After years of thoughtful planning and collaboration between Minnehaha Community Water Corporation and Big Sioux Rural Water, a groundbreaking was held this past week on the new Shared Resources Water Treatment Plant west of Trent.

A Students in Mrs. Drietz 4th grade art class were presented this past week with the mugs they made in honor of Memorial Day. The local VFW Chapter donates the mugs each year along with the supplies to make them.

While many of us are planning our camping trips, ball games, and other summer events there is one event looking for a new organizer. The Park Days board is looking to pass the reins of planning Riverside Park Days and is hoping someone reading this is interested.

No changes were announced as of Monday morning, on the status of the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe and it not enacting any sort of ban of Governor Noem from local Tribal lands.

Some Colman area residents are still wondering just how much an upcoming water and sewer line replacement project might displace them from their driveways, how much it may disrupt their daily lives, …

While they are not yet official or available to the general public, school board members at Colman-Egan this past week got a closer look at plans for the addition scheduled to be built onto the school ahead of the 2025-2026 school year.

Traditional Memorial Day services will look a bit different this year in Flandreau, and county officials along with local Veterans organizations are hoping you will join them for this year’s special occasion.

A groundbreaking was held this past Friday for the new addition to the Moody County Boys and Girls Club. The new space will include a full-size gym, concession stand, meeting rooms, a new program …

The Moody Post 3351 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will be distributing “Buddy Poppies” this Saturday at locations around Flandreau in honor of Memorial Day weekend.

Major Bridget Flannery with the South Dakota National Guard and local VFW Post offered a token of appreciation this past week from the local post to officers with the Moody County Sheriff’s Office and Flandreau City Police Department this past Wednesday in honor of Peace Officers Memorial Day.

The planning and collaboration between Minnehaha Community Water Corporation and Big Sioux Rural Water will be a reality after ground was broke last week on the new Shared Resources Water Treatment Plant west of Trent.

Given the ongoing controversy and strained relationships between Tribal nations across South Dakota and the Governor over comments made regarding the cartels and ongoing illegal drug activity on reservation lands across the state, Attorney General Marty Jackley and U.S. Attorney Alison Ramsdell of Flandreau this past Friday released the following statement:

The focus of the regular monthly meeting of the Flandreau School board on May 13 was the 2024-25 budget.

HAYTI – The boys picked up three first place medals and the girls team one at the Hamlin Last Chance meet held Monday, May 13.

FLANDREAU – In the last day competitors can participate to try and make their times and distances state worthy, Flandreau hosted the “Last Chance Meet” for seven teams under sunny skies and a calm wind. It was the only home meet of the season for Flandreau at the Barnes-Evan Track.

A rise in the popularity of amateur baseball in Flandreau has garnered a second team for the 2024 season, the Flandreau Blue Teal.

Flandreau 5th-6th graders , at Riverview Healthcare Center, and at Edgewood Assisted Living, and the Flandreau High School Choir, at Edgewood, went to the residents at both places and entertained …

Colman-Egan Vocal and Instrumental students participated in Large Group Contest held in Harrisburg on Wednesday, April 24th, performed in their Spring Concert on Thursday, April 25th and sang at the Colman Lutheran Church on Sunday, April 28th.

Members of the Happy Youngsters 4-H Club recently spent time cleaning up the landscape at the Colman Veteran Memorial as part of their Community Service work they are known to do.

A native of Flandreau will be at the South Dakota Art Museum on Tuesday, May 28 to give her presentation of painting.