At 1:25 a.m. last Wednesday morning January 20, 2021, the Martin Volunteer Fire Department responded to a structure fire at the Alicia Little Hawk residence four miles south of Martin–20901 296th Street. Fire Chief Chris O’Bryan stated within 12 minutes of the page, he arrived at the scene to find the home fully engulfed in flames. Three MVFD fire trucks and one rescue truck arrived shortly…

Read more: Little Hawk family suffers total loss due to fire

By Deb Hendrickson

At last Wednesday’s Martin City Council meeting, Joel Johnson of Code Enforcement Specialists, LLC out of Burke, S.D., was unanimously voted in as the City of Martin’s Code Enforcement Officer.

City Attorney Sara Frankenstein stated the changes to the Building Code Ordinance which were discussed at the December meeting had been made. The revised Ordinance along with a draft of a…

Read more: Martin City Council making headway toward securing Code Enforcement Officer

By Tim Huether

All three school principals reported more and more students are moving from distance learning to the classroom and all three said it has been a good thing. At the regular Bennett County School District board meeting Monday night, Superintendent Stacy Halverson reported the district had 50 students on distance learning earlier in the year and that number has dropped to 13.

Halverson…

Read more: School principals pleased with shift from distance learning to classroom

By Tim Huether

The Bennett County boys high school basketball team picked up their first win of the season with a come from behind 60-54 win Jan. 7 in Martin.

The Warriors led 4-1 early on a pair of Jade Byrne free throws and a Kaedom Jack field goal. After Hot Springs went up 6-4, the Warriors rallied back with five straight points to go up 9-6, keyed by a Sam Byrne’s field goal and free throw…

Read more: Warriors hold off Bison for first win of the season

By Deb Hendrickson

Newly-elected County Commissioners David Bakley and Kyle Harris were sworn in, officially beginning their four-year term, at the January 5 Bennett County Commissioners meeting. Commissioner Kyle Harris attended the meeting via Zoom. Commissioner Jeff Slattery was appointed as Chairman and Commissioner Rod Kirk was appointed as Vice Chairman.

The 2021 yearly board designations…

Read more: Commissioners sworn in, gravel distribution discussed

By Deb Hendrickson

The Covid meeting held last Wednesday, December 30, revealed some positive information for Bennett County pertaining to the pandemic.

Emergency Manager Jeff Siscoe sited Covid Stats for Bennett County on December 30 were:

New Cases – 410

Active Cases – 13

Total Deaths – 8

As of January 3, 2021, Covid Stats for Bennett County show a bit of a decline:

New Cases – 335

Active Cases…

Read more: Covid meeting reveals some positives for Bennett County