By Tim Huether

He’s the Martin City Police Chief, but many in the Bennett County area also know him as Petey, baseball coach and youth mentor.

Brandon (Petey) Petersen came to Martin on Sept. 11, 2015 to work as a policeman for the City of Martin under then police chief Tom Jeans. After Jeans left the area, Petersen was offered the police chief job in Dec. of 2016 and has held that title since.

He…

Read more: Passion for kids and community drives Police Chief Petey

By Cody Rose

The regular City Council meeting on September 7, began with Mayor Gary Rayhill proclaiming the week of September 17 through September 23, as Constitution Week...

Michael Christensen, CEO, Bennett County Hospital, Nursing Home and Rural Health Clinic, presented a summary of major activity from the last five months since he started in his position as CEO. He began by telling the council…

Read more: Martin City Council hears of Bennett County Hospital expansion plan

By Cody Rose

The Martin City Council held a special meeting on Tuesday, August 31, with the purpose of presenting the first reading of the new ordinance regulating the issuance of medicinal marijuana dispensary licenses within the city limits of Martin.

While the ordinance was being read by Mayor Gary Rayhill, it was obvious there was hesitation when he got to section 10-1-5, #4 which read, “The…

Read more: City Council presents first reading of medical marijuana ordinance

By Tim Huether

Gabe Fanning grew up on a ranch northeast of Martin, spending summers in a tractor or on a horse, but now he is flying a little further from home, to Rome, Italy. … to continue reading, you may purchase a newspaper at the Bennett County Booster II in Martin, S.D., participating retailers or online at https://bennettcountyboostersd.com/subscriptions.

Read more: Gabe Fanning in Rome, Faith, Politics and beyond

Deryck Two Bulls ran a kick return for a touchdown of 99 yards. He broke the old record of 98 yards held by Jimmy Matteson in 1987 and Tee Tetrault in 2003.

To order pictures from the game, email booster@gwtc.net, call 605-685-6866 or visit the Booster in Martin.

Read more: Two Bulls breaks record

By Tim Huether

It’s been a dry hot summer across the nation, state and Bennett County, but looking across the county, it could have been worse. The bad news is, if we don’t get much needed moisture in the form of rain or snow this winter, next year could be much worse.

For the entire state of South Dakota, it was the driest June since records were kept going back 127 years and it is the seventh…

Read more: Drought impacts Bennett County and much of the nation

By Cody Rose

Landowners in Bennett County could be seeing either a significant increase or decrease in their land taxes within the next couple years.

The Bennett County Board of Commissioners met in regular session last Wednesday, August 18.

County Assessor Jeff Siscoe discussed the status of the new Soil Tables project. He informed the board that the Geographic Information System (GIS) project…

Read more: Bennett Co. land owners could see significant changes in property taxes

By Cody Rose

The first order of business at the August 11 city council meeting was bathrooms at the park. Councilwoman Gloria Claussen brought to the council an incident that happened at the last softball tournament. Since there are no bathrooms open during softball tournaments, guests have been using the legion field dugouts and the church bushes to do their business. … to continue reading,…

Read more: City Council discusses golf course, park and pool at regular meeting

By Tim Huether

There seems to be a lot of excitement and enthusiasm for the new school year with the new year now underway, a new gymnasium, band room and cafeteria, and some fresh new staffers at the Bennett County School District.

At the regular board meeting Monday night, all three principals remarked that the staff is excited and ready to go. … to continue reading, you may purchase a…

Read more: Excitement in air, New school year, New Facility, New Staff