In a move to return county law enforcement to full staff, Moody County Commissioners this past week approved the hiring of Deputy Samuel Ackerman.

The Flandreau Flier Booster Club has had a very active year, supporting local athletes from grades second through seniors in every sporting season. The group will hold their annual meeting next Wednesday, May 20, at 5:30 p.m. in the Moody County Resource Center. Everyone who supports Flier athletics is encouraged to attend the meeting.

Colman-Egan junior Jase Mousel performed his best by leaps and bounds last week as he broke two school records – one in long jump and then two days later, one in triple jump. He first leaped 21’1” to erase a 33 year old long jump record at the Alcester-Hudson Invitational track meet on May 7.

Flandreau’s Track and Field teams both competed in the Lake Central and Big East Conference meets last May 7 and May 9. According to Coach Owen Parsley, even with two meets in three days, the teams “embraced their opportunities and batted marvelously” as they set 19 personal records at the LCC and 28 at the BEC.

Chances are that if you didn’t see them yourself in the overnight hours this past weekend, you caught a glimpse of the Northern Lights on the social media accounts of family and friends

The pool in Colman is undergoing a series of upgrades ahead of the summer season. A fresh coat of paint has been applied to both the kiddie and main pools and a newly poured concrete pad has expanded …

A vital service provider for some of the families most in need in Moody County and across East Central South Dakota is facing dramatic budget cuts.

It was an absolutely beautiful weekend for families and friends to gather and celebrate graduates at both Colman-Egan and Flandreau Public Schools. Graduation ceremonies were held this past Saturday …

Construction on the new Fire Station in Flandreau is nearing completion. Workers with WS Construction, the general contractor, were on site this past Friday taking care of final details, including paint and electrical work.

The posters are ones many of us see each spring as we drive along Second Avenue in downtown Flandreau. But if you’ve only ever glanced at the Poppy Day project in passing, the artwork done by local third graders toward the end of every school year is worth stopping, even for a few moments, to admire.

Colman residents are urged to mark their calendars for an important informational public meeting scheduled for May 13, 2024, at 6 pm. The meeting, which will take place ahead of the next City Council gathering, will offer insight on upcoming sanitary sewer and water utility improvements.

Colman-Egan School’s National Honor Society will sponsor an Iott’s Plant Sale on Wednesday, May 8 from 2:00-6:30 p.m. at the school.

Lawn service crews removed old landscaping and worked this past week on improvements to a downtown park area in Flandreau. The changes come as the city looks to update its look and opportunities for the space to be used more frequently by members of the community.

Eleven South Dakotans face federal charges of attempted enticement of a minor using the internet after an online sting that ran March 7th through March 12. Flandreau native, U.S. Attorney Ramsdell, led the investigation, as part of Project Safe Childhood.

Moody County has a new addition to its summer calendar with the debut of Bulls and Babes Rodeo, set to take place on June 1st at 10 am. Nathan and Heather Hill, of the newly opened Grizzly Meats in Flandreau, plan to host the inaugural event on the land just south of their business on South Veterans Street.

Moody County’s National Day of Prayer service will be held on Thursday, May 2, 2024 at the Moody County Courthouse’s Verterans’ Memroial, beginning at 12 pm.

Farmers anxious to get back out into the fields to plant and wrap up other early season soil work will have to wait a little longer as much-needed rain continues to fall across the region. The state …

ICAP hosted a free canning class on Friday where Moody County residents got to learn basics in water bath canning and food dehydration.

Colman-Egan senior and valedictorian Lanie Mousel is involved in extracurricular activities year-round, both academic and athletic. Despite her busy schedule, she also makes time to volunteer in the community and work part-time.

Academic awards night was held at Flandreau PUblic School on Monday, April 22. Freshman through seniors were awrded their academic letters.