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LOOKING BACK

News Staff
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
News from past issues of the Timber Lake and Isabel newspapersIsabel Dakotan August 16, 1935While remodeling their home William Pogany found a shingle with the following on it: I’ve reached the land of drought and heat, Where nothing grows for man to eat The wind that blows with burning heat,...

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Timber Lake School enrollment at 374 on first day of classes

News Staff
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
School opened at Timber Lake on Monday, August 18 with 374 students enrolled.There are 75 in middle school with 26 in sixth grade, 26 in seventh grade, and 23 in eighth grade.There are 107 in high school, including 19 freshmen, 33 sophomores, 26 juniors and 29 seniors.The elementary school has 192...
Back to School Finding their new locker is on every student’s checklist on the first day of school. Here Reed Winterberg, Azalea Grage and Lochlyn Goldade find theirs. Photo by Kathy Nelson

Back to School Finding their new locker is on every student’s checklist on the first day of school. Here Reed Winterberg, Azalea Grage and Lochlyn Goldade find theirs. Photo by Kathy Nelson

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Online threat puts McIntosh School in hard lockdown on first day of classes

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Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Students and staff at the McIntosh School were briefly locked down on the opening day of the 2025-26 school year last Wednesday, Aug. 13, after a student posted a threat to the school on social media.Following its safety protocols, the McIntosh School went into a “hard lockdown” at about 9:19 a.m....

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Isabel Trustees review new quote for HVAC upgrade

Jon Flatland
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Two months after rejecting a Rapid City firm’s estimate for heating and cooling system upgrades at the Isabel Community Center because they felt it was too high, the town board of trustees have received another quote they feel is “reasonable.”In June the board rejected a bid from TATCo Construction...

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Some South Dakota counties getting younger

Melissa Avelino S.d. News Watch
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Number of Dewey, Ziebach and Corson County residents under age 19 well above state averageCollege towns and high birth rates have increased the average number of young people in some South Dakota counties, even as 17.3 percent of the state’s residents are 65 or older, according to U.S Census...

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Timber Lake School menu

News Staff
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Monday, August 25: Breakfast: French toast sticks, juice, fruit, and milk. Lunch: Chicken tenders, carrots, mixed fruit, and milk.Tuesday, August 26: Breakfast: Breakfast pizza, juice, fruit, and milk.
Marcella LeBeau Elementary School dedicated

Marcella LeBeau Elementary School dedicated

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Marcella LeBeau Elementary School dedicated

News Staff
Wednesday, August 20, 2025
Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Chairman Ryman LeBeau cut the ribbon officially opening the Marcella LeBeau Elementary School in Sioux Falls, SD last week as members of the LeBeau family look on.

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Dewey County man sentenced to 10 years in case involving minor

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Wednesday, August 20, 2025
A 55-year-old Eagle Butte maconvicted in April of sexual abuse of a minor was sentenced last week to serve 10 years in federal prison.Dion Michael Brown was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Eric C. Schulte to serve 10 years in prison, followed by five years of supervised release, and ordered to pay...
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