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October is just around the corner, and that means it is time for the annual Bishop’s Hunt and Dinner for Seminarians, October 1-2. While the primary goal of this event is to raise money for the education of seminarians in the Diocese of Rapid City, the impact is much greater than that.

Mahlon Bruguier from Cahoy’s General Store in Lake Andes took the top prize at the South Dakota Best Bagger Competition on Saturday, September 5. Hosted by the South Dakota Retailers and sponsored by Associated Wholesale Grocers, NW French & Associates, and Prairie Farms, eleven contestants from across the state went head-to-head to compete for the title of South Dakota’s Best Bagger.

Funeral Services are pending for Sylvia Mikkelsen Funeral services for Sylvia Mikkelsen, age 98, formerly of Gregory, SD, are pending. Check https://www.kotrba-smithfuneralhome. com/obits for updates. Kotrba-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

by Elena Tittel SD News Watch Intern WOLF CREEK COLONY, S.D. – South Dakota has more than 60 Hutterite colonies with more than 7,000 members, making it the state with the largest Hutterite population.

The annual supper meeting of the Tripp/Gregory Counties Predator Control District is scheduled for Monday, September 21, 2026, at the American Legion in Colome. A meal will be served at 6:30 p.m. followed by the meeting.

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Computers claim to make our lives easier, but I often question that premise. Mostly I am annoyed with passwords.

The pool fund is nearing the $800,000 mark, now reaching $759,328.83. Another summer has come and gone, and the old twin pools made it through to the end, but it is hard to say how many more summers it will last.

Labor Day arrives each year almost as a pause button. The grills come out, summer begins to give way to fall, and for many people there is one precious Monday without the usual demands of work.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4, 2026 — President Donald Trump today signed executive orders advancing cattle and sheep industry reforms aimed at strengthening competition, rebuilding domestic processing capacity, addressing predation and regulatory burdens, and supporting the long-term viability of America’s independent livestock producers.