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Heartland Classic Career Development Event held at DEX
More than 800 FFA members from 27 schools across eastern South Dakota gathered in Huron recently for the annual Heartland Classic Career Development Event (CDE) held at the DEX. Hosted by the Wolsey-Wessington FFA Chapter, the event brought students together to compete in a variety of agriculture-related contests designed to…
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Robots headed to Beadle County 4H club
HURON — The Broadland Buddies 4-H Club in Beadle County has been awarded a $400 mini-grant from the State 4-H Leaders of South Dakota to support a new STEM Robotics project for youth in the community.
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Huron Destination Imagination teams compete at Eastern Regional Tournament
HURON — Students from the Huron community recently showcased their creativity, teamwork, and problem-solving skills as part of the Eastern Regional tournament for Destination Imagination (DI). Huron also had the opportunity to host the regional event, welcoming teams from across eastern South Dakota to compete in a day filled with…
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Huron holds ‘State of the City’
Huron Mayor Mark Robish speaks during the State of the City luncheon, held Thursday at Huron Event Center.
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Jake Owen to headline Sunday grandstand show at 2026 South Dakota State Fair
In an announcement posted to their Facebook page on Tuesday, the South Dakota State Fair announced that Legend Seeds is sponsoring country music performer Jake Owen as the headline performer for Sunday at the 2026 fair.
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County approves hire of weed board supervisor
by Benjamin Chaseof the Plainsman HURON –– The Beadle County Commission on Tuesday approved the hire of Teri Zwieg as the weed board supervisor. Details on benefits will still need to be finalized, but the hire was approved to allow Zwieg to begin preparing for summer weed management.The commission also…
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Solid waste drop-off area now open
by Benjamin Chaseof the Plainsman HURON – Solid Waste Supervisor Dale Fortin spoke to the Huron City Commission on Monday evening to update them that the recycling and yard waste drop-off area is now fully open and operational.Fortin explained that city residents will have four free yard waste dumps per…
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Kindergarten numbers reported down
by Benjamin Chaseof the Plainsman HURON – During his Superintendent report at Monday’s Huron School Board meeting, Huron School District Superintendent Dr. Kraig Steinhoff discussed Junior Kindergarten and Kindergarten registration that took place on Wednesday, March 4. Steinhoff reported that 91 students registered.That number is down from 137 in 2025,…
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Tigers return to State ‘AA’ boys’ basketball tournament
A busy day of basketball at Huron Arena on Saturday concluded with the Huron Tigers defeating the Pierre Governors, 68-40, to earn a berth in the 2026 State “AA” Boys’ Basketball Tournament in Rapid City. Earlier in the day, De Smet defeated Deubrook Area, 53-51, and Castlewood defeated Wessington Springs,…
