The 2022 Primary Election was held Tuesday, June 7. Despite the hype of an election, there was a poor voter turnout in not only Bennett County, but state wide as well. The State of South Dakota had a 32.09% turnout while Bennett County had a mere 26.31%

Statewide Governor Kristi Noem kept the votes winning 76% to Steven Haugaard’s 24%. Noem received 91,636 votes and Haugaard earned 28,310.

Senator…

Read more: Poor voter turnout for 2022 Primary Election

South Dakota State University student Jessica Begeman has been selected one of the 55 Udall Undergraduate Scholarship recipients.

The Udall Foundation awards scholarships to college sophomores and juniors for leadership, public service and commitment to issues related to Native American nations or to the environment. Selected by a 20-member review committee, the recipients were chosen from 382…

Read more: SDSU’s Begeman receives Udall Undergraduate Scholarship

By Cody Rose

“Let’s do it,” said Bo Sharp at the last County Commissioner meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 6., after the board carried a motion to hire him as the Superintendant over the county highway department. … to continue reading, you may purchase a newspaper at the Bennett County Booster II in Martin, S.D., participating retailers or online at…

Read more: Bo Sharp hired as Highway Superintendent

By Cody Rose

The Martin Grade School building was the victim of a shameful act of vandalism last Tuesday morning, September 28.

Right away that morning, a custodian for Bennett County School District arrived at the school to the sight of shattered glass everywhere. At 4:43 a.m., she notified the police and everyone else she needed to. “I just want to commend our staff member that reported it…

Read more: Grade School vandalism, on-going investigation

By Cody Rose

She’s had her own business in the community, she’s been involved with the Bennett County Fair and she’s been driving the school bus for 25 years. Mary Kay Sell is a key pillar of the Bennett County community.

Mary Kay has been involved with the Bennett County Fair for her entire life. She has been at the Bennett County Extension Office since 2015 and prior to that, she’s been a club…

Read more: Mary Kay Sell: 4-H extraordinaire, bus driver, business owner

Notifications went out around 6 a.m. Tuesday that school at Martin Grade School was cancelled due to vandalism. Over 15 doors and windows were busted out. See story in next week's edition of the Bennett County Booster.

Read more: Classless act shuts down grade school