By Rich Winter

Over the weekend the South Dakota High School Activities Association held a season ending banquet in Mitchell to put the final touches on the 2018/2019 prep sports seasons.

Numerous awards, honors and scholarships were given out, with some very special awards coming at the very

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

On June 27, 2019, seven elders from Australia traveled to Lakota Country to share knowledge, customs, wisdom and togetherness with Lakota tribal members in South Dakota. The elders arrived in Rosebud on Saturday, July 6, and departed to continue their journey on Monday, July 8.

The elders belong

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

PIERRE (AP) - A new law effective this week in South Dakota eliminates the need for a permit to carry a concealed pistol.

South Dakota is the 14th state to enact such a law for both residents and visitors. Pennington County Capt. Marty Graves tells KOTA-TV he thinks it’s a good thing for gun

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

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

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