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Hogwarts Project

Elsy Larsen concentrates on making her own pet owl out of supplies in  her cauldron at  Camp Hogwarts at  A.H. Brown Library.

Destructive Debt: S.D. college graduates weighed down by heavy student debt


South Dakotans owe more than $1.5 billion to the federal government on loans they took out to finance their educations and many borrowers are finding themselves crushed under the weight of their college debt, even many years after they graduated. About 52,000 South Dakotans have some debt from direct federal student loans, according to the U.S. Department of Education. Thousands […]

BALL FIVE: Softball, baseball teams have opposite endings

The summer ball season ended with a bang for girls this weekend, but not so much for the boys. Mobridge can say it is home to a national champion after the girls’ 12-and-under team dominated the competition at the USA 2019 Slow Pitch Girls’ National Championship in Sioux Falls this weekend. And I mean dominated. The young Lady Tigers outscored […]

‘Bad Company’ puts on winning show at derby

A team from the south took first and a team from the north took second at the 26th annual Mobridge Demolition Derby held Saturday at Mobridge Rodeo Grounds. When all the dust settled in the A Main, the Bad Company team of Cody Birkeland of Dupree and Randy Brown of Pierre were crowned as the 2019 champions. For winning their […]

12U girls win national title

The Mobridge 12U girls’ softball team won the USA 2019 Slow Pitch Girls’ 12-Under National Championship tournament in Sioux Falls over the weekend. The team had a perfect record in the tournament with Watertown Blaze taking second, Sioux Falls Wayne and Mary’s third and Watertown Green Machine fourth. The 12U national champions are: (back from left) coach Heather Overland, Raelyn […]

Zucchini season upon us, here are some recipes

In a Christmas letter from a friend in Napoleon N.D., I found this gem. She was touting the benefits of living in a small town. She said, “Napoleon is a wonderful place to live and bring up your children. It is safe. In fact we don’t lock our car or our house except in zucchini season.” The wonderful, dreaded, prolific […]

Teeners fall twice at state

The Mobridge bats never got going at the SD VFW Baseball 2019 16U State Tournament in Dakota Valley over the weekend. Mobridge lost 10-0 to West Central in their first game and 7-2 to Volga in game two. “Postseason hitting woes plagues us again,” said coach Corey Eisemann. “We’ve hit much better pitching.” The game one loss to West Central […]

Brownie Holzwarth did his all for the Bridge City

Funeral services for Emanuel “Brownie” Holzwarth, 90, formerly of Mobridge, were held on Monday, Aug. 5, 2019, at Trinity Lutheran Church. Burial was at North Dakota Veterans Cemetery, rural Mandan, N.D., under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Brownie passed away on Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at Mercy Hospital in Valley City, N.D. Emanuel “Brownie” Holzwarth Jr., was […]

Commission will consider fee reductions for clean-up projects

Walworth County Commissioners approved the 2020 provisional budget and approved a reduction in tipping fees for not-for-profit clean-up efforts at their Tuesday, Aug. 6 meeting. Before any business could be addressed, Linda Beaman and Carolyn Schmidt addressed the board in the public forum. Beaman told the board she wanted to clarify several issues about statements she made to the board […]

KATIE ZERR: Words children hear become a part of them

Words matter. Whether spoken, written or posted, words can cause more harm than some physical attacks. This has been a topic of this editorial space before. At this time in our country, state, community, town and families, it is worth repeating. Words can uplift and comfort. Words can encourage and reassure. Words can also feed the seeds of deceit, hate, […]