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Johnny Hoyt (center) and Evan Schweitzer (right) compete in eSports league games while Nathaniel O’Bryan (far left) looks on. The Timber Lake High School eSports team is wrapping up its first season with playoffs beginning next week.

Johnny Hoyt (center) and Evan Schweitzer (right) compete in eSports league games while Nathaniel O’Bryan (far left) looks on. The Timber Lake High School eSports team is wrapping up its first season with playoffs beginning next week.

Ready Player One

Jon Flatland
Wednesday, January 29, 2025
This winter, the Timber Lake School District joined a growing trend across the United States by adding eSports - otherwise known as competitive video gaming - to its list of extracurricular activities.
The youngest participant in the 11th Annual Lake Isabel Ice Fishing Tournament on Saturday was two-yearold Jaxon Hollenbeck, son of Nathan and Emily Hollenbeck of Mobridge. Jaxon, who turns 3 on Feb. 1, was the third place winner in the Youth Panfish Division. He is the grandson of Grady and Bobbi Jo Kraft of Timber Lake and Dustin and Annete Hollenbeck of Mobridge.

The youngest participant in the 11th Annual Lake Isabel Ice Fishing Tournament on Saturday was two-yearold Jaxon Hollenbeck, son of Nathan and Emily Hollenbeck of Mobridge. Jaxon, who turns 3 on Feb. 1, was the third place winner in the Youth Panfish Division. He is the grandson of Grady and Bobbi Jo Kraft of Timber Lake and Dustin and Annete Hollenbeck of Mobridge.

The 11th Annual Lake Isabel Ice Fishing Tournament

News Staff
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Youth Panfish Division: (l-r) Jaxon Hollenbeck, third; Michel Bollinger, second; Jameson Hollenbeck, first.

Youth Panfish Division: (l-r) Jaxon Hollenbeck, third; Michel Bollinger, second; Jameson Hollenbeck, first.

11th annual Isabel Lake Ice Fishing Tournament draws a crowd

News Staff
Thursday, January 23, 2025
There were plenty of fishermen but not a lot of fish caught at the11th Annual Isabel Ice Fishing Tournament held on Isabel Lake on Saturday, Jan. 18.Youth Panfish Division 1. Jameson Hollenbeck, 3.572. Michel Bollinger, 2.413. Jaxon Hollenbeck, 2.094. Mason Kraft, 1.915. Carter Bader, 1.486.

FOURTH CIRCUIT COURT

News Staff
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Corson County, McIntosh January 13Amanda Overbey, 43, of Mobridge, speeding. Fine and costs $137.50 January 14Gregory Utter, 74, of Mobridge, seat belt violation. Fine and costs $25 January 16Hannah Beyer, 33, of McLaughlin, speeding. Fine and costs $97.

A look back at the beginnings of NWAS mobile classrooms

News Staff
Thursday, January 23, 2025
As the future of the Northwest Area Schools Career and Technical Education (CTE) program is being debated among the member schools in 2025, the following article from the November 29, 1973 issue of the Timber Lake Topic announces the start of the program, which was called SAVE.
The cast and crew for Dupree’s One Act Play Fast Food (L-R) Kylund McGill (lighting), Gabby De La Rosa (chicken, granny, and new employee), Zoey De La Rosa (immature Patty, germophobe date, and customer stealing), Trinity Leithauser (immature Pat and sunshiny employee working many shifts), and Garrick Dekle (young manager and first time date). Photo by Patty Peacock

The cast and crew for Dupree’s One Act Play Fast Food (L-R) Kylund McGill (lighting), Gabby De La Rosa (chicken, granny, and new employee), Zoey De La Rosa (immature Patty, germophobe date, and customer stealing), Trinity Leithauser (immature Pat and sunshiny employee working many shifts), and Garrick Dekle (young manager and first time date). Photo by Patty Peacock

Dupree School presents one-act play: Fast Food

Patty Peacock
Thursday, January 23, 2025
The Dupree School brought some giggles to the gym with their performance of the one act play Fast Food. The play Fast Food is a short comedy by Tracy Wells and is about teens working in the fast-food business named MacBurgers. The play takes you through various situations that happen in MacBurgers.

Lemmon native picked to lead U.S. Air Force

News Staff
Thursday, January 23, 2025
A Lemmon native and graduate of South Dakota State University will be the next leader of the U.S. Air Force, pending confirmation.Troy Meink has been nominated by President Donald Trump to be the next secretary of the Air Force. Meink is a 1988 graduate of SDSU’s engineering program.

Three CRST members complete Basic Telecommuniations course

News Staff
Thursday, January 23, 2025
Three members of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe are among 24 students who completed and graduated from South Dakota’s Basic Telecommunicator Certification course in Pierre last Friday, Jan. 17.The graduates include Jaymalee Turning Heart, A’Dyn Moran, AriAnna Reedeand Xandria Norris.
Baicyn Marie Lei

Baicyn Marie Lei

All About Me

Timber Lake Elementary Tylyn Gill - 4th Grade
Thursday, January 23, 2025
I was named after my aunt Marcie, but she passed away before I was born. My mom and dad chose my name together. My nickname is Marge. My mom gave it to me because I respond to it and because it annoys me. Google doesn’t have a meaning to my first name or my middle name.
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