Governor Noem has signed seven bills to protect South Dakotans’ freedoms into law. “In South Dakota, we respect the rights of our citizens,” said Governor Kristi Noem. “This year, the state legislature helped to advance protections for 2nd Amendment rights, property rights, privacy rights, and more. We’re continuing to prove that South Dakota is the best state in ...

The Boys SESD All-Conference Basketball team has been revealed. Making first team all-conference was Winner’s Brady Fritz. Blake Volmer of Winner was named to second team all-conference.  Caden Foxley and Kelby VanDerWerff of Platte/Geddes made first team all-conference, while Chamberlain’s Drayton Priebe also made first team all-conference.  Gregory’s Coy Determan and Daniel Mitchell were named ...

Governor Noem has signed five bills related to military and veterans issues into law. “In South Dakota, we hold our veterans and our active duty military personnel dear to our hearts. In fact, we’re ranked the #1 state in America for veterans to live and work,” said Governor Kristi Noem. “This legislative session, we built on that ...

Here are the area basketball players who were named to the Big Dakota All-Conference teams. On the girls side, making all conference for Winner were: Bella Swedlund, Kalla Bertram, Maggie Lacompte and Kelsey Sachtjen. Making honorable mention was Ellie Brozik. For Chamberlain, Mya Knippling and Emma Powers made all-conference. Caycee Guinn was named to the ...

Governor Noem has signed twenty-one appropriations bills into law. “South Dakota had a truly fantastic year. Thanks to our unique approach to the pandemic, we had opportunities that weren’t afforded to other states,” said Governor Kristi Noem. “I challenged the legislature to solve problems for 20-30 years or even longer into the future, and they accomplished that. ...

We have a good amount of Central South Dakota basketball players who will be headed to Salem this weekend for the 3 Class Shootout All-Star Game that will take place on Saturday. At 2:30, Class AA Girls will play Class A followed by the Class B girls team playing against the winner of game 1 ...

U.S. Representative Dusty Johnson (R-S.D.) announced the 2021 Congressional Art Competition, which puts the artwork of South Dakota students in the nation’s Capitol building. The South Dakota Arts Council (SDAC) is now accepting entries on behalf of Rep. Johnson’s office. The contest is open to all South Dakota high school students, and the first-place winning entry ...

The Chamberlain School District 7-1 will hold their bi-monthly school board meeting this evening at 7:00 p.m. at the Chamberlain Middle School/High School Library.  Stayed tuned later in the week to KWYR News for Superintendent Dr. Justin Zajic’s full report.

Winner Girls Softball Sign ups will be held for the summer softball season at the Elementary School on March 29th and 30th from 4-6PM. This form, payment, deposit, insurance card copy and player’s birth certificate can be brought at the sign-up or given to a board member prior to April 9th, 2021. Registrations are held ...

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL State Tournament= Championship= Class A= Sioux Falls Christian 84, Sioux Valley 50 Class AA= Sioux Falls Roosevelt 60, O Gorman 37 Class B= DeSmet 59, Aberdeen Christian 43 Fifth Place= Class A= St. Thomas More 62, Chamberlain 49 Class AA= Aberdeen Central 55, Brandon Valley 50 Class B= White River 74, Lower Brule 72 Seventh Place= Class A= Vermillion 78, Winner 49 Class AA= Mitchell 78, Harrisburg 72, OT Class B= Canistota 59, Lyman ...