GHS All School Play, “A Trip to the Moon” @ 6:30 p.m. Monday, April 29th

            On Monday, April 29, the Garretson Drama Department will be presenting, "A Trip to the Moon" by Tracy Wells. The 16-scene play takes place in 1969 and each...

Historic Preservation Grant Awarded to the Split Rock Bathhouse  

PIERRE— The Split Rock Bathhouse in Garretson recently was awarded a matching grant from the South Dakota State Historical Society,...

Garretson FFA Finds Success at the 96th State FFA Convention

Submitted by Brooklyn Trudeau, Reporter             Brookings, SD- The 96th South Dakota State FFA Convention was held on April...

New county candidates observe April 23rd commission meeting

By Dave Baumeister County correspondent SIOUX FALLS – Three new county commission candidates were all on-hand Tuesday, April 23, to...

GHS Agritalk podcast is live

            As regular readers might recall, back in our Feb. 22nd issue we had a story about our...

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New county candidates observe April 23rd commission meeting

By Dave Baumeister County correspondent SIOUX FALLS – Three new county commission candidates were all on-hand Tuesday, April 23, to see how commission meetings work. While Commissioners...

School board opts to upgrade multiple scoreboards at lower cost

            The Garretson School board held a special meeting last Wednesday, on April 17. This meeting was almost entirely about the scoreboard system.             As...

School to gift land to BDA

Garrick Moritz, Gazette             Continuing our coverage from last week, there were several other items of note that happened at the School Board meeting on...

Garretson City Council talks Ambulance and Fire services, radio tower and 4th Street

Carrie Moritz, Gazette             This past Monday, the Garretson City Council voted to accept a bid for the 4th Street project for just under $4...

Garretson School Board on track to pass easing of attendance restrictions, holds off on new scoreboard

Garrick Moritz, Gazette             The Garretson School Board had a regular meeting on Monday April 8th. The main topics of discussion were policy items, specifically...

Cost of workforce ads starring Noem rises to $9 million

Most of the money comes from employer tax fund controlled by governor By: Joshua Haiar – SD Searchlight             Governor Kristi Noem’s administration has signed a...

Minnehaha tackles backlog of warrants, court cases with warrant resolution court pilot program

Officials say program’s success depends on a review of cases in coming months By: Makenzie Huber, South Dakota Searchlight At any given time in a year, there...

Another tree-grinding business issue comes before the Minnehaha County Commission

By Dave Baumeister County Correspondent SIOUX FALLS – On March 26, another tree grinding operation was at the forefront of discussion with the Minnehaha County Commission. This...

Valley Springs resident and Minnehaha Conservation Supervisor unsatisfied with SB201

Garrick Moritz, Gazette             The Gazette had an update with Rick Bonander of Valley Springs over the weekend. It’s been awhile since the Gazette did...

Meet the candidates for City Council

            On April 9, the citizens of Garretson's Ward 2 will head to the voting booth to choose their candidate for city council. Incumbent...

Commissioners learn about Office of Emergency Management activities

By Dave Baumeister County Correspondent             SIOUX FALLS – The county’s fire chiefs were all in attendance at the March 19 meeting of the Minnehaha County...

Q&A: Thune adapts to the political ‘reality we live with’ as he seeks leadership post

By: Seth Tupper, South Dakota Searchlight       It may seem illogical for John Thune to run for Senate Republican leader after he was booed by Republicans in...

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