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Goehrings named to Class 11B All-State Team

After combining for more than 1,350 yards and 28 touchdowns receiving, twins Bryston and Braden Goehring were named first team to the 2020 Class 11B All-State Football Team. Fellow seniors Cayden Eisemann and Trace Cerney were named honorable mention. Bryston Goehring, a two-year starter on offense and three-year starter on defense, was a touchdown machine this year, scoring 16 touchdowns […]

Three Lemmon/McIntosh Cowboys earn Class 9AA All-State

After an undefeated regular season and a second straight trip to the semifinals, three Lemmon/McIntosh players were named to the 2020 Class 9AA All-State Football Team. Earning first team honors are quarterback Cody Thompson, defensive lineman Tell Mollman and defensive back Isaiah Portwood. Earning honorable mention was Tanner Miller. Thompson lit the airways for the Cowboys this year. The 6’0,” […]

Bud Bader, short in stature, big in accomplishments

Bud Bader drew his last breath on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2020, and we are certain he deliberately did so to avoid a possible Biden presidency and buying Marlene a birthday gift. His given name was Oscar, but he never liked it and found no humor in it (seriously, it wasn’t funny). He was short in stature, but never hesitated to […]

Rose Henderson named to SDSU Hall of Fame

Mobridge-Pollock volleyball coach Rose (Ebnet) Henderson is one of eight former SDSU athletes who are the 2020 class of the Jackrabbit Sports Hall of Fame at South Dakota State University in Brookings. Henderson made an impact on the volleyball court from 1997 to 2000, helping the Jackrabbits to unprecedented success in the North Central Conference and three appearances in NCAA […]

Fern Goetz had infectious smile

Funeral services for Fern Goetz, 88, of Mobridge, were held on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, at Zion Lutheran Church in Mobridge. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Fern passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020, at Walworth County Care Center in Selby. Fern Alice (Dearborn) Goetz was born on Feb. 29, 1932 […]

Hank Kraft, Isaac Sumption earn Class 9A All-State football nods

Hank Kraft of Timber Lake and Isaac Sumption of North Border have been named first team to the 2020 Class A All-State Football Team. Kraft was named to the team as a wide receiver. The 5’8”, 180-pound junior was the main cog on offense for the 3-4 Panthers. “Hank did it all for us,” said Timber Lake coach Ryan Gimbel, […]

Beau DuBray was excellent student and athlete

Beau Thomas DuBray (Nagi Thathanka, Buffalo Spirit), 18, began his journey to the spirit world on Nov. 19, 2020, in Hanover, New Hampshire. Beau was born on April 18, 2020, at Rapid City Regional Hospital to Fred and Michelle (Fredericks) DuBray and joined his big sister, Elsie, to complete their family. Beau was a member of the Cheyenne River Sioux […]

Commission approves changes to staffing

At a special meeting held on Tuesday, Nov. 24, the Walworth County Commission voted to make changes to the number of transport officers in the county and how they are paid. At the Tuesday, Nov. 17 meeting, the commission discussed cutting the prisoner transport team to four salaried employees, due to the amount of overtime being paid with the current […]

KATIE: ZERR: This Thanksgiving has a whole new meaning

Thanksgiving is a time to reflect on the year past, think about our blessings and give thanks for the bounties in our lives. In 2020 it has a different tone. Our lives have been turned upside down by an insidious foe that has caused illness and anguish across the world. We have suffered through an extremely divisive time in our […]

Multiple homes, vehicles damaged in vandalism spree

Residents of a southeastern Mobridge neighborhood woke up to damaged vehicles and homes Saturday, Nov. 21, when several people went on a painting spree doing considerable damage to homes and vehicles. According to Shawn Madison, Mobridge Police Chief the first call reporting damage came in at 5:45 a.m. on Saturday when a Third Street East resident reported a vehicle had […]