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18U girls take second in Watertown

The Mobridge 18U girls softball team took second place at the Midsummer Showdown in Watertown, July 10 and 11. They lost one game during pool play on Saturday, before coming back with wins over Wild Dutchman of Huron and Watertown teams Duane’s and LAPD. Shocks of Watertown, who went undefeated, got them in the championship game. Pictured are: (back from […]

Teeners rally but drop regional championship game

A seventh inning rally proved futile as Onida scored the winning run in the bottom of the seventh to defeat the Mobridge 14U Teeners 13-12 in the championship game of the Teener Regional Baseball Tournament in Faulkton on Tuesday. Mobridge trailed 12-8 entering the seventh when they plated four runs to tie the game. The Teeners had two outs and […]

Legion stumbles at Clark Tournament, Redfield

Wahpeton, North Dakota, scored a run in the bottom of the fifth and held on for a 3-2 win over Post 4 in the first round of the Clark Legion Baseball Tournament on Thursday. The game was tied at 2-2 until Wahpeton’s Thianjon walked to start the inning, worked his way to third base and then scored on a wild […]

Marlene Anawski passes

Marlene Diane (Fisher) Anawski, 80, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 1, 2021, at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls from heart failure. Marlene was born on Jan. 13, 1941, to Adna and Gertrude (Engen) Fischer at Fort Snelling, Minnesota. When she was young, the family moved to Mobridge where she grew up. She attended and graduated from Mobridge High […]

Fire damages garage, Fifth Avenue West home

A fire Friday, July 9, heavily damaged a garage and caused smoke and water damage to a Fifth Avenue West home once owned by the late Dennis “Packy” Naasz. Fire units were called to the home at 5:53 p.m., when a Sixth Avenue West resident smelled and discovered smoke coming from the garage at the back of the home. Units […]

14U Girls win Midsummer Showdown title

The Mobridge 14U girls softball team rallied to win the championship at the Midsummer Showdown in Watertown on Saturday and Sunday in Watertown. After losing one game in pool play, the girls beat the Vipers, Burnsville, Minnesota, and the Knockouts before facing undefeated Service Plus. They beat Service Plus twice to win the title. Pictured are (back from left) coach […]

County Commission approves $1.18 million tax opt out, vote

The Walworth County Commission voted on Thursday, July 8, to move forward with a tax opt out to help ensure the county can show revenue to pay back loans needed to build a county jail. Commissioner Kevin Holgard first presented information about the purchase and conversion of the former Shopko building in Mobridge to a 54-bed behavior and modification facility. […]

KATIE ZERR: Community newspapers are important connectors

Will a move on the state level in South Dakota to establish a one-stop online site for all governmental meeting minutes harm local newspapers? In the 2021 legislative session, a bill was introduced that would have established a public notices website and required all local governments to post their meeting agendas and minutes to it. The bill was tabled because […]