Since it is the season of giving, we encourage you to attend the Burke Community Blood Drive that is coming up on December 27th from 11am to 5:30pm at the Burke Civic Center! If you have any questions or if you want to schedule an appointment for the drive, call Sharlo Spencer at 605-208-1751.

Boys Basketball LNI in Rapid City 10am- White River vs Crazy Horse 2:30- Little Wound vs St. Francis 8:30- Todd County vs Cheyenne-Eagle Butte Girls Basketball LNI in Rapid City 11:30am- Todd County vs Custer 1pm- White River vs Crazy Horse 8:30- St. Francis vs Lower Brule Men’s College Basketball Bellevue at USD at 7pm Women’s College Basketball Oregon at SDSU at 7pm

BOYS PREP BASKETBALL Andes Central/Dakota Christian 72, Ethan 57 Canton 80, Garretson 67 Chamberlain 57, Gregory 38 Chester 45, Howard 28 Clark/Willow Lake 67, DeSmet 45 Corsica/Stickney 94, Avon 46 Dakota Valley 79, Beresford 63 Dell Rapids St. Mary 61, Mitchell Christian 44 Faulkton 52, Sunshine Bible Academy 43 Freeman Academy/Marion 48, Oldham-Ramona/Rutland 43 Gayville-Volin ...

The East/West Classic will take place on December 28th at the Chamberlain Armory.  At 11am, Crow Creek will battle Elk Point-Jefferson followed by Timber Lake playing Canton. At 2pm, the Douglas girls will play Harrisburg followed by the Harrisburg boys taking on Douglas. At 5pm, the Winner Lady Warriors will battle top ranked Ethan. At ...

Keep in mind that the Winner Regional Healthcare Center’s hospital entrance has been temporarily relocated this week while necessary safety improvements are being made. They ask that you please enter and exit for all hospital needs through the Long Term Care Center. They thank everyone for their cooperation.

Ellwangers Floral, Country Dreams and Sweet Bee Antiques will hold their annual wine and cheese night on Wednesday, December 12th in Butte, Nebraska tomorrow! The event will run from 5-9pm. The floral will have 25 percent off storewide items, along with items in Country Dreams and Sweet Bee Antiques discounted too!

Here is a look at this week’s South Dakota Media Basketball Poll: Boys Class AA 1. Yankton (17) 2-0 85 1 2. Stevens 1-1 42 4 3. Roosevelt 1-0 33 RV 4. O’Gorman 0-1 27 2 5. Lincoln 1-0 26 5 Receiving votes: Brandon Valley 22, Sioux Falls Washington 15, Harrisburg 5. Class A 1. Tea Area (17) 1-0 85 1 2. SF Christian 2-0 68 2 3. Pine Ridge 0-0 36 3 4. Red Cloud 1-0 32 4 5. St. Thomas More 1-0 22 5 Receiving votes: Parker 6, Sioux Valley 2, Todd County 2, Flandreau 1, Madison 1, Class ...

Boys Basketball Chamberlain at Gregory Sully Buttes at Lyman Boys and Girls Basketball North Central at Burke Ainsworth at Valentine Girls Basketball Lyman at Stanley County Kadoka at Jones County Platte-Geddes at Kimball/White Lake Wrestling Burke/Gregory at Platte Triangular Men’s College Basketball Savannah State at SDSU at 7pm

The annual Carter Coyote Classic will take place on Saturday, December 15th at the Red Hills Last Chance Saloon in Carter. A rules meeting and calcutta will be held on Friday, the 14th starting at 7pm. One team member must be present for the rules meeting. The entry fee is $40 per two person team. ...

We encourage everyone to come and checkout the Nutcracker in Winner, located on the east side of the former Nelson Electronics Building. They have many unique items like: wine racks, wall decor, Christmas items, barnwood wall decor and shelving, different types of wood decor, small Christmas trees, backlit cross, reindeer, special crossed made of wood, ...