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SD Teacher Shortage Worsens

SD Teacher Shortage Worsens

Concern over the future of the teaching profession in South Dakota has led to more aggressive efforts by education officials to train and inspire a new generation of classroom leaders, with particular emphasis on elementary school classrooms. 01/25/2023 12:00 AM

Flexible And Fun: Area Schools Need Subs

Flexible And Fun: Area Schools Need Subs

“The shortage of substitute teachers, both in quantity and quality, across the country has never been more severe,” wrote Geoffrey Smith, director of the Substitute Teacher Training Institute, in a 2022 article for the National School Superintendents Association website. Though Smith penned those words last year, the issue remains and is true for South Dakota as well: There are not enough substitute teachers to go around. Yet, area principals say that it can be a great job for many reasons and invite local people to learn more about the position. 01/25/2023 12:00 AM

City Positions Up For Election

City Positions Up For Election

Area city board positions will be up for election this spring. 01/25/2023 12:00 AM

SANDRA RICHARDT

SANDRA RICHARDT

Sandra Richardt, 79, of Webster and formerly of Britton, passed away surrounded by her loving children, on Monday, January 16, 2023, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls after a brief illness. 01/25/2023 12:00 AM

BETTY JANE BEHNKE

BETTY JANE BEHNKE

The celebration of life for Betty Jane Behnke will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 26, 2023 at the Britton Event Center. Jared Holland will officiate the service and a private family spring inurnment will be at the Britton Cemetery. 01/25/2023 12:00 AM

Lady Braves Pick Up Win Over Waverly-South Shore

Lady Braves Pick Up Win Over Waverly-South Shore

Home On Saturday 01/25/2023 12:00 AM

Lions Claim County Honors

Lions Claim County Honors

Langford Area rode some hot three-point shooting to pick up two wins in the past week. 01/25/2023 12:00 AM

B-H Grad Part of SDSU Lunar Project For NASA

B-H Grad Part of SDSU Lunar Project For NASA

Judges from NASA and other experts have selected a proposal from a group of South Dakota State University engineering students to compete with 14 other teams in the next stage of the $3.5 million Break the Ice Lunar Challenge. 01/18/2023 12:00 AM

Local Partnership Benefits All

Local Partnership Benefits All

If you stop by any senior citizen center, you can probably guess what you would find inside. Folks in their golden years enjoying coffee, cookies and maybe some feisty card-playing. At the Fun After Fifty center in Britton, you’ll find all of the above. However, on select days of the week, you’ll also see seniors counting nuts and bolts or slipping instruction pamphlets into plastic sleeves. Perhaps a strange sight, but one that has been a regular occurrence at Fun After Fifty for decades. 01/18/2023 12:00 AM

Pearson Honored By Rural Electric Assoc. With Legacy Award

Pearson Honored By Rural Electric Assoc. With Legacy Award

At the 81st annual meeting of the South Dakota Rural ElectricAssociation(SDREA) held in Pierre this past weekend, a local man was recognized for his leadership in the industry. Kermit Pearson of Lake City was presented with SDREA’s 2023 Legacy of Leadership Award. This award highlights outstanding cooperative leaders who lend their talent, time, expertise, and passion toward achieving success for their cooperatives and their service areas. 01/18/2023 12:00 AM

Braves Pick Up First Victory Of Season

Braves Pick Up First Victory Of Season

The Britton-Hecla boys basketball squad picked up its first win of the season over Wilmot last week Tuesday before dropping a pair of contests in the past week to Florence-Henry and Waubay-Summit. 01/18/2023 12:00 AM

Lady Braves Get Win Over LA

Lady Braves Get Win Over LA

Home Doubleheader Saturday Afternoon 01/18/2023 12:00 AM

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