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Grand Canyon bison relocated to Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe

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Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Grand Canyon National Park captured 100 buffalo from the North Rim last Friday, Sept. 13, and relocated to the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe in South Dakota, with the help of an inter-tribal group.Last summer marked the first time that no buffalo were captured since the roundups began in 2018.

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TRAIL CITY NEWS

Peyton Keller
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Jim and Jackie Keller, Donna Keller, and Margie Tillman went to Whitewood to visit John and Betty Hughes. Harvey and Diane Keller were there also. They all visited with their sister, Jane Keller, in Rapid City.On Monday, Judy Hintz traveled to Rapid City to visit Gary Vance.

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LOOKING BACK

Isabel Dakotan
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
News from past issues of the Timber Lake and Isabel newspapersMilton Collmann, young farmer of northeast Isabel won top honors in a conservation farming contest sponsored by the Dewey County Soil Conservation District.Collmann utilizes strip farming, contour farming, grass waterways and willow...

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TIMBER LAKE NEWS

News Staff
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
On Sunday afternoon, September 15, former Timber Lake resident Lois Crocker came to Biegler’s Timber Lake Service hoping to meet up with friends.
Sam Mortenson has an endless supply of stories from his 96 years on this earth.

Sam Mortenson has an endless supply of stories from his 96 years on this earth.

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Sam Mortenson, 96, cowman, old timer and storyteller

Kathy Nelson
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
“God was always part of my life whether I realized it or not,” said Sam Mortenson, who turned 96 on September 6.Born in 1928 in the coal country of northwest North Dakota near Noonan and Crosby, Mortenson was the middle of five children.
Isabel Board of Trustees members Darrel Pfaff (left) and Ryan Maher (center) discuss HVAC improvements at the Isabel Community Center with Travis Sichmeller of Sichmeller Engineering of Aberdeen. The board approved moving ahead with acquiring a complete estimate from Sichmeller for the proposed improvements. Photo by Jon Flatland

Isabel Board of Trustees members Darrel Pfaff (left) and Ryan Maher (center) discuss HVAC improvements at the Isabel Community Center with Travis Sichmeller of Sichmeller Engineering of Aberdeen. The board approved moving ahead with acquiring a complete estimate from Sichmeller for the proposed improvements. Photo by Jon Flatland

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Isabel Trustees contemplating reduction in town speed limits

Jon Flatland
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
The heating and cooling system in the Isabel Community Center was the main topic of discussion at the community’s Board of Trustees meeting last Tuesday, Sept. 10, but members also proposed a reduction in speed limits in town.The board met with Travis Sichmeller of Sichmeller Engineering in...
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News Staff
Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Members of the Timber Lake and Isabel Fire Departments, the Dewey County Sheriff ’s Office, the South Dakota Highway Patrol and the Timber Lake Ambulance Service tend to the victims of a mock two-vehicle accident in Timber Lake on Monday, Sept. 16.

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School board accepts bids for snow removal

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Wednesday, September 18, 2024
The Timber Lake School Board breezed through a relatively quick meeting last Wednesday, Sept. 11, with agenda items that included accepting a bid for snow removal this winter.As was the case last year, Three Seasons Tent Rental of Timber Lake submitted the only bid for the service.
Coal Springs Threshing Bee & Antique Show slated Sept. 27-29

Coal Springs Threshing Bee & Antique Show slated Sept. 27-29

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Coal Springs Threshing Bee & Antique Show slated Sept. 27-29

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Wednesday, September 18, 2024
Final preparations are being made for the 26th annual Coal Springs Threshing Bee & Antique Show set next Friday through Sunday, Sept. 27-29, along Hwy. 73 near Meadow.The event will feature threshing, blacksmithing, antique tractors and implements, horse-drawn equipment, a shingle mill, wagon...
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