By Taylor Risse

The November 14 meeting of the Bennett County Commissioners was well attended with all five commissioners present, along with commissioner elects Judd Schomp and Rod Kirk, State’s Attorney Sarah Harris, Amanda LaCroix, Jeff Siscoe and Jolene Donovan in attendance.

The October 17, minutes were approved with the line, “The Board reviewed claims. Rocky Risse made a motion to approve…

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By Taylor Risse

The results are in and the Bennett County Sheriff's Election that everyone has  been talking about, ends with incumbent Paul Williams gathering 73 percent with 805 votes and Thomas McMillan taking the other 27 percent with 301 votes.

In other local contests the Register of Deeds race was tightly won by Jaci Clifford garnering 54 percent with 595 votes and…

Read more: The votes are in....Williams stays Bennett County Sheriff

By Mary C. Hunt

With a career spanning seven decades, Gary (Corky) Nelson retired on Wednesday, October 31, 2018, after 47 years as the American Family Insurance Agent in Martin. Through the years, people’s needs for insurance have remained pretty much the same according to Nelson, but he has seen significant changes in the technology. When he began his career in insurance, he provided policies…

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By Mary C. Hunt

Bennett County High School JAG II class hosted a Career Fair at the American Legion Auditorium on Wednesday, October 17th. The idea for the Fair came from the sophomore class unit discussion on Career Awareness.

During the Career Awareness unit, students have been studying different careers and jobs. According to the JAG II students, most of their peers think they know what they…

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