Jon Flatland

Crawford Maher, son of Pat and Kasey Maher “Buy a turkey, but look at the expire date first. You’ll need at least a 5-pound turkey if you have four or five people. You grill it like steak for two to three hours at 350 and then you lower it to 250 and you keep lowering it until it’s ready, but if you want it crispy you just keep it at 250.”

The Timber Lake School Board will conduct its own survey on a proposed switch to a 4-day school week after board President Jake Kraft said last week that he isn’t comfortable moving forward without more input from parents and the community.The move comes after a focus group of teachers and staff made a powerpoint presentation to the board addressing comments and questions that were fie...

The Timber Lake School Board has hired a Sioux Falls-based recruiting company to aid in its search for a new superintendent after current superintendent Dan Martin tendered his resignation last Wednesday, Nov.13, effective at the end of June 2025.Also submitting her resignation was Martin’s wife, Michelle, who serves as the school district’s Special Education Director. She will also...

A Republican senator from North Carolina last week blocked a bill that would protect the Wounded Knee massacre site in South Dakota.The bill - S.2088, or the Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act - is sponsored by fellow Republican Sen. Mike Rounds of South Dakota and would protect 40 acres at the Wounded Knee massacre site in the Black Hills on behalf of the Cheyenne River...

Subhead Larson to sit before legislative Government Operations and Audit Committee on Dec. 11

The 50-bed Medicine Wheel Village in Eagle Butte has earned a high performance rating from U.S. News & World Report, ranking it among the Best Nursing Homes in the United States.

The Timber Lake School District on Monday, Dec. 2, sent information, a sample school calendar, and a survey on a proposed 4-day school week home with students.

A legislative Government Operations and Audit Committee hearing regarding the operation of Western SD Senior Services Inc. and the Meals on Wheels Program that was scheduled for Wednesday, Dec. 11, in Pierre was postponed pending an opinion from the state Attorney General’s Office on the committee’s subpoena power.George Larson, executive director of Western SD Senior Services Inc.,...

The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) has begun the process of reviewing Isabel’s request that the speed limit on the portion of Highway 20 that runs through the community be reduced from 35 mph to 25 mph.Town officials requested the reduction in response to complaints about speeding traffic through the community, particularly on weekends.Finance Officer Karla No...

The Timber Lake Community Daycare has been sold to the owner of a local home-based daycare who plans to incorporate the two businesses into one and expand capacity.Micaela (Hulm) Castaneda, owner of Tiny Tots Daycare in Timber Lake, has agreed to purchase the Community Daycare from Timber Lake and Area Development (TLAD). Castaneda, who will take control in January, has been serving as d...