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Each year, the Great Madison Area Chamber of Commerce’s (GMACC) Agriculture Committee crafts a plan to celebrate National Ag Week. Their goal with these projects is to honor the hard work and dedication of Madison’s agricultural community. For this year’s celebration, the group devised a way…

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JOSEPHINE SPRANGE skitters away after a show duck flapped its wings during a care demonstration at a 4-H Cloverbuds meeting Thursday. The 4-H Cloverbuds learned how to care for non-hooved show animals like ducks, chickens and rabbits during their March meeting.

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The Lake County Commission will hold a town hall and listening session meeting Tuesday, April 11, at 6 p.m. in the courthouse’s commission meeting room to discuss potential property tax increases with county residents.

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MADISON COMMUNITY members Bridgette Berry (left) and Karen Anderson work to complete section 32 of "What a Wonderful World," the largest puzzle ever made. Dakota State University purchased the 60,000-piece puzzle, which is divided into 60 sections, in January. Ever since, members of the Madi…

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The Midwest Forage Association (MFA) has been bringing together members of the agricultural community for decades. The fellowship and discussions of their annual meetings has granted the organization a strong presence throughout Minnesota and Wisconsin, yet their presence in South Dakota was…

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MADISON — March is Women’s History Month, and to help women create their own best history, the Dakota State University Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee is hosting a panel discussion and luncheon to provide information on the topic of domestic violence. The event will take place on …

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MADISON — Five teams are competing in the final round of a data analytics competition at Dakota State University on Wednesday, March 22. The event is sponsored by Capital Services.

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The Madison Special Olympics Team is hosting its annual Strikes for Special Olympics event in April, and the registration deadline is March 24.

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Early March is a period many landowners dread — the time when assessment notices about their properties’ values are sent out by the county government.

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COLMAN – Sioux Valley Energy recognized 43 graduating high school seniors with $23,500 in scholarships this year.

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A lot happens in the last week of the legislative session. Every year we finalize and pass the budget, and with many decisions and millions of dollars always still in play, that makes the week busy enough. This year, we had to decide if there would be a tax cut first, because that decision w…

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The main run of the 98th legislative session is over, and we will be in recess until we return to Pierre on March 27 to consider vetoes.

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The Oldham-Ramona-Rutland school board will meet Tuesday, March 14, at 5:30 p.m. in the Ramona Superintendent’s Office and by Zoom.

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The Madison Fire Department is increasing urgency in their call for Madison residents to ensure their gas meters are clear of snow. At the end of February, a twin-home on N.E. 11th St. exploded after heavy snowfall caused a break in the meter. On Saturday, a similar situation occurred on the…

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When one thinks of St. Patrick’s Day, certain things instinctively come to mind. Corned beef and cabbage, shamrocks as well as green beer are all staples of the holiday in the U.S. However, an item that can go overlooked amid all the raucous festivities is the music. Ireland has a rich histo…

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The Madison School Board will meet on Monday at 5:30 p.m. in the board room at Madison High School.

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When the superintendent strolled in during an 11th-grade English class, Christina Moyer expected to hear about a new procedure the students were expected to do, not that she was the Chester Area School District’s “Teacher of the Year.”