The Hilltop Drive-In Theater in Gregory opens for the season this Friday.  They will be showing the movie “Fast X” starring Vin Diesel.  Showtime this season will be Friday, Saturday, and Sunday around dusk each evening.

The Winner Area Chamber of Commerce will host another Chamber After Hours event on  Friday June 23rd from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.  The location this time around will be at Statewide Ag’s new building in their new location.  There will be door prizes for chamber members to win and snacks provided.

RAIN REPORTS
2.20 INCHES FOR VIVIAN SWEENEY, 16 MILES NORTHWEST OF BASSETT
DENNIS HANSON, 1.90 AT CARLOCK
PETE HAUKAAS .65 SOUTHEAST OF OKREEK
FRED WEIDNER 1.40 AT DOG EAR LAKE
DELBERT KLEIN 1.65, 4 MILES EAST OF BURKE
STAN BICEK, 1.8 , 10 MILES SOUTH OF COLOME
LARRY BERTRAM, SOUTH OF COLOME, 1.65
BILL SCHROEDER IN WITTEN, 1.55
THE LITTAU’S ON EAST FOURTH STREET IN WINNER, 1.75
CHERYL SCHROEDER IN WINNER RECEIVED 1 INCH
ELAINE LARSON IN CHAMBERLAIN, .55
LAURA REUER IN HERRICK 1.10
LYNNE SIMKINS, .97, 12 MILES WEST OF WINNER
BRIAN HOFELDT IN MILBORO, 1.50
MONTE MAYES IN IDEAL RECEIVED .70
LINDA SYFIE, 12.5 miles south of Dallas, 1.80
SHORT HALEY IN COLOME RECEIVED 1.73
1.5 INCHES AT THE WINNER COUNTRY CLUB

American Island Days has set the 2023 vendor list for the Summer. Below is a list of all 2023 vendors to be found at American Island Days this Summer.

Sparkle Cleaning Company in Winner, South Dakota is actively hiring for several cleaning positions on the team.  They are looking for both full-time and part time positions.  They offer competitive pay and flexible hours.  To apply one can call 605-842-3000.

Here are all of the rain reports that were called in this morning to the KWYR Studios:

Charlotte Piper, 9 miles south of Wood received .30

Cheryl Schroeder in Winner received .20

Delbert Klein, 4 miles east of Burke received .15

Fred Weidner at Dog Ear Lake received .14

Monte Mayes in Ideal received .25

Stan Bicek, South of Colome, received .20

Brian Hofeldt in Milboro, received .20

Bill Schroeder in Witten received .25

Lynne Simkins, west of Winner received .24

Pete Haukaas in Okreek received .24

Short Haley in Colome received .21

Elaine Larson in Chamberlain received .30

The closure at the intersection of HWY 83 & Main Street, west toward Cherry Street, will be opened to traffic. HWY 12 traffic will be directed to the Cherry Street Detour along with the HWY 83 traffic. Main Street will remain open with periodic closures.

Expect Traffic Signals on 2nd & 3rd Street to be operational, paint lines placed, and some street signs placed.

IES will build the last footings and wiring for street lights.

Barnes Construction will finish their removals and misc. work.

Paulsen Construction is wrapping up concrete placement. Driveways and sidewalks will be finished this week with some misc. work remaining for the following week.

There are many high school graduations taking place this weekend in our coverage area.  Kimball, Jones County, Todd County, Winner, Chamberlain, Gregory, Burke, Lower Brule, Lyman, Colome, White River, Valentine, and Ainsworth high schools will all have their graduations this weekend.

RAIN REPORTS
.65 FOR PETE HAUKAAS SOUTHEAST OF OKREEK
.33 FOR LYNNE SIMKINS, 12 MILES WEST OF WINNER
.50 FOR FRED WEIDNER AT DOG EAR LAKE
.30 FOR DELBERT KLEIN, 4 MILES EAST OF BURKE
.69 FOR WILMA HARTER IN WITTEN
.80 FOR MONTE MAYES IN IDEAL
.14 FOR SHORT HALEY IN COLOME
.13 FOR CHERYL SCHROEDER IN WINNER
.12 FOR GREG ASSMAN, 5 MILES WEST OF WINNER
.25 FOR BRIAN HOFELDT IN MILBORO
INCH 12 AT JASON BARTELS HOUSE IN WITTEN, AND .25 AT THE BARTELS FEEDLOT

Grossenburg Implement in Winner will host a Ride and Drive event on Friday May 12th from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.  Customers will be able to test drive riding mowers, compact tractors and UTVs.  They will be serving a free lunch with hot dogs, chips and other refreshments.