Pencils, Smiles and First-Day Vibes
Principal Zach Gors and a group of Mustang students at Colton Elementary smile for a back-to-school selfie. Gage Egger begins his final year as a Tri-Valley Mustang, stepping into his senior year. Siblings Owen and Aubree Effling gear up for their 2025-26 school year. Owen is starting his senior year, while Aubree begins her sophomore year. Mustang Lucas...
Ready, set, color!
WALK, RUN OR… BIKE! Come join the Tri-Valley Color Run, where you can walk, run or even bike the 5K. Registration is required by August 28 in order to receive a color packet and...
Kwik Star set to come to Hartford
KWIK STAR IS COMING TO HARTFORD Kwik Star, also known as Kwik Trip, is set to come to Hartford on Highway 38 and North Maple Avenue. The construction is tentatively set to begin...
Current News
Current News
Trojan girls soccer kicks season off with a win
Carter Dooner | Sports Writer West Central 7 Douglas/New Underwood 0 The West Central girls’...
Tri-Valley 14U brings home fourth at State
SEASON WRAPS UP AT STATE The Tri-Valley 14U Maroon team finished their season at the 2025 South...
I-90 Speedway Results for August 9
RACE GIVES DANN FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON Travis Dann, Hartford, picks up his first win at I-90...
Congrats Hartford Summer Ball Teams
U10 HARTFORD STRIKEFORCE The U10 Hartford Strikeforce softball team had a successful season. The...
Congrats Tri-Valley Summer Ball Teams
TRI-VALLEY 8U TURF 37 Pictured is the Tri-Valley 8U Turf 37 baseball team. (Photo/Submitted)...
Congrats West Central Ball Teams!
WEST CENTRAL 10U ROYAL BLUE The West Central 10U Royal Blue team was coached by Ben McFarland,...
Wood Ducks fall short of state tournament
WOOD DUCKS COMPETE IN DISTRICTS The District 4B Tournament was held in Madison, with the...
Hartford Sparx wraps up season
SPARX COMPLETE THEIR SEASON The Hartford Sparx 16U softball team finished their 2025 season with a...
West Central 14U Royal season comes to end
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The West Central 14U Royal team had their season come to an end in...
Tri-Valley 14U Maroon headed to State Tournament bracket play
HEADING TO STATE The Tri-Valley 14U Maroon team secured their spot in the VFW State Tournament...
Gamecocks heading back to state tournament
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Humboldt Gamecocks will be heading back to the amateur State B...
2025 Sturgis Motorcycle Rally vehicle count – through day three
STURGIS, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) will provide daily traffic...
Obituaries
Donna Koch
94 Humboldt, SD August 18, 2025 Donna Koch, 94, passed away on August 18 at Bethel Lutheran Home in Madison, SD. Funeral services began at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, August 22, at Colton United Methodist Church in Colton. Visitation with family present was held from 5-7...
Myra A. Bornitz
97 Hartford, SD August 16, 2025 Myra A. Bornitz, age 97, passed away on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, August 24, at Miller Funeral Home – Westside Chapel (6200...
Tami Heiden
58 Hartford, SD August 5, 2025 Tami Heiden, a beloved member of the Hartford, SD, community, passed away on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. She was just 58 years old. Born on Christmas Day, December 25, 1966, Tami Lynn Heiden was...
Stephen Anthony Huls
Stephen Anthony Huls 73 Humboldt, SD July 29, 2025 Stephen (Steve) Anthony Huls, 73, passed away July 29, 2025, at his home in rural Humboldt, SD, of natural causes. A memorial service was held on Monday, August 4, at 1:30 p.m. at Kinzley Funeral Home in Salem....
Mae R. Golden
100Salem, SDJuly 26, 2025Mae R. Golden, 100, of Salem, passed away July 26, 2025, at Good Samaritan, Howard. Funeral services will begin at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, August 5, 2025, at United Church in Salem. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Monday, August 4, 2025,...
Brady J. Plucker
Brady J. Plucker 36 July 19, 2025 Hartford, SD Brady J. Plucker, 36, of Hartford, passed away on Saturday, July 19, 2025, at the Avera Dougherty Hospice in Sioux Falls. Visitation was one hour prior to the start of the service. His funeral service began at 11 a.m. on...
Norman Sechser
Norman Sechser 89 March 4, 2024 Sioux Falls, SD A devoted Catholic man passed away peacefully on March 4, 2024, at the age of 89 in Sun City, AZ. A joint memorial mass will be held for Norman and Joan on Thursday, July 24, 2025, at St. Ann Catholic Church in Humboldt...
Joan Sechser
Joan Sechser 83 April 12, 2025 Sioux Falls, SD Beloved wife, mother, grandmother and friend, Joan Sechser passed away peacefully on April 12 at the age of 83. A joint memorial mass will be held for Norman and Joan on Thursday, July 24, 2025 at St. Ann Catholic Church...
Sports
I-90 Speedway Results for August 16
FITZPATRICK FOR THE WIN Logan Fitzpatrick of Worthing, SD, picks up his first Hobby Stock win in 10 years at I-90 Speedway Saturday night. (Photo/Dirt Shotz) 28 entries IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars Spielman Excavating A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 3J-Jeridan Jordahl[8]; 2....
10U Tri-Valley Baseball
The Tri-Valley 10U SFSH baseball team, sponsored by Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital, finished with an overall record of 27-10. Notable tournament placings include: First place in the MinnDak 10U Gold Division; First place in the Flandreau Tournament; Second place in...
Boys soccer splits first games of the season
Carter Dooner | Sports Writer West Central 2 Douglas/New Underwood 1 The West Central boys soccer team started its season off with a 2-1 victory over Douglas/New Underwood on Saturday afternoon. Sophomore Jack Empey scored the Trojans’ first goal of the game and...
Trojan girls soccer kicks season off with a win
Carter Dooner | Sports Writer West Central 7 Douglas/New Underwood 0 The West Central girls’ soccer season got off to a hot start with a 7-0 victory over Doulgas/New Underwood on Saturday. The Trojans pounced on the Patriots early and often to give themselves some...
Tri-Valley 14U brings home fourth at State
SEASON WRAPS UP AT STATE The Tri-Valley 14U Maroon team finished their season at the 2025 South Dakota VFW State Tournament, competing in the Bravo Division. The team won two out of their four games for the tournament, bringing home fourth place from the state...
I-90 Speedway Results for August 9
RACE GIVES DANN FIRST WIN OF THE SEASON Travis Dann, Hartford, picks up his first win at I-90 Speedway for the season on Saturday, August 9. (Photo/Dirt Shotz) 26 entries - IMCA RaceSaver Sprint Cars Spielman Excavating A Feature (20 Laps): 1. 17B-Ryan Bickett[3]; 2....
Congrats Hartford Summer Ball Teams
U10 HARTFORD STRIKEFORCE The U10 Hartford Strikeforce softball team had a successful season. The team finished in 2nd place in the end-of-the-year SEFSA U10 Rec/C Tournament. Strikeforce Players included Brooklyn McGillivray, Amelia Wendinger, Avery Seefeldt, Sylvie...
Congrats Tri-Valley Summer Ball Teams
TRI-VALLEY 8U TURF 37 Pictured is the Tri-Valley 8U Turf 37 baseball team. (Photo/Submitted) TRI-VALLEY 12U WESTERN LOG HOME SUPPLY The Tri-Valley 12U Western Log Home Supply baseball team brought home ninth place in the FVW State Tournament. (Photo/Submitted) 12U...