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Farewell to the Old School event shaping up to be one for the books

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Wednesday, May 8, 2024

By Tim Huether With the new Bennett County Junior High School building construction moving along well, the next stage of the building project is to take down the old high school building currently home of students in grades six through eight as soon as school lets out for the summer.A group of...

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Op-ed Column Representative Liz May

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

By Rep. Liz May Rep. Will Mortenson has mastered the common practice of giving nicesounding titles to particularly bad pieces of legislation.

Jonathan Tallman, Neil Hicks Jr., Ally Salomon, Arianna Good Soldier. Photo by Cindy Knecht

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JAG takes trip to Nationals

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

By Cindy Knecht Members of Bennett County Jobs for America’s Graduates Program participated at the National Career Development Conference in St. Louis, Missouri, from April 1621.

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Bennett County 4-H Shooting Sports

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

By DEVI SHASTRI AP Health Writer Allergy season can bring misery to tens of millions of Americans each year.Tree, grass, and other pollens can cause runny noses, itchy eyes, coughing and sneezing.Where you live and what you’re allergic to can make a big difference in how bad your allergies are, but...

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Commissioners presented bill for alleged bidding violation

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Wednesday, May 1, 2024

By Tim Huether At the April 24, regular Bennett County Commission meeting, while reviewing claims to be approved, the board questioned an invoice from Ceplecha Trucking for $238,265.Ceplecha and his attorney, Lee Dayton, were in attendance and commissioner Blu Donovan asked if they wanted to...

Photo by Jacob Waln Hadley Schomp, Ally Solomon, and Sophia May are the girls that are set to represent Bennett County at the upcoming Girls State, which will be held June, 3-8.

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Boys and Girls State delegates named

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

By Kay Cee Hodson Representing Bennett County High School at the 2024 South Dakota Boys State will be Wyatt Huber, Camden O’Bryan, and Gavin Risse.

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Bennett County deputy has hearing on conduct

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Bennett County Sheriff’s deputy Kevin Curtis was on the agenda of the State of South Dakota Law Enforcement officers Standards and Training Commission April 16, for discussion of a proposed agreed settlement of a contested case.At issue was at least two incidents where Curtis was investigated for...

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School Opt Out Meeting April 30

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

The Bennett County School District’s current opt out is about to expire and the school plans to again approve another opt out.The deadline to opt out is July 15.Opting out requires a two thirds vote of the governing body on or before July 15.The decision to opt out must be published within 10 days...

Shirley Claussen sells Bob's Gas

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Shirley Claussen sells Bob’s Gas

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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

In a move that would have Bob Claussen smiling from ear to ear, his granddaughter Stevi Claussen has purchased Bob’s Gas and will be running it with Taylor Palmer, officially purchasing the business on March 1.“What I like is that I get to continue grandpa’s legacy and keep it in the family,” said...

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Bennett County Board of Equalization meeting

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Wednesday, April 17, 2024

By Jacob Waln The Bennett County Commissioners held their board of equalization meeting Tuesday, April 9, with 12 appeals heard during the meeting.Of the 12 appeals heard, 25 parcels were examined due to poor soil on the property that made it no longer farmable.