Local news
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Graduation season arrives
By Carleen WildMoody County Enterprise It’s hard to believe we’re already here — another school year closing out, another group of seniors getting ready to step into whatever comes next. For parents, it never quite feels like enough time. For the students, we often hear that it feels like it…
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Raising the bar forfuture ballot measures
By Carleen Wild Moody County Enterprise If you’ve ever voted on something statewide — like a ballot question or amendment — a proposed change could make it a lot harder for those to pass in South Dakota.Right now, most ballot measures require a simple majority to be approved. But a…
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Local effort to deliver beds to families in need
No child should sleep on the floor.That simple message is behind an effort this weekend to connect local families with a resource that has quietly been making a difference for years.The Flandreau-based Knights of Columbus Council 5029, serving Catholic parishes in Flandreau, Colman and Elkton, will host an open house…
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A new answer to childcare needs
Boys & Girls Club of the Northern Plains opens The Clubhouse in Moody County By Carleen WildMoody County Enterprise After years of conversations, planning and persistence, a long-awaited solution to one of Flandreau’s biggest challenges is finally here.“It’s real and it’s really happening,” said Jody Hernandez, CEO of the Boys…
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A bench created with purpose
By Carleen Wild Moody County Enterprise At the entrance of the new Early Childhood Enrichment Clubhouse sits more than just a place to rest. Commissioned as a gift to mark the partnership behind the project, a handcrafted bench dedicated during last Friday’s opening ceremony, serves as a symbol of the…
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Rising farm costs may grow beyond the field
By Carleen WildMoody County Enterprise Fertilizer and fuel prices are climbing again as farmers get underway with planting season — something we’re likely all noticing, whether we farm or not.At a recent River’s Edge Cooperative stockholder meeting, General Manager Casey Kringen pointed to rising fertilizer, fuel and freight costs —…
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Honoring 90 years, building what’s next
By Carleen WildMoody County Enterprise In the event you weren’t able to be present at one of the milestone celebrations happening this past Friday, it was a day quietly capturing momentum building across the Flandreau community.On one end of town, families, community partners and supporters gathered Friday to celebrate the…
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Costs climb in Hoek case
Taxpayers likely to share burden By Carleen WildMoody County Enterprise As the death penalty case against Joseph Hoek in the 2024 killing of Moody County Chief Deputy Sheriff Ken Prorok moves toward a jury trial this fall, attention briefly shifted this past week to the growing cost of the case…
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County stops short of regulating tiling
By Carleen WildMoody County Enterprise County commissioners say they’re not interested in stepping back into the business of drainage regulation — at least not right now.The topic resurfaced this past week when County Highway Supervisor Andy Muller returned to revisit tiling concerns after discussion earlier this month.Muller previously raised the…
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National Day of Prayer to be observed May 7
Once again it is time to gather at the Veterans’ Memorial on the grounds of the Moody County Courthouse for the National Day of Prayer. This year’s event will be held on Thursday, May 7, at 12 noon. Area residents are encouraged to join the gathering to pray for our…
