Six Todd County school board candidates participate in forum at Tribal headquarters

Thursday, 30 May 2019 18:56
Category: News

By Kevin Thranow

The Rosebud Sioux Tribe Education Committee and 4Rosebud sponsored a public forum for Todd County School District school board candidates last week at RST council chambers in Rosebud.

Six candidates, including Timothy Cournoyer, Sr., Alex Frederick, Monica Rahn, Melissa Whipple, Sandra Wright, and incumbent Debra Boyd were on hand to answer questions prepared by the forum sponsors as well as questions submitted by the audience in attendance. Candidate Calvin Jones was unable

City Council calls for special election

Thursday, 30 May 2019 18:55
Category: News

By Kevin Thranow

Several community members attended last week’s regular meeting of the Mission City Council at which the fate of open council seats was to be decided. Daniel Brave and Frank Iron Heart, who have previously stated their interest in the two positions for which terms expired at

Josephine Menard welcomes class of 2023 to St. Francis Indian High School

Thursday, 30 May 2019 18:54
Category: News

By Rich Winter

During St. Francis Indian School’s 8th-grade graduation last Wednesday, each of the students was asked to stand up, grab a flower and give it to someone special in their life.

St. Francis 8th-grade student Josephine Menard grabbed her flower, headed directly to her family

TCHS class gets jaws of life demonstration

Thursday, 30 May 2019 18:34
Category: News

By Kevin Thranow

While the rest of Todd County High School’s Emergency Medical Services class was off in Sioux Falls at the state track meet last Friday, the two remaining students, Shanelle Lone Dog and Arvish Bhinder, were learning how to dismantle an automobile.

Mission Volunteer Fire

Critchlow encourages TCHS Class of 2019 to find their ‘Inner Voice’ and ‘Truth’

Wednesday, 22 May 2019 17:31
Category: News

By Rich Winter

In August of 2012, then Todd County Middle School counselor Robert Critchlow marveled at the group of 6th-graders he met for the first time that fall. From the moment he saw the group sticking together, excelling at everything and carrying themselves with a different confidence

Packed auditorium honors St. Francis Indian School grads

Wednesday, 22 May 2019 17:26
Category: News

By Kevin Thranow

The overcast day provided a sharp contrast to the brightness of the mood inside the St. Francis Indian School gym last Sunday when 40 seniors put on caps and gowns - many with beautiful and intricate beadwork and other decorations - and received their high school diplomas. In

Sapa Un Academy holds first 8th grade graduation ceremony

Wednesday, 22 May 2019 17:23
Category: News

By Kevin Thranow

There have been a number of graduation ceremonies in the area recently, and a few more yet to come. But one may stand out as a particularly auspicious occasion, the first 8th grade graduating class of Sapa Un Catholic Academy in St. Francis, which took place outdoors on the St