Murdo Coyote
Homecoming week for the Jones County Coyotes was Monday, September 22 through Friday, September 26. Homecoming kicked off with coronation on Monday, more details of which can be read in last weeks paper. Each day the Jones County students participated in themed dress up days: Dress to Impress,...
Tracy Rae Mannhalter, 63, passed away peacefully in her home in Rapid City on Friday, July 25, 2025. Tracy was born on November 5, 1961 in Hot Springs, South Dakota to Russell and Esther (Fitzner) Wineteer. During her younger years, she and her family lived in Hot Springs and Custer, S.D., and...
Homecoming week began on Monday, September 22 starting with dress-up days and coronation that evening.
During coronation, the Homecoming Royalty were announced as Tayah Anderson, Addison Rankin, Natalie Sealey, and Mallory Venard as the Queen candidates and Asa Best, Ben Dolloff, Conner Iversen,...
The meeting was called to order at 7:30. Roll call was made, no declarations of conflict were raised. The agenda and last meeting’s minutes were approved with corrections.
The council then reviewed building permits. There were two permits, one for Terry Kumm for a carport in his driveway. Another...
Three South Dakota schools have been selected as National Blue Ribbon Schools. This prestigious award recognizes schools for their excellence in overall academic performance or for their progress in closing the achievement gap among student subgroups.
The South Dakota schools named as National Blue...
The Jones County Lady Coyotes played their first volleyball game on Tuesday, August 26 on their home court. The evening began with the junior varsity team playing first. The varsity team played next and had a close first set, losing by just a few points. They went on to play four more sets as the...
The Jones County Coyotes played their first home game of the season on Friday, August 22, against Bennett County Warriors. They lost 12-46 in an exciting match. Results and stats can be found on page 6 of this edition. The team this year has five seniors and many returning players. The next game is...
The Murdo Swimming Pool hosted their annual Float for a Float party on Monday, August 18. The last day the pool was open for the season was August 19. This year’s pool managers were Deb Venard and Bev Ball. Lifeguards this year were Tayah Anderson, Adam Avila, Asa Best, Sophie Dowling, Taya Iversen...
4-H Achievement Days continued Monday, August 4 through Wednesday August 6. On Monday exhibits were set up in the auditorium for judging. Later, a pool party was had at the Murdo Swimming Pool.
Tuesday morning brought wagon and lawn mower pulling. Throughout the afternoon 4-Hers participated in Ag...
Fire departments from around the state came to Murdo on Friday, August 1, to honor the late firefighter Captain Nick Van Dam.
