavis Florene Schroeder
Mavis Florene Schroeder, age 97, of Clark, SD, formerly from Redfield, SD, died April 2, 2024, at Prairie Lakes Healthcare System, Watertown, SD. Her funeral will be Friday, April 5, at 10:30 AM at the Redfield Methodist Church in Redfield. Pastor Melissa Rowenhorst will officiate. Burial will be at Greenlawn...
Arrows and Golden Eagles' high school and middle school teams compete in added meet
ABERDEEN — Watertown and Aberdeen Central's track and field teams didn't get to compete last Friday in the Watoma Relays in Watertown, but made up for it with a combined high school-middle school dual on Monday. The 60th Watoma Relays meet was called off because of cold weather on...
Crews investigate weekend fire near Milbank
GRANT COUNTY, S.D. (KELO) — Investigators are looking into what sparked a fire southeast of Milbank over the weekend. Grant County Emergency Management says it happened just before 1 a.m. Sunday on 151st Street. Milbank Fire and Big Stone Fire responded to the scene. The department shared pictures on...
Noem talks with KWAT News about rift with tribal leaders (Audio)
WATERTOWN, S.D.–It’s no secret that relations between Governor Kristi Noem and tribal leaders in South Dakota are strained. The rift grew even wider recently when the governor said drug cartels are doing big business on reservation land, and tribal leaders are turning a blind eye to it. During...
Breaking: 5 events added to MSTS 410 schedule
The schedule for the ACS Roofing, Westover Masonry Midwest 410 Sprint Touring Series is adding several key dates to the 2024 calendar. The additional dates add three events at the famed Huset’s Speedway and two co-sanctioned races with the Buffalo Wild Wings Northern Outlaw Sprint Association. Up first, the...
SDDOT: Expect lane closures on Highway 212 in Watertown
WATERTOWN, S.D. –Work will begin Monday on a reconstruction project on U.S. Highway 212 through Watertown. Lane closures will be placed on Highway 212 in both the eastbound and westbound lanes starting at 19 Street Southeast to the east for approximately two miles. The Highway 212 project includes pavement repair and signal light work.
Ten area athletes among the candidates for the weekly honor
It was really cold most of last week and wiped out a good portion of the area high school athletic schedule. There was still enough stuff early in the week to come up with a list of candidates for the Public Opinon's Athlete of the Week Poll for April 15-21.
From Germany to South Dakota: Saving a life 4,000 miles away
WATERTOWN, S.D. (KELO) – Scott and Jody Shaeffer have been married for 46 years. “We have two daughters, four grandkids. All of Jody’s sisters live in town here. So there’s three other siblings. And we do a lot of family stuff with them as well as with our daughters and grandkids,” Scott Shaeffer said.
Blioux River Ranch receives South Dakota Leopold Conservation Award
Father and son, Barry and Eli Little prioritize soil health on their 1,600 acres of cropland and 800 acres of pastures at Blioux River Ranch near Castlewood, South Dakota. A variety of conservation practices have produced environmental and economic benefits through better crop yields, and less fertilizer and herbicide usage and expense. They have also demonstrated that grazing livestock can enhance wildlife habitat.
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