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Courtesy Photo This lot of black baldie bred heifers sold for $3,600 per head at the Maternal Merit Sale at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colo. The heifers were sourced from the Coats Ranch which is headquartered near Porcupine, S.D.

Courtesy Photo This lot of black baldie bred heifers sold for $3,600 per head at the Maternal Merit Sale at the National Western Stock Show in Denver, Colo. The heifers were sourced from the Coats Ranch which is headquartered near Porcupine, S.D.

Coats Ranch represented well at National Stock Show

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
By Scott Bidroski During the National Western Stock Show, which is hosted annually in Denver, Colo., some local cattle with ties to the Sheridan County area were recognized.
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Farm Service Agency News

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
February 7: Pine Ridge Sub Office Day February 19: Service Center Closed in observance of Presidents’ Day February 29: 2023 Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP) Deadline March 6: Pine Ridge Sub Office Day March 15: 2024 ARCPLC Election Change & Enrollment Deadline March 15: 2024 NAP Application for...
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Sow and Grow

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
with SaraChecking on Stored Grains this WinterWith February just about here, it is a good time to think about the condition of any grains you may have stored this past fall. Although winter temps often make us assume we don’t need to worry about our stored grains, the opposite can be true!

Strawberry Spinach Salad

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Yields: 4 ServingsIngredients2 tbsp. fresh lemon juice1/2 tsp. Dijon mustard1/4 c. extra-virgin olive oil Kosher salt & Freshly ground black pepper5 c. packed baby spinach (5 oz)2 rotisserie chicken breasts, cut into 1/2” pieces2 c. thinly sliced strawberries3/4 c.
Photo by Mandy Scherer Charley (Ward) Sharp owner of Auntie Char’s Day Care living her dream of caring for children.

Photo by Mandy Scherer Charley (Ward) Sharp owner of Auntie Char’s Day Care living her dream of caring for children.

Bennett High School Alum finds career in her love of children

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
By Charity Maness Martin resident Charley (Ward) Sharp found her niche and her career by caring for children in her own day care.“I’ve always watched children when I was growing up,” said Sharp, “and I thought I wanted to become a teacher.

Dakota Wesleyan announces Dean’s List

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Dakota Wesleyan University recently released its fall 2023 dean’s list which includes a total of 316 university students.To qualify for the dean’s list, a student must have a semester grade point average of at least 3.5 on a fourpoint scale.
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Food for the Journey

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
Pastor Tim Wardell“The Lord says: These people come near to me with their mouth and honor me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me. Their worship of me is based on merely human rules they have had taught.” Isaiah 29:13. All of us are capable of hypocrisy.

“Don’t walk in front of me

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024
                   ***“Don’t walk in front of meI may not follow Don’t walk behind meI may not lead Walk beside mejust be my friend”Albert CamusFriendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another What! You “Friendship ... is born at the moment when one man says to another “What!