A new elementary school opening in Sioux Falls in the fall of 2025 will bear the name of Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal elder, politician, nurse and military veteran Marcella LeBeau. The name - announced Monday, April 22 - was chosen by a committee of students, parents, teachers, administrators, community members, and one school board representative.

Law enforcement agencies and emergency service providers across South Dakota, Nebraska, Nevada and Texas reported temporary outages to 9-1-1 service last Wednesday, April 17, that lasted about two hours.

April 8 8:24 p.m. responded to a residence in McLaughlin for a report of a male that was shot in the leg.

TLHS students collected 14 awards at the annual Northwest Area Schools Academic Olympics competition held at Dupree on April 17. Here are the winners: Freshman Quiz Bowl – Faith: Keith Maxwell, Jonah Gould, Tel Kennedy and Colby Skogen Sophomore Quiz Bowl – Faith: Jacob Maxwell, Krece Halligan, Tace Berglund and Katelyn Totton Junior Quiz Bowl – Timber Lake: Jordan Jones, Gabe Keller, Meredith Maciejewski and Treyton DuPreez Senior Quiz Bowl – Timber Lake: Shawn Quinn, Averie Marshall, Kade Conner and Carter Keller Overall Quiz Bowl – Lemmon: Sam Weishaar, Gage Anderson, Blair Ham and Sawyer Thompson English I - 5th place: Sylvia Turbiville, Harding County; 4th place: Brayden Padden, Harding County; 3rd place: Braeden Fergel, McIntosh; 2nd place: Hudson Gill, Timber Lake; 1st place: Traden Meeks, Dupree English II - 5th place: Emma Spring, Faith; 4th place: Shia Peterson, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte; 3rd place: Katelyn Gebhart, Lemmon; 2nd place: Ashlyn Foss, Lemmon; 1st place: Kaylen Padden, Harding County English III - 5th place: Alexis McCann, Harding County; 4th place: Bentley Frei, Faith; 3rd place: Evan Meyer, Harding County; 2nd place: JC Pederson, Dupree; 1st place: Braydon Terveen, Dupree English IV - 5th place: Slate Page, Harding County; 4th place: Abby Thompson, Bison; 3rd place: Braden Routier, Harding County; 2nd place: Averie Marshall, Timber Lake; 1st place: Elora Gould, Faith Algebra I - 5th place: Zach Hulm, Lemmon; 4th place: Preston Maciejewski, Timber Lake; 3rd place: Braeden Fergel, McIntosh; 2nd place: Kanyn Padden, Harding County; 1st place: Sylvia Turbiville, Harding County Algebra II - 5th place (tie): Hailey Roggow & Emma Johnston, Timber Lake; 4th place: Karly Riley, Lemmon; 3rd place: Joshua Diamanti, McIntosh; 2nd place: Gage Anderson, Lemmon; 1st place: Jacob Maxwell, Faith Geometry – 5th place: Kaylen Padden, Harding County; 4th place: Cashley King, Faith; 3rd place: Lincoln Wickstrom, Harding County; 2nd place: Amanda Red Bear, Timber Lake; 1st place: Keith Maxwell, Faith Senior Math – 5th place: Katie Sheridan, Faith; 4th place: Abby Thompson, Bison; 3rd place: Wyatt Schell, McIntosh; 2nd place: Skylar Vig, Faith; 1st place: Averie Marshall, Timber Lake Physical Science – 5th place: Tel Kennedy, Faith; 4th place: Braeden Fergel, McIntosh; 3rd place: Brayden Padden, Harding County; 2nd place: Jaxon Dirk, Lemmon; 1st place: Max Anderson, Lemmon Biology – 5th place – Hailey Roggow, Timber Lake; 4th place: Kaylen Padden, Harding County; 3rd place: Jonah Gould, Faith; 2nd place: Lincoln Wickstrom, Harding County 1st place: Keith Maxwell, Faith Chemistry – 5th place: Woodrow Brenner, McIntosh; 4th place: Braydon Terveen, Dupree; 3rd place: Jacob Maxwell, Faith; 2nd place: Krece Halligan, Faith; 1st place: Gabe Keller, Timber Lake Physics - 5th place: Aiden Egle, Lemmon; 4th place: Melody Olugbenga, Faith; 3rd place: Jackson Spencer, Faith; 2nd place: Shawn Quinn, Timber Lake; 1st place: Gage Anderson, Lemmon Geography – 5th place: Kaylen Padden, Harding County; 4th place: Allyson Kilzer, Lemmon; 3rd place: Lincoln Wickstrom, Harding County; 2nd place: Jacob Maxwell, Faith; 1st place: Krece Halligan, Faith World History – 5th place: Darla Barnes, Lemmon; 4th place: Tace Berglund, Faith; 3rd place: Spencer Olsen, Dupree; 2nd place: Wyatt Lemke, Dupree; 1st place: Chance Newsome, Lemmon American History – 5th place: Woodrow Brenner, McIntosh; 4th place: Aiden Egle, Lemmon; 3rd place: Meredith Maciejewski, Timber Lake; 2nd place: Sam Weishaar, Lemmon; 1st place: Bentley Frei, Faith American Government – 5th place: Sawyer Thompson, Lemmon; 4th place: Carter Keller, Timber Lake; 3rd place: Katie Sheridan, Faith; 2nd Place: Kaia Day, Faith; 1st place: Kade Conner, Timber Lake Personal Finance – 5th place: Wyatt Schell, McIntosh; 4th place: Kadence Christman, Harding County; 3rd place: Shia Peterson, Cheyenne-Eagle Butte; 2nd place: Caden Selby, Faith; 1st place: Braden Routier, Harding County Individual High Points Awards – 5th place: Braeden Fergel, McIntosh; 4th place: Averie Marshall, Timber Lake; 3rd place: Jacob Maxwell, Faith; 2nd place: Kaylen Padden, Harding County; 1st place: Lincoln Wickstrom, Harding County

The absentee voting period for South Dakota’s June 4 Primary Election began April 19. To request an absentee ballot, voters must submit an absentee ballot application form to the county auditor.

The Sacred Heart Parish Church of Dupree held their monthly 200 Club drawings on Sunday, April 21 following Holy Mass and evening supper at the church hall. Peggy McLellan of Eagle Butte won two drawings, a $50 and a $25. Ramon Birkeland of Dupree also won $50 and $25. Dan Schrempp of Eagle Butte won $25. Addie Neigel of Eagle Butte won $25.

New members of the Dupree High School chapter of the National Honor Society were inducted at a ceremony on April 11. 1st Row (L-R): Wambli Quintana, Cameron Dekle, Jayden Marshall, Cruz Birkeland, Spencer Olsen, Case DePoy, Fletcher Birkeland, Jeremiah Tiger, and Bobby Brewer. 2nd Row: Daxton McDaniel, Alan Lemke, Maverick Lemke, Kayle Bridwell, Roper Eaton, Wyatt Lemke, President JW Pederson, and Rio De La Rosa. 3rd Row: Charly Etzkorn, Lourdes Dupris, Jazmyn Longbrake, Kayclynn Young, Minda Woodward, Kali Young, Jaysia Starr, and Kamari Jensen. Back Row: Tate Johnson, Carsyn Farlee, Cassidy Farlee, Cheyenne Miner, Jamie Blackmoon, Keyra Jeffries, Zoey De La Rosa, and JC Pederson. Not pictured: Braydon Terveen Smith, Trinity Leithauser, and Jessa Hunt.

The Dupree FFA, under the advisement of Doug Hofer, has been busy learning about judging and competing and they’ve been to a few events this spring. Recently they competed at Sturgis and here are the results: The DHS Ag Mechanics team did exceptionally well as they placed fourth overall. Individually, their placings were as follows: Maverick Lemke-4th place, Alan Lemke-9th, Bobby Brewer-13th, Kwinsy Russell-18th, Tyler Stambach-20th, Matthew Lemke-22nd, Gaby LaPlante-24th, and Michael Donovan-32nd.

The Dupree School would like to present their JH/HS March Students of the Month. The honorees are (L-R) Matthew Lemke, who is a senior at DHS, and Chris Baker, who is in the seventh grade. JH/HS Principal Russell Budmayr presented each of the students with a $20 gift card to the Lakota Thrifty Mart. The 7th-12th grade staff nominate students that they feel strongly represent characteristics of good role models (leadership, citizenship, positive behaviors, and good attendance and academic work) and the students that receive the most votes from the staff are acknowledged with the honor.

With the cost of groceries these days, and the distance that many people live from the grocery store, folks often have to come up with something for supper based on what’s left in the kitchen/fridge, Therefore, the Chopped contest, loosely based on the Food Network show CHOPPED, has continued to be an annual event for Ziebach Co. 4-Hers.