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Green bin notice

Yard waste pickup change beginning next week

SD State Fair will start a day earlier

Additional day needed to fit all exhibits into fair week

City commission certifies canvass of mayoral election

Notes from April 15 Huron City Commission meeting

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Huron Plainsman 04/20/2024

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Police Log 4/19/24

For routine business, call the Huron Police Department at 353-8550 or the Beadle County Sheriff’s Office at 353-8424. Use 911 only for emergencies. Tuesday, April 16 2:33 p.m. - Controlled …

Police Log 4-17-24

Huron police log published April 17, 2024

Police Log 4-16-24

Huron police log published April 15, 2024

Community
Luke Hiebert in a field of rye on his Huron farm. After he harvests this cereal grain late summer he will plant cover crops for his livestock to graze late fall. Cover crops are just one of several sustainable practices he implements to increase access to forage for his cow/calf herd.

SustainAg Network connects farmers & ranchers with funding for producer-led conservation practices

Fields of bright green rye stand out among the mostly brown early spring fieldscape on Luke Hiebert’s crop and livestock farm northeast of Huron, South Dakota. “Traditionally, at this …

Members of the Prairie Wranglers 4-H club completed their club April community service project by completing six baskets full of fun-themed socks, which were distrubuted at Stoney Brook Living Center, Country View Estates and Avantara Assisted Living.

Socks for everyone!!!

Bensley Rounds American Legion Unit 280 of Iroquois selected Shelby Pekron to attend Girls State at the University of South Dakota at Vermillion and Dante Glanzer to attend Boys State at Northern State University at Aberdeen. Both will be learning about government and the processes involved in government. Post 280 of Iroquois will host a breakfast on Sunday, April 21 for Girls and Boys State fee. Breakfast will be at Iroquois American Legion Hall from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. The public is invited to attend.

Iroquois Girls and Boys Staters...

Huron Mayor Gary Harrington, left, and City Commissioner Rich Bragg were among those who spoke at Thursday's

Chamber, Kiwanis hosts annual ‘State of the City’ luncheon

HURON — Huron Chamber and Visitors Bureau and the Huron Kiwanis Club hosted the Huron State of the City luncheon Thursday at Huron Events Center. Chamber President/CEO Laurie Shelton opened by …

Hitchcock water wins award

PIERRE — The Town of Hitchcock’s public water system and the system’s operation specialists were recently awarded a Secretary’s Award for Drinking Water Excellence, by the …

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Sports

Huron JV baseball drops two to Mitchell

Tigers JV baseball falls to Kernels

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Curnow completes Boston Marathon
Ashley Curnow of Huron was one of 24 runners from South Dakota to compete in the 128th Boston Marathon on Monday. She finished the 26.2-mile course in 3:29:07, which gave her a 7:59 minute per …
Heading to DSU
Hamtyn Heinz makes decision to attend Dakota State
Area track 4-17-24
Two meets featuring Heartland schools are highlighted
Opinion

Letter - Folk 4/19/24

Letter writer inquires about Dakota Energy annual meeting...

Leaning into the problem

In this From the Mound, the writer examines reasons behind low voter turnout and examines if removing parties could aid the political process

Coming back to the same thing, unfortunately

In this From the Mound, the writer examines the connection between a celebrated baseball event and modern sports coverage

Letter - Schneider 4-6-24

Writer supports Smith for Mayor

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Recipes

Heartland cuisine: Kindernook Preschool

Kindernook to hold annual spaghetti supper Thursday

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Schools

School Notes 4/19/24

I teach a variety of math courses spanning life and occupational math to algebra. In my Occupational Math Class, we just got done doing a lot with handling and calculating money and now we are …

Huron Area Education Federal Credit Union Manager Kristen Jurgens is shown presenting the “Ca$h for the Classroom” funds to Eva Barnes (left) and Laura Beck (right).

'Ca$h for the Classroom' recipients named

Huron Are Education Federal Credit Union awards local teachers

School notes 4-15-24

Special Education • Huron High School Life Skills/Employability is a Special Education class of 10 senior students. They are working on all the different aspects of applying for a job and …

Monster Mash at Iroquois School

Iroquois 8th grade makes monsters with kindergarteners

School notes 10-12-24

Buchanan K-1 Center and High School featured

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Obituaries
 Lonabelle Hein
HURON — A Celebration of Life service honoring Lonabelle Hein will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 27, at Mount Calvary Lutheran Church in Huron. The family will be present one hour …
Norma Bonnes
ALCESTER — Norma Bonnes, age 100, of Alcester and formerly of Huron, passed away on Friday, April 12, 2024 at Alcester Care Center. Her funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., on Saturday, …
Allan Heikkinen
SOUTHFIELD, Mich. — Allan P. Heikkinen, age 79, of Southfield, Michigan, passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2024 at his home, surrounded by his family. His graveside service will be held at …
Lloyd Liken
BISMARCK N.D. — Lloyd Thomas Liken went missing on Thursday November 16, 2023 shortly after 7:30 p.m. after having supper with friends from church. Lloyd was found April 14, 2024 in a field in …
Jane DeLong
HURON — Jane DeLong, age 98, of Huron, passed away Wednesday, April 10, 2024, in Huron surrounded by her family. Her funeral service is 1 p.m., Saturday, April 13, at American Lutheran Church …

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Billions of cicadas are about to emerge from underground in a rare double-brood convergence
In the wake of North America’s recent solar eclipse, another historic natural event is on the horizon. From late April through June 2024, the largest brood of 13-year cicadas, known as Brood XIX, will co-emerge with a midwestern brood of 17-year cicadas, Brood XIII.
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