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COMING EVENTS
PARKSTON
Food Bank Distribution: First and third Tuesday of every month, 3 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.; NEW LOCATION: 106 East Main Street, back room of Meraki Boutique. Use the entrance in the alley.
Feeding South Dakota: Third Thursday of every month, 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.; Salem Lutheran Church parking lot.

Monday, March 9
The Parkston School Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. in the Elementary Conference Room.

Tuesday, March 10
The City of Parkston will meet in City Hall at 7 p.m.

TRIPP
Monday, March 9
The Tripp-Delmont School Board will meet at 6:30 p.m. at the Tripp Attendance Center.

Tuesday, March 10
Tripp American Legion Auxiliary Meeting will be held at 3 p.m. in Commander's room.

DIMOCK
Tuesday, March 10
The Town of Dimock will meet at 7 p.m.

AREA
Weekly
Alcoholics Anonymous Open Meeting will meet Sunday at 7 p.m. at the Ethan Methodist Church basement. For more information, call 605-770-5410.

Alcoholics Anonymous and Al-Anon will meet Friday at 8 p.m. at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Please use the north entrance. For more information, call 605-505-0310.

Tuesday, March 10
The Hutchinson County Commissioners will meet in the Courthouse in Olivet at 1 p.m.

Parkston School Board to meet March 9
The Parkston School Board will meet Monday, March 9, in the Elementary Conference Room at 6:30 p.m.
Preliminary agenda items include: call to order; establish a quorum; Pledge of Allegiance; open forum/public input; approve Consent Agenda-approve February minutes, approve claims, approve contract, accept anonymous donation; information/staff reports-high school principal, elementary principal/athletic director and superintendent; discussion items-policy review first reading IA, IB, IC, ID, IE, IF, policy review second reading HH, HJ, HL, HN, HO, policy review third reading HA, HB, HC, HD, HE, discuss Capital Outlay projects for 2026 to 2027; action items-approve financial report, offer certified, classified and administration contracts for 2026 to 2027 school year; executive session-personnel and SDCL-1-25-2-1 administration reviews, negotiations SDCL-1-25-2-4 discuss board proposal options; and adjournment.
The Parkston School Board wants to foster community feedback and input. Anyone who wishes to talk to the board about any topic is encouraged to do so. A place on the agenda is reserved for such conversations under ‘visitor and correspondence.' The Board asks that you contact the superintendent in advance so that necessary arrangements, if required, can be made.

Champion
The Parkston Trojans and Ethan-Parkston Minotaurs wrestling teams completed their seasons with the State Wrestling Tournament in Sioux Falls this past weekend. Photo courtesy of South Dakota Public Broadcasting ©2026 SDPB | Aidan DeBoer, Landon DeBoer, Tim Tushla

Tense senate vote exposes fault lines surrounding data centers
The fate of a bill tied to one of the most contentious subjects in the South Dakota Legislature this year--data centers--ended up in the hands of a senator that couldn't be located.

Local students awarded Master Pork Producers scholarships
South Dakota State University Extension has announced two local SDSU students who received South Dakota Master Pork Producers Association scholarships, Wednesday, January 14, during the 57th annual South Dakota Pork Congress in Sioux Falls.

Kaylor 4-H Club members make thank you cards as project
The meeting for the Kaylor 4-H Club was called to order by President Carson Bueber. The flag and 4-H pledges were led by Sophia Gall.

PRAIRIE DOC
The bones of the matter
When I was in medical school, I learned that a shocking number of people would die or be admitted to a nursing home after a hip fracture.

Tense senate vote exposes fault lines surrounding data centers
The fate of a bill tied to one of the most contentious subjects in the South Dakota Legislature this year--data centers--ended up in the hands of a senator that couldn't be located.

Flash flooding across the country means water damaged cars could flood the market
Vehicles across the country can be trapped in rising and rushing flood waters this year. Even partially submerged cars can be unsafe to drive and nearly impossible to identify.

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