Murdo Coyote
South Dakota Department of Transportation, AGC and Knife River Midwest collaborate together each year in building South Dakota’s roads and keeping them safe. Robert Sopher, Knife River Midwest representative and contractor of the Associated General Contractors of South Dakota visited the Jones...
The best and brightest from the Class of 2017 were honored for their academic achievements at the 27th Annual Academic Excellence Banquet in Pierre on Monday, April 4.
In conjunction with Gov. Dennis Daugaard, the Associated School Boards of South Dakota invited more than 200 students, who were...
“I may not be able to corral cattle from the air, but I can sure drive and round them up!” says Bill Valburg local farmer, rancher and pilot. You may not have guessed ranching and flying go hand in hand but Valburg shares that his ‘49 Super Cub has been the best piece of machinery ever used on the...
This article is brought to you courtesy of the Murdo Chamber of Commerce. The following interviews are intended to reflect the opinions and perspectives of Murdo citizens concerning “community pride” and how we might bring it into effect. While you take note of the following different points of...
There is something about a farm auction that draws people from miles around, but they come for various reasons: most to buy at least a few items, a few just to visit neighbors and maybe make a new friend or two, and others just because they like auctions. For whatever reason there were more...
The Murdo Lion’s Club welcomed Avera Oncologist Dr. Sreekanth Donepudi and Avera Chief Medical Officer Dr. Mikel Holland to the annual chili feed on March 18. Dr. Donepudi and Dr. Holland provided the Jones County community with a presentation regarding awareness of the Helmsley Center and Avera...
Members of the Jones County 4-H Junior Leaders traveled to Pierre on a legislative visit. Four 4-H members, Matthew Birkeland, Ty Fuoss, Dylan Fuoss and Brianna Smith along with 4-H Advisor Kaycee Jones enjoyed a day gleaning insight into how our state’s government, particularly the legislative...
After celebrating their 61st wedding anniversary, Ray and Janice Pike share that the two most important words in a marriage have proven to be...“Yes” and “Dear!”
“The road has been long but we sure have had some fun along the way,” Ray beamed.
61 years or the blink of an eye? According to the...
Reprinted with permission from Dakota Wesleyan University.
Like many Dakota Wesleyan students, Betty Oldenkamp ’82 came to DWU from a small South Dakota town. Today, her work as the president and CEO of Lutheran Social Services (LSS) touches the lives of fellow South Dakotans across the state.
...
From what began at local talent shows and campfire jams all to The Deadwood Mountain Grand and beyond, local songwriter and performer Cody Henson Hullinger shares that “If it wasn’t for my friends and family I would not have been able to accomplish what I have in the music world.”
It takes a...
