Sheriff’s Report

Corson County, Sheriff Alan DaleAugust 139:05 a.m. responded to a threat made to the McIntosh School.

Woman with ties to Dewey Co. pleads not guilty to embezzlement

A 47-year-old woman from Pierre with connections to Dewey County entered a plea of not guilty last Wednesday, Aug. 27, to stealing approximately $45,500 from the Community and Youth Involved Center in Fort Pierre.Dusti Deal is charged with grand theft by embezzlement.

Timber Lake man sentenced for sexually abusing of teen

A 27-year-old Timber Lake man was sentenced to prison last Monday, Aug. 25, by U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann after being convicted in June of abusive sexual contact without consent involving a teenage girl.Jaren Loren Lane Mellette was sentenced to three years in federal prison followed...

LOOKING BACK

News from past issues of the Timber Lake and Isabel newspapersIsabel Dakotan September 6, 1935With over 200 people killed on Labor Day in automobile accidents it seems Congress should enact a law putting a governor on all cars so that they could not run over 50 mph.

Married 68 years

Frank and Donna Quinn celebrated their 68th wedding anniversary with a small family gathering in Timber Lake on August 29. Donna Senger and Francis Quinn were married on Thursday morning, August 29, 1957, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Glencross.

Something for Sam ...

Sam Mortenson of Little Eagle was recently gifted a creation that has special meaning for him.It began to take shape when Tom Mortenson and Rich Anderson, who have been coming to the West River area for hunting for more than 40 years, found a discarded 1928 license plate near Gopher.Damian Red...

Timber Lake School Board Agenda

Timber Lake School Board Agenda Tuesday, September 9, 20254:00 P.M. Regular Meeting Superintendent Office1. Call meeting to order2. Pledge of Allegiance3. Approve Agenda4. Approve the minutes of the August 13, 2025, Board of Education Meeting5.

Highway 12 project underway east of McIntosh city limits

An asphalt shoulder paving project got underway on U.S. Highway 12 east of McIntosh this week.The shoulder paving project is located on Highway 12 from six miles east of McIntosh to one and one-half miles west of McLaughlin, for a total of approximately 20 miles.The project will include grading the...

Cancelled solar energy grants ‘another broken promise’ for tribes

The Trump administration’s cancellation of solar energy grants benefiting low-income households is “catastrophic for Indian Country,” according to a grant recipient that was working with tribes.Projects for tribal and rural areas in and around South Dakota had been awarded about $260 million from...