The Good Folks of Lennox Valley

   Hometown News uncovers Cooper’s Election Shenanigans With six weeks to go until the “election of the century,” Raymond Cooper was feeling pretty good about his prospects. His plan, it seemed, was working to near perfection. After purchasing the town’s only radio station and converting it to an all-talk format, then creating his own daily show, highlighting the faults of the […]

Widow receives award for 5 years of service

At a recognition luncheon in honor of the Foster Grandparents from the Cheyenne River and Standing Rock Reservations Cindy Beard, Senior Corps Assistant Director and Juli Schultz, Program Specialist presented the following awards: Elaine Widow received a silver tray for 5 years of service.  Not in attendance but receiving awards were Loveleah In The Woods for 10 years of service.  […]

In Education: 2017 South Dakota Report Card released for public viewing

ABERDEEN, S.D. | At its meeting earlier today, the South Dakota Board of Education Standards heard state-level results from the 2017 Report Card. The Report Card uses several indicators to measure how schools are performing.  “With the advent of the Every Student Succeeds Act, states have the opportunity to broaden the measures they use to review school performance,” said Laura […]

Alli Moran among Fifteen South Dakota Leaders join the South Dakota Change Network Cohort

BROOKINGS, S.D. -Fifteen emerging leaders from across South Dakota have been selected to participate in the first cohort of the South Dakota Change Network, a program created by the Bush Foundation and executed through a partnership of National Arts Strategies, SDSU Extension Community Vitality and Vision Maker Media, the Change Network Cohort, will provide a supportive environment to assist participants […]

New CDC resource can help states and communities prevent suicide among youth


CDC’s new resource, Preventing Suicide: A Technical Package of Policy, Programs, and Practices Suicide and bullying are public health problems that affect youth. Suicide was the second leading cause of death among youth ages 10-24 in 2015. While most youth who are involved in bullying do not engage in suicide-related behaviors, those who have been bullied or who bully others […]

Early morning fog creeps across Eagle Butte

Proactive admissions initiative kicks off in South Dakota

PIERRE, S.D. – Later this month, qualifying South Dakota public high school seniors will receive letters announcing their guaranteed general acceptance into the state’s public universities and technical institutes. At its meeting earlier today, the South Dakota Board of Education Standards heard about this “proactive admissions” effort from Paul Turman, system vice president for academic affairs for the South Dakota […]

People join in efforts to show support for life


High rates of suicide on the Cheyenne River Reservation have people reaching out to give others in need hope Terry “Cub” Curley was all about softball, said his Aunt Amelia Curley. Curley committed suicide in November 1998. The following Fall, his family decided to have a memorial softball tournament to wrap up the season and to host an event for […]

Consumer Alert! Equifax must protect consumers

Attorney General Marty Jackley has joined with attorneys general around the country in a letter to Equifax requesting that it disable links for enrollment in fee-based credit monitoring service in the wake of the massive data breach impacting 143 million people. “This breach affects millions of Americans including thousands of South Dakotans. Consumers, who are at absolutely no fault in […]

Braves struggle against Sisseton