The De Smet 2025 All-School Reunion is June 13-15. It has been 10 years since the last reunion, so the committee is hoping everyone, including administrators, faculty and support staff, past and …
With many of our local towns doing street and boulevard work recently, trees have been cut down in the communities. The Kingsbury Conservation District has Urban Grant Funding to help replace some of …
After 37 years of working as the Emergency Management Director for Kingsbury County, Cindy Bau will be retiring on April 30. Bau started working as the director in April of 1988. “It began as a …
If you enjoyed the Sunday Funday Brunch last November at the De Smet Event Center, the center’s advisory board will be hosting another this coming Sun., April 27 from 10:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., …
The De Smet FFA attended the State FFA Convention April 3 – 5 in Brookings, S.D. Twenty-three FFA members participated in workshops and community service projects, attended sessions and competed in …
The De Smet City Council met on Wed., April 9 at 5 p.m. at the De Smet Event Center to discuss project updates, a building permit complaint and free dumping. project updates Karen Schaefers, IMEG, …
The De Smet Community Women (DCW) have a busy month ahead, hosting a “Behind Closed Doors” presentation, holding their annual Easter-egg hunt and teaming up with the Family, Career and Community …
De Smet High School held an induction ceremony to the National Honor Society (NHS) on Tues., March 25 at 6:30 p.m. at the De Smet School Armory, honoring several students. De Smet High School’s NHS …
Lynne Brown knew early in life that she wanted to be a music teacher. Brown had a love for music at an early age, and during her junior year, she was chosen to be a section leader. That gave her a …
The Lake Preston FFA Chapter held their annual banquet, honoring the students and their successes this past school year. They also had a guest speaker, Alan Vedvei, State FFA President in 1976-77. As …
On Thurs., May 1, 34 kindergarten through sixth-grade children and four chaperones from the Kids First program visited the Lake Preston Museum. They first experienced a general tour of the building …
For the past 28 years when coming to lunch, students at the Lake Preston School have been greeted, often with a smile, by Lisa Cleveland; however, Cleveland has decided to turn in her apron. …
Mike Beyer of De Smet got this 24-pound turkey with his archery tag. It was sporting an 11.25-inch beard, a 1.25-inch spur and a transmitter dating to October 2015. (Submitted photo) Want to become …
Leighton Robb of St. Peter, Minn., and his dad Trevor got on the walleyes recently on Dry Lake #2. They were using bottom bouncers with crawlers and also pulling plugs, limiting out in just a few …
On Tues., April 22, the Bulldogs traveled to Howard to compete in the Howard Tiger Relays. The girls placed first with 146 points; the boys placed fifth in the meet with 83 points. boys 100m Dash …
On Tues., April 15, the Bulldogs traveled to the Sioux Valley School to compete in the Brace-Hopfinger Relays. The girls placed fourth with 124 points, and the boys placed sixth in the meet with 49 …
On Thurs., Apr. 10, De Smet traveled to Estelline to compete at the Sno Bird meet, where they had an encouraging start to their season. The Lady Bulldogs placed third in the meet with 133 points, and …
De Smet traveled on Fri., March 7 to play the Estelline/Hendricks (EH) Redhawks in the first round of regional boys basketball. De Smet had lost to E/H in the last game of the regular season, so they …
The De Smet girls basketball team won their regional semifinal game over Arlington, advancing to the SoDak 16 round of games. As seed #15, De Smet was set up to play #2, undefeated Harding County. On …
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The Sharks had a busy week of competition, competing in Estelline and at O’Gorman; some athletes competed at the 100th Howard Wood Dakota Relays in Sioux Falls. Estelline Girls Shot Put 1st: Hadlee …
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There is nothing better than a beautiful day for a track meet, and the Iroquois/Lake Preston track team competed in Howard on a day with temperatures in the low 70s and very little wind. The athletes …
Iroquois/Lake Preston tracksters participated in their first outdoor meet in Estelline. The Sharks were one of 13 teams competing at the meet, which included Class B and Class A schools. The boys …
Iroquois/Lake Preston tracksters participated in their first outdoor meet in Estelline. The Sharks were one of 13 teams competing at the meet, which included Class B and Class A schools. The boys …
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The I/LP Sharks competed at the Scott Underwood Invitational Track Meet at South Dakota State University on April 7. Hadlee Holt placed fourth in the shot put, while while several other Shark …
Helen Marie Nelson, age 96, formerly of Lake Preston, passed away Fri., May 2, 2025, at the Brookings Hospital. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Sat., May 10, 2025, at North …
Steven Douglas Jensen passed away of natural causes at his home in Lewiston, Idaho, on Oct. 30, 2024, at the age of 70. Steve was born on Nov. 22, 1953, in Sioux Falls, S.D., to …
Gordon Petersen, 91, of Tyler, Minn., passed away April 24, 2025, at the Avera Sunrise Manor in Tyler. Survivors include his daughters, Carole Hoff, Dee (Jerry) Boddy, Mary Ripley and …
LaVonne L. Garry, age 98, of De Smet, S.D., passed away on Sun., April 27, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Society in De Smet, S.D. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Thurs., May …
Bernard Cavanaugh, age 82, of De Smet, S.D, passed away on Monday, April 14, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Society in De Smet, S.D. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, …
Bernadette "Berna" H. Gebhart, age 61, of De Smet, S.D., passed away on Weds., April 16, 2025, at Avera Memorial Hospital in De Smet, S.D. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on …
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Our local newspaper is back and with a new name, a new look, a volunteer staff and a modern web site! Click on this headline to learn more about how it all happened.
The story of the Kingsbury Journal and how it became a reality was featured during the September 7th episode of Dakota Life on the South Dakota Public Broadcasting television channel. Broadcasters …
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We've managed to restart our local paper. But that's just the beginning. We need help keeping our local paper – and our communities – alive, active and connected. Everyone can …
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