PIERRE, S.D. - The South Dakota Arts Council (SDAC) will provide support for grants and special arts initiatives totaling $1.45 million in fiscal year 2022, … to continue reading, you may purchase a newspaper at the Bennett County Booster II in Martin, S.D., participating retailers or online here.

Read more: Arts Council grants $1.45 million to local artists

By Cody Rose

On July 1, at 6:29 p.m., a fatal head-on collision occurred 1.3 miles east of Boomdocks, just 7.6 miles west of Martin. … to continue reading, you may purchase a newspaper at the Bennett County Booster II in Martin, S.D., participating retailers or online here.

Read more: Fatal head-on collision claims two lives

By Eric Harrold, Staff Writer

Edgemont resident Shery Bauer says she has written poetry since she was eight or nine years old. She found any number of things associated with the ranch she grew up on in Bennett County in the town of Martin to be inspirational – farm animals, people, sunsets, and landscapes to name a few. … to continue reading, you may purchase a newspaper at the Bennett County…

Read more: Bennett County Native has had life-long love affair with poetry and writing

By Kathy Rayhill

The 2021 4-H National Shooting Sports Championships were held in Grand Island, Neb., June 21-25 at the Heartland Events Center and the Heartland Public Shooting Park. Over 600 athletes from 32 states competed Tuesday-Thursday. Two Bennett County youth, Hunter Laverack and Grace Jager qualified this past April at the South Dakota state 4-H shooting competition to compete in the…

Read more: Jager and Laverack compete at 2021 4-H National Shooting Sports

By Taylor Risse

A regular meeting of the Bennett County Commissioners was held on Wednesday, June 16, with all five commissioners present. ...

... Tom Mertz with Loiseau Construction met with the board to discuss a possible solution for the old highway 18. Mertz informed the board his company specializes in base stabilization on roads. ... to continue reading, you may purchase a newspaper at…

Read more: Loiseau Construction provides proposal for Old Highway repair

By Cody Rose

The Bennett County Sheriff’s Office is calling attention to a recent scam call that a community member reported to them. It was from a scammer claiming to be a deputy at the local Sheriff’s Office and the caller ID even said it was coming from there.

Some of the information this scammer was trying to collect was the individual’s address, birthdate and social security number.

They were…

Read more: BC Sheriff’s Office to call attention to SCAM calls