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Sidewalk requirements addressed by city commission

Notes from the September 16 Huron City Commission meeting
Curb and gutter work are shown in place on the West side of the road between Market and Second St. as the majority of the roadway is now in place.

Construction projects continue

Dakota Avenue, Solid Waste, and 4th Street projects highlighted in photographs

Huron Rising 2.0 committee addresses Urgent Care closure

Community committee to consider options for after hours health care
More police log

Court News 9-17-24

Beadle County court news published on September 17, 2024

Bankruptcies 9-17-24

Statewide bankruptcies published on September 17, 2024

Police Log 9-17-24

Huron area police log published on September 17, 2024
Community
Winners in the regioinal Make It With Wool competition include, from left, Georgia Wachter, Evangeline Wachter and Margo Wachter.

Make it with wool winners named

Area youth participate in recent competition

For the love of Performing Arts

First performing arts Hall of Fame inductee added with show Saturday

Kiwanis Club honors HHS Key Club for State Fair volunteer efforts

Key Club receives donation after volunteer work at pancake house

Sleep In Heavenly Peace donation

East River Nursery and First Congregational Church participate in bed build

New Life Clinic to join HRMC

HRMC Physicians Clinic partners with New Life Clinic
Sports

Huron golfers compete in Brookings tournament

Huron’s Riley Jankord putts on the 18th green at the Brookings Country Club during the Bill Scholten Invitational on Monday morning.
Bill Scholten Invitational held Monday in Brookings
Cole Searing of Huron poses with the $10,000 check he was awarded for winning the 2024 Structural Buildings WISSOTA Late Model Challenge Series title on Wednesday at I-94 Speedway in Fergus Falls, Minn.
Searing wins Late Model Challenge Series title
Cole Searing finishes season well in Fergus Falls
Area teams in rankings
Heartland teams in football, volleyball rankings
Vikings claim victory against Rapid City Christian
James Valley Christian wins battle of ranked squads
Opinion

Failure in Pierre leads to Amendment F

In this From the Mound, the writer examines proposed Constitutional Amendment F on the November ballot

Letter - Sawvell 9-13-24

Writer encourages voting

Letter - Sunderman 9-11-24

Writer congratulates Pietz for honor

Winning...in last place

In this From the Mound, the writer discusses a recent 5K run that had more than just the final time involved

Letter - Flowers 9-7-24

Writer counters previous letter supporting Trump
Schools
Huron High School’s Destination Imagination team, the Under Achievers, placed 21 out of 21 with the team challenge, “Going the Distance,” at the Global Finals competition. Destination Imagination is holding its annual kick-off meeting Tuesday, Sept. 17, from 7 to 8:15 p.m. at Huron Middle School. Destination Imagination is for children grades preschool through 12th.

Destination Imagination plans kick-off meeting Tuesday

Kickoff meeting Tuesday at Huron Middle School

Music scholarship planned

Scholarship to be established for music education students

Honoring the flag

Iroquois students receive flag education from area Legion

Iroquois Legion Auxiliary presents dictionaries

Dictionaries presented to third grade students
Obituaries
Vivian Mae Stolen
WESSINGTON SPRINGS — Vivian Mae Stolen, age 89, of Wessington Springs, died Friday, September 13, 2024, at Weskota Manor. Her memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Sept. 21, at Our …
Diane Steinmetz
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Diane Rae Steinmetz, 79, of Englewood, Colorado died Nov. 5, 2023. She was born Jan. 7, 1944, in Huron, to Dr. Paul and Elizabeth Hansen Tschetter. Diane attended Huron …
Samuel Rasco, Jr.
HURON — Samuel Rasco, Jr., age 71, of Huron, passed away Monday, September 9, 2024, at Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls. His funeral service is 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 14, at Welter Funeral …
Lester Hargens
MILLER — Lester Hargens, 93, of Miller, passed away with his wife, Carolyn, at his side on Saturday, September 7, 2024, at Good Samaritan Society in Miller. Funeral service are 11 a.m., Friday, …
Thomas Hietter
THE WOODLANDS, Texas — Thomas Joseph Hietter, otherwise known as, Tommy Jo, Tom, Dad, Pops, and Papa, passed away in his sleep on July 26, 2024 at the age of 82 in The Woodlands, Texas. His …
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