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...

Features

Get to know your local librarians: Sharon Hall

By Elizabeth Wastell, Garretson Gazette             This is the third article in our series featuring local librarians. In this week’s article we are speaking with Sharon...

Meet our Local Librarians Series: Kathy Winter

By Elizabeth Wastell, Gazette Staff             This is our second article in our series featuring local librarians. This week we are meeting with Kathy Winter, who...

Meet our Local Librarians: Sara Beahler

By Elizabeth Wastell, Gazette Staff This is the first article in a series featuring our local librarians. Our first story is about Sara Beahler. Beahler is...

Jason Long new president at First Bank & Trust, Garretson

Garrick Moritz, Gazette The new President of First Bank and Trust in Garretson has already started at the bank, but he will be taking over...

Deb Matthiesen retires as Garretson Postmaster

            As of December 31, Deb Matthiesen has retired after 35 years with the United States Postal Service.             Matthiesen told the Gazette that she...

Kooistra inducted into the South Dakota Sports Hall of Fame!

by Carrie Moritz, Gazette             His football games had a nearly perfect winning streak for 30 years. His record boasts of a State Championship runner-up,...

Dreckmans face adversity with hope and community support

Carter Dreckman’s unique genetic disorder only affects 500 people worldwide Carrie Moritz, Garretson Gazette             The past 24 months have been world-changing for Luke and Paetyn Dreckman,...

Legendary band “Something New” to present farewell concert

Troy Schwans, Salem Special             Dedicated aficionados of music, particularly the faithful followers of the Salem band, "Something New," are soon poised to experience a...

Some prom dates are more impactful than others

Fleeing war-torn Ukraine is aided by help from this area by Tom A. Savage, Contributing writer for the Brandon Valley Journal reprinted with permission from their...

Someone we can learn from, Rodney Woodrum

By Marty Luebke             As pointed out in Owen’s earlier articles, the most interesting “people stories” are about those I had the opportunity to work...

Devil’s Gulch a place for inspiration

by Garrick Moritz, Gazette             Just about a month ago, a music video debuted on YouTube with a musician named Layton Grant doing a cover...

Finding “Joy” during dark times

by Carrie Moritz, Gazette             To take a whimsical journey, all one must do at times is stop and notice what's around- the smell in...

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