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“The Stavig Letters” readers theater, performed by (l-r) Curtis Dahl, Jane Rasmussen and John Rasmussen, will be presented at the Timber Lake Museum on Sunday, February 2. The program is free and will be precended by a potluck dinner at noon MT.

“The Stavig Letters” readers theater, performed by (l-r) Curtis Dahl, Jane Rasmussen and John Rasmussen, will be presented at the Timber Lake Museum on Sunday, February 2. The program is free and will be precended by a potluck dinner at noon MT.

The Stavig Letters

Film shot in Green Grass to air Monday, Jan. 13

After 13 years living in Philadelphia, Delwin Fiddler Jr. returns to his ancestral home at Green Grass, on the Cheyenne River Reservation. Leaving his big city life behind, Delwin aims to protect his centuries-old Lakota heritage and heal from family tragedy, through his passion for dance.

Cattlemen’s Foundation offers scholarship

Students enrolled in any postsecondary institution in South Dakota are eligible to apply for the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Foundation scholarship program.The scholarship application is open now and closes Sunday, March 16, 2025 at 11:59PM CT.Students can apply by visiting SDCFScholarships.com.
These students are this year’s Dupree High School juniors that earned their letterman jackets through the 3-2-1 DHS Booster Club program. To earn a 3-2-1 program jacket, a student must be in 3 sports at DHS for the first 2 years of high school at Dupree School and this must be done by the 1 student. (L-R): Spencer Olsen, Jeremiah Tiger, Talyn Ley, and Minda Woodward. Photo by Patty Peacock

These students are this year’s Dupree High School juniors that earned their letterman jackets through the 3-2-1 DHS Booster Club program. To earn a 3-2-1 program jacket, a student must be in 3 sports at DHS for the first 2 years of high school at Dupree School and this must be done by the 1 student. (L-R): Spencer Olsen, Jeremiah Tiger, Talyn Ley, and Minda Woodward. Photo by Patty Peacock

3 – 2 – 1 Jackets

Historic A.H. Brown Library awarded preservation grant

A historic preservation project at the A.H. Brown Library in Mobridge has been awarded a matching funds grant from the South Dakota State Historical Society.The library, built in 1929-30, received $15,000 to assist in repointing the brickwork.

No mail service this Thursday in honor of late President Carter

The U.S. Postal Ser vice will suspend its operations on Thursday, Jan. 9, in memory of the late former President Jimmy Carter.In addition, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Chairman Ryman LeBeau has granted administrative leave for tribal employees on Thursday.

Day reappointed as presiding judge over Fourth District Court

Chief Justice Steven R. Jensen announced Tuesday, Jan. 7, the reappointment of the Honorable Michael W. Day, Belle Fourche, as Presiding Judge for the Fourth Judicial Circuit.The Fourth Judicial Circuit consists of Butte, Corson, Dewey, Harding, Lawrence, Meade, Perkins and Ziebach counties.
A 27-foot x 25-foot addition to the Dewey County Courthouse in Timber Lake will provide fireproof space for county records. Estimated cost of the project is around $300,000 with work scheduled to get underway this spring. See bid notice on Page 12.

A 27-foot x 25-foot addition to the Dewey County Courthouse in Timber Lake will provide fireproof space for county records. Estimated cost of the project is around $300,000 with work scheduled to get underway this spring. See bid notice on Page 12.

2025 kicks off with changes and progress

As 2025 opens, we can’t predict the weather but we can see some changes on the horizon, including some new faces in new places and millions of dollars in infrastructure projects.Business changesThe sale of Timber Lake Community Daycare to Micaela Castaneda was announced last week.