By Mandy Scherer

Martin Grade School Fourth and Fifth Grades along with Bennett County Junior High Sixth and Seventh Grade Band performed their Spring Concert last Monday, March 29. The concert was directed by Anne Lyon and Jill Bolzer.

The concert began as the Fifth Grade Band performed: Skip to My Lou an American Folk Song; Oh, Susanna by Stephen Collins Foster; and Two by Two a traditional…

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By Taylor Risse

The Bennett County Board of Commissioners met for a regular meeting on Wednesday, March 24, with all five commissioners present.

The March 3 and 22 meeting minutes were approved.

Wayne Sterkel and Nathan Novak came in front of the board to air out dissension  regarding a fence that goes between the two parties land. 

Sterkel informed the board that Novak built a fence on…

Read more: Commissioners hear fence complaint; approve law department vehicle purchase

By Deb Hendrickson

It doesn’t seem possible that a whole year has elapsed since the Bennett County School Board unanimously voted in favor of the $13.1 million dollar addition onto the high school, but that is just the case.

At a special board meeting held on March 23, 2020, the bid from Puetz Design + Build was voted on and accepted.

Ironically, on the opposite end of the spectrum, the pandemic…

Read more: Addition onto the school making steady progress

Making a 50-year commitment to serve on a specific board is a commendable accomplishment. It is especially commendable if your efforts, as are those of Raymond Kocer’s, are for the betterment of the environment and your community.

Raymond was acknowledged and awarded a plaque for 50 years of service to the Bennett County Conservation District during their regular meeting on Wednesday, March 17 at…

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Bituminous Paving, Inc. from Ortonville, Minn. has been awarded a $5.8 million dollar contract from the S.D. Department of Transportation. The contract was awarded for work on U.S. Highway 18 from Martin east to the S.D. Highway 73 north junction, as well as another three-mile long segment near the Bennett County line.

Work on the project includes cold milling of the existing surface, placement of…

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Approximately 40 people were in attendance at the live performance of the 8-12 grade Spring Concert held at the Activity Center last Thursday evening. The program was also livestreamed online.

Under the direction of Jill Bolzer, 5-12 Vocal and Instrumental Music Instructor, the choir started off the evening performing five very diverse, energizing, positive pieces.

“Riversong, A Celtic…

Read more: There's music in the air, with more to come