Rick Smith didn’t set out to start a multi-species grazing operation when he took over his family’s farm southwest of Watertown, SD. With higher farm commodity prices in the 70s, he was growing more grain, but when the 1980s Farm Crisis struck, he decided to plant most of his land back to grass and raise ...

State Cross Country in Sioux Falls at Yankton Trail Park   Cheer and Dance Class AA State Competition in Brandon   College Football Northern Iowa at SDSU at 2pm Illinois State at USD at 1pm   Volleyball Chamberlain, Platte/Geddes, Burke and Winner at SESD Tournament in Wagner

PREP VOLLEYBALL Aberdeen Christian def. Florence/Henry, 25-17, 25-16, 25-14 Aberdeen Roncalli def. Groton Area, 25-16, 26-24, 25-20 Andes Central/Dakota Christian def. Mitchell Christian, 25-5, 25-21, 25-10 Avon def. Menno, 25-15, 25-22, 26-24 Baltic def. Lennox, 20-25, 25-20, 25-12, 25-11 Belle Fourche def. Spearfish, 25-16, 25-18, 25-8 Bridgewater-Emery def. Sanborn Central/Woonsocket, 25-17, 25-8, 25-12 Colome def. Centerville, 16-25, 25-17, 20-25, 25-17, 15-13 Corsica/Stickney def. Scotland, ...

October 22nd Cheer and Dance Class A State Competition in Brandon   Volleyball Ainsworth and Valentine at Conference Tournament in Minden Colome at Centerville Wessington Springs at Kimball/White Lake SF Washington at O’Gorman SF Jefferson at Brookings Roosevelt at Watertown Baltic at Lennox Garretson at Colman-Egan Yankton at Sioux Falls Christian Beresford at Parker Tea Area at Tri-Valley   Football Saint Patrick at Valentine

PREP FOOTBALL Brookings 21, Pierre 14 Canton 43, Lennox 28 Chamberlain 29, Custer 26 Dell Rapids 43, Tri-Valley 6 Harrisburg 43, Brandon Valley 14 Madison 40, Sioux Falls Christian 12 Mitchell 21, Huron 20, OT Rapid City Stevens 49, Rapid City Central 0 Sioux Falls O’Gorman 49, Sioux Falls Jefferson 6 Sioux Falls Roosevelt 41, Aberdeen Central 14 Sioux Falls Washington 34, Sioux Falls Lincoln 24 Spearfish ...

The South Dakota 4-H Youth Development Program is seeking individuals to serve on its statewide 4-H project committees. These committees cover a range in interests, from traditional animal projects and youth-in-action events, to science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) programs. “South Dakota 4-H is excited to offer this opportunity to partner with our community and industry ...

Football First Round of the 11B and 9 man playoffs Class 11B Playoffs #16 Clark/Willow Lake at #1 Winner at 6pm #15 Deuel at #2 Sioux Valley #14 Beresford at #3 MVP #13 Wagner at #4 Groton Area #12 St Thomas More at #5 Elk Point-Jefferson #11 Redfield at #6 Roncalli #10 Hot Springs at # 7 Bridgewater-Emery/Ethan #9 McCook Central/Montrose at #8 Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn ...

The Gregory County Laps of love organization is having a soup luncheon fundraiser on Sunday November 7 from 11-2 at the Gregory auditorium.  The Gregory county laps of love is a local organization helping those being treated for cancer. Please come enjoy some hot soup and a sandwich and help them continue to assist those in need.

PREP VOLLEYBALL Aberdeen Central def. Mitchell, 19-25, 25-8, 25-19, 25-27, 15-11 Alcester-Hudson def. Freeman Academy/Marion, 25-13, 25-11, 25-19 Arlington def. Oldham-Ramona/Rutland, 25-19, 21-25, 25-20, 25-15 Baltic def. Howard, 25-23, 25-18, 25-17 Belle Fourche def. St. Thomas More, 20-25, 25-18, 25-14, 16-25, 15-13 Beresford def. Vermillion, 23-25, 25-18, 25-20, 25-20 Bison def. Tiospaye Topa, 25-12, 25-7, 25-14 Bowman County, N.D. def. Lemmon, 25-16, 25-23, ...

When she was 7, Swayze Ness’ dad, LeRoy, offered to sell she and her siblings each a bred heifer for $20. “We were standing out in the pasture. I instantly wanted three. My brother wanted a red one and my sister didn’t want to hand over the $20,” Ness recalls. The Kimball rancher has been building up ...