How cold is it?

Double digits below zero temperatures overnight made for a frigid weekend across the area. It was cold enough for the “hot water challenge” in which boiling water immediately evaporates into steam before becoming snow.

Bogue resigns as Corson State’s Attorney, Penfield appointed

The Corson County Commission met in regular session on Feb. 2. Cheryl Bogue informed the commission that she will be resigning from her position as Corson County States Attorney effective February 22. The commission thanked her for her years of service to Corson County.

IRA hoping rodeo happens Aug. 7- 8

The Isabel Rodeo Association held their annual meeting recently, naming officers for the year and discussing a 2021 rodeo and celebration.

U.S. DISTRICT COURT

Jess Brian Ducheneaux, 58, Ridgeview, convicted of conspiracy to dis tribute a controlled substance, maintaining a drug-involved premises, distribution to a person under 21, possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance, and prohibited person in possession of a firearm, was sentenced...

Former Isabel man convicted of child abuse

A former rural Isabel man accused of using a cattle prod to punish his stepchildren and permitting drug use in their home was convicted of child abuse by a Minnehaha County jury on Thursday, Feb. 4.

FBI doubles reward for info on 2016 Eagle Butte murder

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has doubled the reward offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for the murder of Jessie Wallace Cook in Eagle Butte. The reward is now $10,000.

Mobridge Hospital CEO reports on COVID-19 vaccine program

The Topic asked Mobridge Regional Hospital & Clinics CEO John Ayoub for an update on the COVID-19 vaccinations. Here are the questions and Ayoub’s answers: How many Covid-19 vaccines have been given in the area MRH&C is serving?

High cholesterol can be monitored, controlled

Cholesterol is a fatty substance that our bodies use to make certain hormones, produce vitamin D, and build healthy cells. Our bodies make cholesterol and get it from the food we eat. Too much cholesterol causes excess oil to stick to the walls of arteries and harden.