Murdo Coyote
The Lady Coyotes played their first round of Regionals against the White River Tigers on Tuesday, February 24. The Coyotes claimed a heavy victory against the Tigers, 50-37, and would move on to play their second region game against the Wall Eagles on February 26 in Wall, S.D. They would...
At the recent February 18 special board meeting, the school board used a structured, decision-making process to evaluate three possible school calendar options: a four-day calendar, a five-day calendar, and a flex calendar. The goal of the meeting was to determine which calendar option would best...
Scoopy Scoopy Doo, the SD DOT snowplow for the Winner area, made an appearance in Murdo on Tuesday morning. The Jones County preschool class submitted the name for the plow and it was selected as the winning name. The plow will enter the Battle of the Blades Snowplow Blizzard Bracket held every...
Monday, February 2 was the beginning to an end of the Dakota Mill and Grain Bins located on North Main and Railroad St. The two smooth bins were standing since 1958, and in 1983 the three corrugated bins were added. Last year, a strong north wind compromised bin number three, blowing it over. More...
The Jones County School Board held a special community board meeting on Monday, February 2, at the mini gym for the purpose of discussing a four-day school week and sharing the community survey results on this topic. There was a very large turnout.
Deb O’Reilly, Superintendent and High School...
The monthly Murdo Area Chamber board meeting was held on Thursday, January 22 at the Rush Building on the end of Main Street. Krysti Barnes started with the treasurer’s report. She presented the bills due, and then shared a year-end treasurer’s report showing a detailed list of how the chamber...
The 58th annual Jones County Invitational Tournament concluded on Saturday evening with the Lyman Raiders winning the championship title. They won all three of their games against the Kadoka Kougars (52-31), the Jones County Coyotes (70-27), and a close match against the Stanley County Buffaloes (...
Snippets taken from Volume 71, Number 3 of The Jones County Tribune archives
The Coyotes win the invitational tournament of 1977.
The Jones County Coyotes played against Lower Brule in the Sacred Hoops/Ambush Basketball Classic in Presho, S.D. on Saturday, January 3. During the Sacred Hoops Classic, a Player of the Game from each team is chosen and recognized.
Jones County played in the first game and the players recognized...
When a group of two dozen economic development leaders gathered in this central South Dakota city in November, they were asked to list the top challenges to growth and prosperity in their communities.
The concerns were as varied as the cities and towns they represent and ranged from pinpointing...
