Income guidelines for WIC adjusted

The South Dakota Department of Health’s (DOH) Women, Infants and Children (WIC) Program strives to ensure that families have the resources needed to be healthy and strong. On June 1, 2022, WIC income guidelines were updated. WIC is a special supplemental nutrition program, funded by the U.S.

Three locals win events in Ft. Pierre

Three local participants in the Ft. Pierre Rodeo held July 3-4 came away with championships and picked up points toward their South Dakota Rodeo Association (SDRA) standings. Kessa Deal of Dupree won the barrel racing crown and $916 with a time of 17.

TRAIL CITY NEWS

Wally and Jackie Grage had a little get together which Frank Hahne and Bill and Lynn Hahne attended. Amaya Aberle spent the weekend at Chuck and Marsha Aberle's. Justin and Carissa Aberle came to pick up Amaya on Sunday.

Bring home memories, not ticks

Recently our family went on a camping trip. Our kids loved how we canoed our supplies across a lake and set up our campsite. My wife and I were reminded how much work it is. Soon our children were experiencing more mosquitos, flies, caterpillars, and ticks than they had ever seen before.

Oliver Keller - a Mother’s Day baby

Proud parents Pierce and Brie (Kunf) Keller are happy to announce the birth of their firstborn son. Oliver Bennett Keller came into the world on Mother’s Day, May 8, 2022 at Monument Health in Rapid City. He weighed 8 lbs., 5 oz. and measured 18 inches long.

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Monday, July 11: Pizza casserole, Italian vegetables, peaches, and garlic bread Tuesday, July 12: Baked chicken, sweet potatoes, Parmesan green beans, apricots, and bread Wednesday, July 13: Happy Birthday!

USDA/Farm Service Agency NEWS

The Corson, Dewey, Meade, Perkins & Ziebach County FSA offices would like to keep you informed of the following items important to USDA programs. If you have any questions, please contact your local FSA office.

FSA Update from Corson County CED Shari Evenson

ACREAGE REPORTS: We have mailed out postcards with an appointment to complete your 2022 acreage report. Acreage reporting is important and affects your eligibility for multiple FSA programs including ARC/PLC, Price Support Loans, and the Livestock Forage Program just to name a few.

Seeking ID

Dawnita Knight of Isabel brought this large photo to the Timber Lake Museum to see if anyone could help identify the person in the picture. It belonged to her father, Monty (“Buckshot”) Knight and her grandmother, Edith Knight, who both passed away recently.

USDA grant awarded to extend water to residents north of Kenel

The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe is receiving a $3 million Water and Waste Disposal grant to install a water main from Kenel, SD to the North Dakota border that will connect more than 250 people on the reservation to rural water service. The U.S.