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LOOKING BACK

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Wednesday, October 30, 2024
News from past issues of the Timber Lake and Isabel newspapersTimber Lake Topic October 21, 1954 Woman’s bravery thwarted store robbery attempt at Parade Sheriff Anderson catches thieves north of Isabel A woman’s bravery thwarted an attempted robbery of the Parade store and post office, and an...
Johny Weber’s latest novel introduces new characters, new settings - 1970s rodeo

Johny Weber’s latest novel introduces new characters, new settings - 1970s rodeo

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Johny Weber’s latest novel introduces new characters, new settings - 1970s rodeo

Johny Weber
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
In the dust and grit of the rodeo circuit, rookie barrel racer Kasey Jacobs is determined to carve out a new life after her world crumbles. That sets the scene for Johny Weber’s latest novel, The Rodeo Road, set to be released in November.Weber’s memories of rodeoing in the 1970s inspired the book.
Halloween Carnival

Halloween Carnival

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Halloween Carnival

News Staff
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Dewey County 4-H hosted the Halloween Carnival on October 27. TOP LEFT: Sawyer Schweitzer helps Mia Linderman with her costume. That’s Maverick Linderman as Spiderman in back.TOP RIGHT: Merretta Anderson helps Tabitha O’Bryan with a game.

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$22 million grant will connect rural Corson Co. with fiber optic internet

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Wednesday, October 30, 2024
A South Dakota telecommunications company is getting a grant for more than $22 million from the federal ReConnect program to establish fiber optic internet service access on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation.According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Office, Standing Rock...
Thousands of pounds of vegetables, beef and bison were distributed in Timber Lake as part of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Buffalo Authority food distribution recently funded with a $3.5 million grant. Free monthly distributions are planned across the Cheyenne River Reservation with tribal members and non-tribal members invited to participate. Photo by Jon Flatland

Thousands of pounds of vegetables, beef and bison were distributed in Timber Lake as part of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Buffalo Authority food distribution recently funded with a $3.5 million grant. Free monthly distributions are planned across the Cheyenne River Reservation with tribal members and non-tribal members invited to participate. Photo by Jon Flatland

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Timber Lake FD responds to house fires, reminds residents to check smoke detectors

News Staff
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
The Timber Lake Fire Department has responded to two house fires in the past two weeks with both resulting in property loss.Fire Chief Jeremy Bollinger said the first call was Oct. 19 to a home on North G Street in Timber Lake where the attached garage was engulfed in flames.

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What should you bring to the polls?

News Staff
Wednesday, October 30, 2024
Secretary of State Monae L. Johnson encourages voters to check their polling location before they head out to vote in the Tuesday, Nov. 5, General Election.In order to vote, a person must provide a photo identification (ID) card, which may be a South Dakota driver’s license or non-driver ID card; a...
McIntosh Community Daycare Board President Kelli Nehl, left, and board member Tia Nehl stand in the back door of the new daycare facility. The building, a SD Governor’s Daycare structure, is located on a corner lot across from the school that was donated by the McIntosh School District. The new daycare is expected to be open by Jan. 1, 2025. Photo by Jon Flatland

McIntosh Community Daycare Board President Kelli Nehl, left, and board member Tia Nehl stand in the back door of the new daycare facility. The building, a SD Governor’s Daycare structure, is located on a corner lot across from the school that was donated by the McIntosh School District. The new daycare is expected to be open by Jan. 1, 2025. Photo by Jon Flatland

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It takes a village

Jon Flatland
Wednesday, October 23, 2024
Three years after a group of local mothers organized to address the lack of childcare in their community, the McIntosh Community Daycare is expected to open in a brand new facility by the end of this year.Founded in September 2021, the daycare group formed a non-profit organization and has been...
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