Students represent West Central at Legislative Session
West Central Seniors Lauren Murphy and Eliot Nielsen were accepted into the South Dakota Legislative Page Program for the 2024 session. They participated in the 2024 South Dakota Legislative Session, each attending for about two weeks. (Photo/Submitted) West Central Senior Lauren Murphy was a page at the South Dakota Legislative Session. Lauren is pictured...
Commissioners learn about Office of Emergency Management activities
Emergency Management Director Jason Gearman (Photo/Dave Baumeister) Dave Baumeister | County Correspondent SIOUX FALLS – The county’s fire chiefs were all in attendance at the...
Crooks Area Working Together hosts annual ladies’ night
Crooks Area Working Together held their annual Ladies’ Night Quarter Auction which is their biggest fundraiser of the year. (Photo/Submitted) Abby Mitchell | Staff Intern Crooks...
Current News
Current News
Don’t forget your physical for spring sports season
Sara Stadem | Editor The spring sports season is around the corner and for those Tri-Valley...
Congrats State Wrestlers
Mustang Treyson Richter finished in eighth place at the State Tournament with a record of 2-3....
Tri-Valley girls headed to SoDak 16
The Tri-Valley Mustang girls basketball celebrate after defeating the Garretson Blue Dragons with...
Tri-Valley wrestling has five place winners at state
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Tri-Valley Mustang wrestling team finished 10th overall with a...
West Central Trojan wrestling has 11 place winners at state
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The West Central Trojan boys and girls wrestling teams had a great...
Season ends for Mustang boys in Region 3A
Mustang Tristen Bunde looks for the rebound during their Region 3A action on the road in Dell...
Trojan boys win Region 3A opener in overtime
Trojan Paden Schulte adds one for West Central from the free throw line when the Trojans faced off...
Trojan girls suffer loss at Sioux Falls Christian in Region 3A
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The West Central Trojan girls had their season come to an end on...
Tri-Valley wrestling team places third at Region 2B
Mustang Owen Bunde brought home fourth place from the Region 2B tournament which took place on...
Trojan wrestling captures Region 1A Title
Trojan Karson Vessells took home third place in the 126-pound class with a 3-1 record from the...
West Central girls advance in Region 3A Tournament
Trojan Kacey Jaton had 10 points and six rebounds when the Trojans faced off against the McCook...
Mustang girls advance in Region 3A Tournament
Mustang Madelyn Wenzel had seven points and eight rebounds when the Mustangs took the win over the...
Obituaries
Alvin Lee Swenson
75 Cookeville, TN (originally of Crooks, SD) March 15, 2024 Alvin Lee Swenson of Cookeville, TN passed away peacefully at the Cookeville Regional Medical Center on March 15, 2024, at the age of 75. He was born on April 25, 1948, to the late Willie and Venora Swenson...
Loma (Ruud) Nelson
84 Hartford, SD March 14, 2024 Loma (Ruud) Nelson, age 84, of Hartford, SD, was called home to heaven on March 14, 2024, at Good Samaritan Luther Manor in Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral services will begin at 2:00 PM at the Minnehaha Funeral Home in Baltic. The burial will...
Veryl Hansen
72 Dell Rapids, SD March 8, 2024 Veryl Hansen, age 72, of Dell Rapids, died unexpectedly on Friday, March 8, 2024, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Memorial services began at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 16, 2024, at the Minnehaha Funeral Home in Dell Rapids....
James Langloss
81 Crooks, SD March 3, 2024 James Leonard Langloss, age 81, of Crooks, passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2024, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Funeral services were held on Friday, March 8, 2024, at West Nidaros Lutheran Church, rural Crooks. Interment was in...
Wayne Bork
76 Humboldt, SD February 21, 2024 Wayne Bork, 76 of Humboldt, SD, passed away on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at the Good Samaritan Society in Canistota.A funeral service was held at 11 am on Monday, February 26, 2024, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Humboldt, SD, with...
Norman Gene Davis
87 Bonesteel, SD February 16, 2024 Norman Gene Davis left this world peacefully on February 16, 2024, at 87 years of age. Funeral services was at 11 am Friday, March 15, 2024, at Bethel Lutheran Church, 1801 S. Valley View Road, Sioux Falls SD. Burial will be at...
DeWane Carls
91 Hartford, SD January 4, 2024 DeWane Walter Carls, age 91, of Hartford, SD, passed away on January 4, 2024, at Avera McKennan Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Services were held on Saturday, January 20, at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran East Wall Lake....
Sheila Kropuenske
60 Humboldt, SD January 12, 2024 Sheila Kropuenske, 60, of rural Humboldt, passed away peacefully at her home, on January 12, 2024. Funeral Service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, January 22, 2024 at Grace Lutheran Church, Parker. Visitation will be held from 5-7 p.m....
Sports
Three Cheers for our Cheerleaders!
Tri-Valley Basketball Cheer Pictured are the Tri-Valley Mustang basketball cheerleaders for the 2023-24 season. Pictured (left to right) is Aubree Johnson, Avery Felsheim, Hailey McNamara, Sydney Schnider, and Rosalynn Focken. (Photo/Submitted) West Central Basketball...
Mustang girls post season run ends in SoDak 16
The Mustang cheerleaders are all smiles at the SoDak 16 basketball game as they wait for tip off. (Photo/Heidi Huwe) Mustang Lauren Grinde finished with 15 points, three rebounds, two assists, and two steals during their game against the Sisseton Redmen. (Photo/Heidi...
Chargers end Trojan boys season in Region 3A
Trojan Paden Schulte added 12 points, seven rebounds, two assists, and two steals for West Central when the Trojans took on the Sioux Falls Christian Chargers in Region 3A action on Friday, March 1. (Photo/Abby Mitchell) Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The West Central...
Don’t forget your physical for spring sports season
Sara Stadem | Editor The spring sports season is around the corner and for those Tri-Valley athletes still needing a physical, there is still time!If you are a Tri-Valley Mustang athlete that is still in need of a sports physical for the track, softball, or golf...
Congrats State Wrestlers
Mustang Treyson Richter finished in eighth place at the State Tournament with a record of 2-3. (Photo/Tri-Valley Yearbook Staff Rosalynn Focken) Mustang Landyn Reiser took fourth place with a record of 4-2 when competing in the State Tournament in Sioux Falls....
Tri-Valley girls headed to SoDak 16
The Tri-Valley Mustang girls basketball celebrate after defeating the Garretson Blue Dragons with a score of 48-37 in the Region 3A Tournament. (Photo/Heidi Huwe) Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Tri-Valley Mustang girls kept their season going with a win in...
Tri-Valley wrestling has five place winners at state
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The Tri-Valley Mustang wrestling team finished 10th overall with a total of 61 points at the 2024 South Dakota Wrestling Championships in Sioux Falls February 22 through 24. Tri-Valley had five place winners at the tournament.Isaac...
West Central Trojan wrestling has 11 place winners at state
Matt Larson | Big Sioux Media The West Central Trojan boys and girls wrestling teams had a great state tournament. The teams competed in the 2024 South Dakota Wrestling Championships in Sioux Falls February 22 through 24. The boys team placed fourth overall with 127.0...