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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

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

City Positions Up For Election

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

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

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

Lady Braves Get Win Over LA

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

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

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

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

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

Critics Say Governor and Legislature Falling Short In Zebra Mussels Fight

The confirmed finding last summer of zebra mussels in Pactola Reservoir – 15 miles west of Rapid City in the Black Hills National Forest – has sparked greater scrutiny of South Dakota’s efforts to protect bodies of water from aquatic invasive species, which spread exponentially and can negatively impact ecosystems, water intakes, fisheries and beaches. 01/11/2023 12:00 AM

LA District To Seek New Supt.

At the Langford Area School Board meeting on Monday night, one of the agenda items was to approve administrative contracts for the 2023-24 school year. The board approved Mary Hosford as K-12 principal as well as business manager Ginger Olson. They did not, however, approve a contract with current superintendent Ryan Bruns. Rather, the board moved to advertise the superintendent position. 01/11/2023 12:00 AM

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Poll: TRUMP FIGHTS FOR HIS BIRTHDAY President Donald Trump recently hosted a UFC mixed martial arts event on the White House South Lawn as part of a celebration tied to his 80th birthday and the nation's upcoming 250th anniversary. Some people view it as no different than other entertainers and performers who have appeared at White House events under various presidents. Others believe a professional fighting event was not an appropriate use of the White House grounds. What do you think?

I have no problem with it. Presidents have hosted many types of entertainers and public events at the White House.

It was unusual, but fine.

I think it was inappropriate to hold a UFC event at the White House.

Not sure/no opinion

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