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Funding requests pile up as city faces tight budget year
Among the local service providers and event organizers seeking subsidies in next years Flandreau city budget is Moody County Transit, a local branch of a statewide program that helps hundreds of residents each year get where they need to go.Ongoing funding cuts are threatening access to much-needed rides to doctors appointments, the grocery store, even…
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Opioid settlement funds up for local debate
As state officials and the mayors of South Dakotas two largest cities look at how to best use national opioid settlement dollars to expand treatment options, counties are now being asked to decide if they want a share of those funds and how theyd use them.Moody County States Attorney Paul Lewis told county commissioners this…
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Hoek trial moved after jury bias concerns
Its questionable whether Joseph Hoek could have received a fair and impartial trial in Moody County, a judge ruled this past Friday.After nearly an hour delay due to closed-door discussions among all parties Third Judicial Circuit Judge Gregory Stoltenburg entered the courtroom and swiftly ordered that the trial for the man accused of killing Moody…
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Debate heats up over Colmans power system
If Colman residents werent aware of the battle brewing over who will run their citys electric system, they should be now.Ads, press releases, and editorials have appeared in local papers in recent months outlining both the citys and Heartland Energys perspectives on the issue.Most residents also likely received a letter and flier in the mail…
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County to relocate public health services
County officials are expected to sign an agreement with the state Department of Health this week to move services for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program to the Moody County Extension building.Earlier this year, we told you the state notified Avera and county officials it would be ending a longtime Public Health Alliance Contract…
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Investigation continues in death of young mother
Family, friends, and the greater community of Flandreau is still waiting for answers in the tragic loss of Jamie White, who went missing early on July 5th near the Flandreau Dam. Authorities confirmed that a body was discovered and removed from the Big Sioux River on July 9, just south of the dam area, bringing…
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Farm honored for 125 years
Family members of Martin Munson were recently honored by the South Dakota Farm Bureau at the 2025 South Dakota State Fair for 125 years of continual family land ownership in South Dakota and in Moody County.Munson immigrated to the United States from Sweden around 1884 and lived near Cherokee, Iowa a short time before homesteading…
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FIS wraps up Homecoming week
Flandreau Indian School was the last of the three county school districts to celebrate Homecoming this fall, wrapping up a week of activities this past Friday.Students took part in theme dress-up days, competitions that included a hot wing and cake eating contest, a bowling night in Brookings, fall sports events, and a Homecoming dance, among…
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Remember when school dances were a big deal?
It was well before the intended end time of the Homecoming dance at Flandreau Public Schools last month when the lights came on and the decorations came down.There were only a few people left besides the chaperones. It didnt seem reasonable to keep the music going.School dances used to be a rite of passage the…
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Flandreau nurse takes on 437 miles for suicide awareness
A year ago, Bennett McIntosh, an RN at Avera Flandreau Hospital, had never even heard of the 437 Project.That changed when she came across a news clip about the run across South Dakota a relay to raise awareness for mental health and suicide prevention. As a young nurse just starting her career in rural medicine,…
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