Children, parents and grandparents got together at the BC Middle School for Bingo for Books on Thursday, November 15, 2018. With Title I funding, Belinda Ready, Middle School principal put together an evening for the whole family that not only encouraged playing together but also reading by giving away age-appropriate books for children and adults to bingo winners.

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By  Mary C. Hunt

Rebel Earth Farms, a speciality crop producer in Martin, has recently been awarded an SDDA grant and a USDA grant for multiple high tunnel projects. 

The most recent grant, a $7,500 NCR-SARE award, is from the South Dakota Department of Agriculture (SDDA). Rebel Earth is also one of eight specialty crop projects around the state to win funding from the U.S. Department of…

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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…

Read more: County looks into land swap with Martin Addiction Recovery Center

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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