80th Birthday!
Fri, 01/06/2023 - 8:55am
The family and friends of Karen Olson are requesting a card shower in her honor for her 80th birthday on January 7th!!
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Kelli Erickson captured this wintery wonderland photo near Clear Lake after heavy snows recently.
Above, Andrea Rabenberg and her daughter Claire didn’t mind the snow and enjoyed building a snow fort.
Cindy Underberg had some extra padding on her patio swing after the several inches of snow in Britton.
Ryan Hastings shared this photo of some snowy buffalo after the December winter storms.
Schuller Elected Comm. Chairman
Wed, 01/04/2023 - 12:00am
In their first meeting of the new year, the Marshall County Commission handled the yearly organizational tasks. This included electing a new chairman for the first time in over a decade. Matt Schuller will take over the leadership duties from Doug Medhaug who has served in the position for 13 years. Kevin Jones will be vice chairman.
Above, several area youths used all the white stuff on the ground in the last weeks to build a large snow igloo. The igloo is in the yard of Tate Davidson’s home on 9th Street in Britton. The structure is big enough for people to stand inside it. It has stood now for several weeks. Below, Jennifer Gustafson captured the beauty of a clean, blue winter morning earlier this week. She took the photo at her family’s farm south of Claremont.
Wet, Dry, Wet: 2022’s Weather Roller Coaster
Wed, 01/04/2023 - 12:00am
It was bumpy road when it came to 2022’s precipitation totals. Yet, in the end, this year’s moisture total looks pretty similar to 2021. Last year, local reporters measured 20.31 inches of precip. And despite this year’s seemingly extreme swings, we came in at 19.91 inches in 2022. This total put the area on par with the 100 year average of 20.04 inches of moisture.
This South Dakota Department of Health graphic shows this year’s influenza case trends. Flu cases happened earlier and in greater numbers than past years.
Flu and RSV and COVID, Oh My!
Wed, 01/04/2023 - 12:00am
Have you been under the weather in the last couple months? Sick? Not feeling your best? Well, you are certainly not alone. Illness rates across the country, state and local area have been higher than ever this season. And notably, it is not just one problem.