Road work underway between Morristown, Watauga

Crews began asphalt concrete surfacing on Monday on the recently completed grading project on U.S. Highway 12 between Morristown and Watauga.In addition, five miles of Highway 12 and approximately one and onehalf miles of S.D.

McLaughlin man gets 31 years for sexual abuse of child

A 67-year-old McLaughlin man has been sentenced to serve more than 31 years in federal prison after being convicted of aggravated sexual abuse of a three-year-old child.Kurtis Charles Cross was sentenced in U.S. District Court last Monday, Aug.

Mobridge man given prison sentence for assaultin McLaughlin

U.S. District Judge Charles B. Kornmann last week sentenced a 34-year-old Mobridge man to federal prison after he was found guilty of assault resulting in serious bodily injury.Kendall Lee White Tail was sentenced last Monday, Aug.

N.D., government working on settlement over costs of DAPL protest

The state of North Dakota and the U.S. government have entered settlement negotiations in a years long lawsuit over Dakota Access Pipeline protest costs.

Eagle Butte elder draws federal charges for threatening to kill federal officials

A 67-year-old Eagle Butte man hit with multiple criminal charges in February after his removal from a Cheyenne River Sioux Tribal Council meeting is now facing federal prosecution for allegedly threatening tribal and federal officials in July.

LOOKING BACK

News from past issues of the Timber Lake and Isabel newspapersIsabel Dakotan August 16, 1935While remodeling their home William Pogany found a shingle with the following on it: I’ve reached the land of drought and heat, Where nothing grows for man to eat The wind that blows with burning heat,...

Timber Lake School enrollment at 374 on first day of classes

School opened at Timber Lake on Monday, August 18 with 374 students enrolled.There are 75 in middle school with 26 in sixth grade, 26 in seventh grade, and 23 in eighth grade.There are 107 in high school, including 19 freshmen, 33 sophomores, 26 juniors and 29 seniors.

Online threat puts McIntosh School in hard lockdown on first day of classes

Students and staff at the McIntosh School were briefly locked down on the opening day of the 2025-26 school year last Wednesday, Aug. 13, after a student posted a threat to the school on social media.Following its safety protocols, the McIntosh School went into a “hard lockdown” at about 9:19 a.m.