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Lorraine Roebuck cared for family

Funeral services for Lorraine L. Roebuck, 92, of Mobridge were held on Monday, Feb.13, 2017, at Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Interment was in the Mobridge City Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home. Lorraine passed away Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017, at Mobridge Regional Hospital.

Florence Ritter loved games with family and friends

Mass of Christian Burial for Florence Ritter, 86, of Herreid was held on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2017, at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in Herreid. Burial was at the church cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge.  Florence passed away on her birthday, Feb. 8, 2017, at the Selby Good Samaritan Center with loved ones at her side.

Steffany finds happiness in teaching art

Ever since she was a child, Mobridge resident Steffany Dunwoody knew she wanted to be a teacher, a fourth-grade teacher to be exact

MPD arrests two on drug charges

A vehicle belonging to a member of the VeteransRespond group that played a role in the protest of the Dakota Access Pipeline in North Dakota, was seized during a traffic stop in Mobridge Thursday, Feb. 9, after drugs were found in the vehicle.

Tigers drop two of three at regular season finale

Without a full slate of wrestlers, the Tigers dropped two of three matches at the  regular season ending Kimball Quadrangular on Friday. Wrestling four starters short, the Tigers won a 38-24 match over Mt. Vernon/Plankinton/Corsica-Stickney, but lost 51-30 to Burke/Gregory and 46-24 to host Kimball/White Lake/Platte-Geddes.

Groton Area takes over to defeat Lady Tigers

After a promising start for the Lady Tigers, Groton Area took over the game for a 43-30 win at Mobridge-Pollock H

Tigers top Groton, Ipswich, fall late to Stanley County

The Tigers won two of three games from Saturday through Tuesday. The Tigers beat Groton Area 42-39 at home on Saturday and Ipswich 56-49 on the road on Monday before falling 60-55 to Stanley County in Ft. Pierre on Tuesday.

Freeman Davis project could cost $750,000

Noting the heating system at Freeman Davis School is a major concern for district officials, the Mobridge-Pollock School Board heard the cost of replacement could be $750,000 or more.

Darrel Smith: Concept of rights undergoing transformation

Just what are our rights? Rights are the established rules and foundation of civilization. Our rights developed over centuries of social conflicts. According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, “rights structure the form of governments, the content of laws, and the shape of morality as it is currently perceived.” Like many

JUSTIN CRONIN: Tax revenue causes concern in Pierre

As I write to you, I am sitting in the appropriations room on Monday, Feb. 13. At the moment we are getting a historical speech on South Dakota’s revenue over the last 15 years. Over these years we have seen drastic ups and downs in our sales tax revenue, which we count on for almost 85 percent of our budget.