Pioneer Review
by Phil Hogen Marvis Hogen was born and raised on his Norwegian parents’ homestead north of Kadoka. Florence Brown was born on the Pine Ridge Reservation south of Kadoka. They attended school in Kadoka in the 1920s and 1930s where they faced hard times and learned the value of hard work and a...
Chris Ekstrum was named the president and chief of operations of the First National Bank in Sioux Falls. Bill Baker will remain chairman and chief executive officer. Ekstrum is the first nonfamily member to lead the bank since 1909. Baker was prompted to work on his succession plan when Dick...
Registered voters with the Haakon School District voted for a $9 million general obligation bond referendum, during a special election, Tuesday, Aug. 23. During its Nov. 9, 2015, meeting, the board of education first discussed what building architect representatives had suggested in the way...
The Corner Pantry convenience store in Philip is on schedule of its rebuilding from the ground up.
“We’re coming along pretty good. Haven’t had any major setbacks,” said Drew Poljansek, job foreman for the M.G. Oil project.
M.G. Oil Company is based in Rapid City. It is affiliated with Corner...
Anita Petersen, a member of the Haakon School District Board of Education, has begun her one-year term as the president of the Associated School Boards of South Dakota.
Peterson takes charge of the 18-member board of directors, which she has sat on since 2008, representing the association’s...
by Nancy Haigh Fact finding questions to empassioned speeches were heard at an informational meeting regarding taxes and a new school facility in Philip, Monday evening. A little over 100 people attended the meeting which the Haakon School District Board of Education held to present tax...
“It’s been better than expected on winter wheat deals,” said Jerry Cope, grain marketer for Dakota Mill and Grain. Cope was in Philip during part of the local harvest, though he is based out of Rapid City for his large “from Belle Fourche to Miller” responsibilities. “We thought the winter...
Whether an accident or a tragic loss, one thing can be counted upon in western South Dakota, that of friends, neighbors and family stepping up to help during a difficult time.
Mike Gebes, Milesville, was helping a neighbor whose wheat stubble field had caught on fire from a lightning strike,...
Last week was Greece Week at the Haakon County Public Library’s Story Hour. Kids learned about great Greek mythology, played a rousing game of Greek Statue Tag, and created their very own Greek art! Come on down to the library and be awed by our masterpieces!
Father Kevin Achbach has been transferred from his position as priest at three local parishes to the parishes of Winner and Colome.
After his final Mass Tuesday morning, he drove away with his hunting dog Cody beside him and with his fishing boat trailered behind. Wednesday he began full duties...