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SD COVID-19 numbers for May 14, 2020

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The South Dakota Department of Health on Thursday, May 14, reported that the number of reported COVID-19 cases in South Dakota increased to 3,792. There are 1,312 active cases of COVID-19 in the state at this time. A positive case was reported in Corson County on Tuesday. No other cases were reported in this area. The number of  South Dakotans […]

Not smelling that one

Raelyn Quaschnick, daughter of Adam and Jackie Quaschnick of Mobridge, is not convinced getting an herb for her grandmother for Mother’s Day was the right choice. Her mom had a hard time convincing her Sunday at the Ace Hardware greenhouse that the plants should be smelled before the choice was made.

Rath’s grandpa is ‘the most wonderful in the world’

The Oahe Area Retired School Personnel with members from Mobridge, Pollock, Selby, and Glenham, again sponsored the annual Grandparent Essay contest with students from the Mobridge-Pollock, Timber Lake, and Selby schools. There were approximately 75 students participating in the contest this year. Jane Looyenga is the chairman of the project. Essay contest winners for 2020 are: in first place, Shayla […]

Controversial casino openings

Members of the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe protest at Prairie Knights Casino hoping to stop tribal officials from reopening two casinos on the reservation, including Grand River Casino west of Mobridge.

Putting in the work pays off for David Jensen

When David Jensen left Mobridge in 2015 after graduating Mobridge-Pollock High School and heading to the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, he wasn’t sure what to expect. What he did know was that he was going to put in the work to accomplish as much as he as a wrestlers and as a student. “My expectations were a little lower, […]

Despite hardships, Bauer chasing his pitching dream

When your goal to be a college baseball pitcher is made tougher by there being no baseball team to play on, training can be a very tough ordeal. But the COVID-19 pandemic is not stopping Mobridge-Pollock High School senior, Noah Bauer, from chasing his dream. Not only is Bauer losing this year for organized baseball, he lost most of last […]

BALL FIVE: Our youth playing baseball is great news for Mobridge

Being a baseball guy, that’s what they seem to call us anyway, baseball guys, finding out that we are going to give the grand old game a go this summer was a cause for a jubilant feeling at a time when most of the news is disheartening. When it gets down to developing a schedule, well, that might be kind […]

City businesses reopening within guidelines

Mobridge businesses are re-opening as the city passed a new ordinance last week, loosening restrictions that have been in place during the COVID-19 pandemic. Although there are still the social distancing, facemask and capacity guidelines, most businesses are getting back to welcoming customers through the doors. One of the most restrictive of the business protocols is for those businesses that […]

BETTY STREET: There are good reasons vaccines take time

The global, statewide and in-your-face COVID-19 pandemic is scary. Although we here in Walworth County haven’t been much affected, every day the number of coronavirus cases in South Dakota grows. The number of cases nationwide flourishes at alarming rates because of businesses opening up. Death rates due to the pandemic have risen dramatically and continue to increase. In a very […]

Mobridge-Pollock graduation set for Sunday at Tiger Stadium

Plans are nearly complete for a unique, yet traditional graduation ceremony, Sunday, May 17, for the Mobridge-Pollock Class of 2020. The graduation ceremony will be held at Tiger Stadium beginning at 2 p.m. Graduates and a limited number of family members will be allowed in the stadium. The ceremony is not open to the public. Mobridge-Pollock Superintendent Tim Frederick told the […]