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Two in custody in relation to Cherry Creek homicide

Two suspects have been arrested in connection with a criminal homicide that occurred in Cherry Creek on Sunday, Aug. 24.Officers from the Cheyenne River Sioux Law Enforcement Dept. responded to a report of a serious incident in Cherry Creek and found a 41-year-old victim who has been identified as...
Self-taught toy manufacturer Evan Schweitzer, 16, shows off just a few of the 100-or-so fidget spinner designs he has made and currently offers for sale. Fidget spinners - popular about 10 years ago, are making a comeback, he says, not just as toys but to help those with ADHD, anxiety, autism and more. Photo by Jon Flatland

Self-taught toy manufacturer Evan Schweitzer, 16, shows off just a few of the 100-or-so fidget spinner designs he has made and currently offers for sale. Fidget spinners - popular about 10 years ago, are making a comeback, he says, not just as toys but to help those with ADHD, anxiety, autism and more. Photo by Jon Flatland

The Fidgety Entrepreneur

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Asphalt resurfacing underway on Hwy. 12 west of Mobridge

The South Dakota Dept. of Transportation on Monday, Aug. 25, began an asphalt resurfacing project on a 14-mile portion of U.S. Highway 12 west of Mobridge.The project will begin immediately west of the bridge over the Missouri River on Highway 12 and end north of the bridge over the Grand River to...

$2 million Powerball ticket sold in Mobridge

Someone is $2 million dollars richer after matching all five white balls and adding a Power Play in the Powerball drawing on Saturday, Aug. 23.According to South Dakota Lottery, the winning ticket was purchased at Gas-N-More in Mobridge.
Biegler’s Timber Lake Service in Timber Lake is undergoing a facelift to freshen up the exterior of their building. Doing the work are Roger and Tina (Keller) Salwei of Loveland, CO. Photo by Jon Flatland

Biegler’s Timber Lake Service in Timber Lake is undergoing a facelift to freshen up the exterior of their building. Doing the work are Roger and Tina (Keller) Salwei of Loveland, CO. Photo by Jon Flatland

Biegler’s Timber Lake Service

Road work underway between Morristown, Watauga

Crews began asphalt concrete surfacing on Monday on the recently completed grading project on U.S. Highway 12 between Morristown and Watauga.In addition, five miles of Highway 12 and approximately one and onehalf miles of S.D. Highway 65 east of McIntosh will also be resurfaced with asphalt...

McLaughlin man gets 31 years for sexual abuse of child

A 67-year-old McLaughlin man has been sentenced to serve more than 31 years in federal prison after being convicted of aggravated sexual abuse of a three-year-old child.Kurtis Charles Cross was sentenced in U.S. District Court last Monday, Aug. 18, to serve 31 years and eight months in prison...

Mobridge man given prison sentence for assaultin McLaughlin

U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann last week sentenced a 34-year-old Mobridge man to federal prison after he was found guilty of assault resulting in serious bodily injury.Kendall Lee White Tail was sentenced last Monday, Aug. 28, to eight years in federal prison followed by three years of...