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Softball team helps deliver Easter across town
Team fills and delivers 600 eggs The Easter Bunny showed up this past weekend — just a lot more bundled up than he might have wanted.Temperatures hovered just above freezing and snowflakes drifted through the air over the course of Saturday, making this year’s helpers all the more appreciated.The day…
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Final day marks end of an era
By Carleen WildMoody County Enterprise Mad Mary’s did not reopen this past week as originally planned, confirming the end of its more than 30-year run as a regional staple.Owner Christina Ramos served her final customers a week ago Sunday, bringing an official close to the longtime steakhouse after deciding it…
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Last call at Mad Mary’s Steakhouse
Steakhouse now CLOSED By Carleen WildMoody County Enterprise After decades of serving up some of the region’s best steaks and offering a place for locals to gather, Mad Mary’s will close after more than 30 years in business.Owner Christina Ramos announced the decision in a recent Facebook post, sharing gratitude…
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Disputed downtown building demolished
By Carleen WildMoody County Enterprise After years of back-and-forth, a long-disputed downtown Flandreau property came down this past week.On Thursday, the City of Flandreau moved forward with demolition of the building at 221 E. Second Ave., co-owned by local business and property owner Jeff Weigel. The move came after city…
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Residents seek answers as athletic complex discussion moves forward
By Carleen WildMoody County Enterprise Colman area residents frustrated with ongoing discussions about a proposed athletic complex behind their homes — on land that is at least partially considered floodplain — took their concerns to city leaders this past week.At issue is whether the city should annex land recently purchased…
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City to create cemetery board
Will update airport board By Carleen WildMoody County Enterprise It’s a place tied to generations of families — but one that rarely gets much attention.The Flandreau City Council recently approved Ordinance 639, formally establishing a cemetery board to help oversee the care, maintenance and long-term planning of Union Cemetery —…
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Safety pays off for Flandreau schools
King Insurance owner Brian King handed Flandreau School Business Manager Josh Cleveland a $16,772 dividend check this past week. The Flandreau School District is a member of the South Dakota School Safety Group, administered by EMC Insurance, with King Insurance Agency serving as the local agent.Annually, King said, the program…
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Defense seeks another delay in Hoek trial
By Carleen WildMoody County Enterprise More than two years after Joseph Hoek allegedly struck and killed Moody County Deputy Sheriff Ken Prorok during a high-speed chase on a cold, February day, his defense is again seeking a delay in the case.A motion filed Friday in Moody County requests the trial…
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More than a bridge
A milestone moment for Flandreau By Carleen WildMoody County Enterprise After years of discussion, planning and partnership, a much-anticipated step forward for the Crescent Street Bridge project was formally celebrated this past Wednesday, March 18.A prayer by Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribal Elder James Brian Weston, opened the ceremony, offering gratitude…
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60 days to clean it up
By Carleen WildMoody County Enterprise At 81 years old, Bernie Opland will be the first to tell you things aren’t what they used to be.“I don’t have any feeling in my legs up to my waist anymore,” Opland told the Moody County Enterprise, recalling a rollover crash north of Sioux…
