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Club learns Canadian Pacific history

By Joyce McClellan On a balmy Feb. 25 evening, the Arts and Travel train pulled into the home of Sylvia Cahill. During a short business meeting mention was made of the Library Tour of Tables on April 6 and that they could use six or seven more tables. The meeting was adjourned and the Canadian Pacific Railroad rolled into Mobridge […]

New commissioner shares experiences with Rotary

By Peg Wunder “I’ve learned a lot since I ran to be a county commissioner last year” was the opening comment made by Duane Martin as he addressed Rotary on Monday, Feb. 25. He has learned in the few months he has been a county commissioner that there are 50 plus employees of Walworth County and that there are 5,438 […]

Dan Richards returns to state as Indian Creek manager

By Sandy Bond Leaving behind the steep red cliffs, roan dunes and pinion and juniper trees and, most importantly, the people they had grown to love in southern Utah, was not easy for the Richards family. Yet 20 years ago as Dan and Jayne pulled away from their Dakota prairie home heading for their new home and Dan’s new career […]

Thune tells residents Washington spends too much

By  Sandy Bond – As a member of the Senate Finance Committee, South Dakota’s junior Senator John Thune feels that meeting with constituents will educate them as to what the fiscal cliff means and how it will affect South Dakotans. He believes that it’s not that the U.S. taxes too little, but spends too much. Introduced by Mobridge Mayor Jaime […]

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With no challengers filing petitions in the races for Mobridge City Council seats, residents will be voting Tuesday, April 9, on the swimming pool opt out issue and a seat on the Mobridge-Pollock School Board. Incumbents  Ward III Councilman Gene Cox, Ward II Councilman Tony Yellow Boy and Ward I Councilwoman Rose Henderson filed nominating petitions, but no one filed […]

Pool Q&A session set for March 9

Area residents who have questions about plans for the new aquatics center and itsfunding will be able to have a one-on-one information session Saturday, March 9, with someone directly involved. A fundraiser/information event will be held March 9 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. at Scherr-Howe Event Center. There will be a bake sale and a chance for residents to […]

KATIE ZERR: Berget doesn’t deserve any more chances

How often have we heard that someone who has committed a terrible crime has either found God and repented while sitting in jail waiting for trial or has seen the error in his or her ways and wants to spend the rest of their lives helping others? We are a very forgiving society, especially if that person has some how […]

JAY DAVIS: State was time to win for senior, time to learn for sophs

Sometimes it’s about winning, sometimes it’s about gaining the experience needed to be the one doing the winning the next time around. And so it was for the Tiger wrestlers at the State B Wrestling Tournament in Aberdeen. It was all about beating people and getting to the medal stand for senior Brady Spiry. He kind of did it the […]