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South Dakota Poetry on the Road

South Dakota Poetry on the Road

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South Dakota Poetry on the Road

Patty Peacock
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
On Fr i d a y, Ap r i l 4 t h e 7th Generation Movie Theatre hosted a different kind of entertainment. While pop and popcorn were still enjoyed, instead of the latest cinematic thrill, there were local poets sharing their raw feelings during a SD Poetry on the Road event.

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Traversie, Hermes win city board seats

News Staff
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Ty Traversie and Tom Hermes won three-year terms on the Timber Lake City Board in Tuesday’s election.Traversie received 65 votes, Hermes 55, and Mike LaCompte 17.Hermes and LaCompte are incumbents.See next week’s Topic for the results of the Dupree School Board election.
Fifteen students were inducted into the Timber Lake High School chapter of the National Honor Society in a ceremony at the school on Monday, April 7. L-R are Talley Locken, Jaylee Schoelerman, Paige Marshall, Paislee Keller, Amanda Red Bear, Katelyn Biegler, Braylen Hansen, Hayden Thompson, Anna Kraft, Presley Goldade, Arianna Bieber, Maria Scherer, Ruby Maher, and Hudson Gill. NOT PICTURED: Jaymee Archambault. The ceremony was conducted by current NHS members. More on Page 5. Photo by Kathy Nelson

Fifteen students were inducted into the Timber Lake High School chapter of the National Honor Society in a ceremony at the school on Monday, April 7. L-R are Talley Locken, Jaylee Schoelerman, Paige Marshall, Paislee Keller, Amanda Red Bear, Katelyn Biegler, Braylen Hansen, Hayden Thompson, Anna Kraft, Presley Goldade, Arianna Bieber, Maria Scherer, Ruby Maher, and Hudson Gill. NOT PICTURED: Jaymee Archambault. The ceremony was conducted by current NHS members. More on Page 5. Photo by Kathy Nelson

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National Honor Society

News Staff
Wednesday, April 9, 2025

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Communities to test warning sirens for severe weather week

News Staff
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
April is National Severe Summer Weather Week and with summer just around the corner, fire departments and emergency service agencies are testing tornado warning systems.In Timber Lake, the tornado drill siren will be tested at 8:30 a.m. on Friday, April 11.
A Feeding South Dakota volunteer interacts with a food recipient at the organization’s March food distribution on Main Street of Isabel. Photo by Jon Flatland

A Feeding South Dakota volunteer interacts with a food recipient at the organization’s March food distribution on Main Street of Isabel. Photo by Jon Flatland

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Cuts in federal funding will hurt both food pantries and producers

Bart Pfankuch, Sd News Watch
Wednesday, April 9, 2025
Montana Roem is worried that a proposed $1 billion cut to federal food programs that aid schools and charities will hurt her family on two fronts.As she waited in a line of cars at a Feeding South Dakota mobile food bank in Box Elder on March 27, Roem said she was well aware of the U.S. Department...
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