Good deeds are a good thing

Members of the Saxton family were caught doing a good thing, getting their hands dirty and making our county cleaner. They were picking up trash around the Little White River Project on Easter Sunday. It’s a great reminder to everyone that now is a good time to help clean up around the community.

Apology to Voters

Primary Election set

The South Dakota Primary Election is set for Tuesday, June 4, with several offices up for election.The Bennett County Commission race has two seats up for election, drawing six candidates, five of them Republicans. The top two in each party advance to the Nov. 5 General Election.

Rain and snow bring needed moisture

Things were getting a little dry in the region so the moisture over the weekend and Monday was a blessing to farmers and ranchers. About three quarters of an inch of rain fell in many areas Saturday evening into Sunday.

School names Stacy Halverson interim Superintendent

Tuesday afternoon, the Bennett County School Board met in executive session and following the session, moved to hire former superintendent Stacy Halverson as Interim Superintendent effective immediately, with all board members voting in favor of the motion.

Photo by Jacob Waln The Higher Ground Baptist Church could not have their scheduled activities due to some construction being done on the church

Losette Asong named district Teacher of the Year

By Tim Huether The Bennett County School District has named Losette Asong as their 202324 Teacher of the Year for the District, according to High School Principal Craig Courbron at the March 21 regular school board meeting.

This community needs a healing hand and a lot of praying

By Tim Huether I’ve always put my faith in God above all else and through my daily prayers, ask him for forgiveness and I ask him for the things I feel I am in need of, such as good health, good decision making, etc.

Bennett County places 12 at state

It was a great weekend to be a Warrior! The Bennett County youth wrestlers worked hard at the State AAU Meet this past weekend in Rapid City and brought home Girls Tots 46Avery Toczek placed 3rd and scored 22.5 team points.Champ.

Cooler weather in store

The warm temperatures are taking a break for a few days after a predicted high of 63 for this Thursday. Look for highs in the 30s Friday through next Tuesday as things cool down.Slightly warmer air moves in March 27 with highs in the low to mid-40s through April 1.