By Tim Huether

One of Bennett County’s finer long time residents, Janet Speidel, has headed south, to Texas, ending 52 years of living and serving in Bennett County. She boarded a plane last week and started the next journey of her life.

Janet has a good reason for departing the place she called home for most of her life...to be closer to her family.

She has three daughters and…

Read more: Janet Speidel moving on after 52 years in community

By Taylor Risse

On Tuesday, July 12, 40 plus members of the community attended a special meeting of the Bennett County Commissioners in search of answers about the rumor circulating stating the Oglala Sioux Tribe (OST) was taking over the Lacreek National Wildlife Refuge.

States Attorney Sarah Harris began the meeting, stating that she had been notified that OST is asking to meet with the Federal…

Read more: The verdict is… We don’t know

By By Charity Maness

Martin Summer Fest will be coming to town June 25 bringing with it live music, a car and bike show, cornhole tournament, charity run for Lila Marrs, drag races, food, fun, and more.

The event is sponsored by the Oglala Drifters Riding Club; a club driven to promote positive change.

Doug Johnson, club organizer, grew up in Martin and witnessed firsthand the trials and…

Read more: Martin Summer Fest a day of fun for all ages

By Mandy Scherer

Plant your sunflowers now to enjoy their beauty in August! Why do you ask? Revitalizing Our Community has been busy working on small projects to move forward with revitalizing our community. The weeks of planning are now coming together and one project we are moving forward with is Branding Our Community to create a wider presence.

Did you know that Bennett County is ranked sixth…

Read more: Plant sunflowers now to enjoy their beauty in August

The 2022 Primary Election was held Tuesday, June 7. Despite the hype of an election, there was a poor voter turnout in not only Bennett County, but state wide as well. The State of South Dakota had a 32.09% turnout while Bennett County had a mere 26.31%

Statewide Governor Kristi Noem kept the votes winning 76% to Steven Haugaard’s 24%. Noem received 91,636 votes and Haugaard earned 28,310.

Senator…

Read more: Poor voter turnout for 2022 Primary Election

South Dakota State University student Jessica Begeman has been selected one of the 55 Udall Undergraduate Scholarship recipients.

The Udall Foundation awards scholarships to college sophomores and juniors for leadership, public service and commitment to issues related to Native American nations or to the environment. Selected by a 20-member review committee, the recipients were chosen from 382…

Read more: SDSU’s Begeman receives Udall Undergraduate Scholarship