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DEMOLITION SWUNG into action Monday morning. The classroom section of the former elementary school building is being razed to accomodate remodeling efforts for the Miller Community Center. On Hand Economic Development is spearheading work on transforming the gym and bandroom wing of the building into a community center.
The Miller School Board held its regular monthly meeting April 14, with all board members in attendance, as well as elementary principal Tammy Caffee, and junior high/senior high principal Steve Schumacher. Business manager Sara Gates were also present.
After the preliminaries of reciting the Pledge of Allegiance and approving the meeting’s agenda, minutes from the March 10 and March 24 board meetings, monthly financial report and bills presented for payment, the board recognized Larry Nickelson as
United Blood Services invites new donors to give blood. The need for blood is constant, and volunteer blood donors contribute nearly all the blood used for patient care in the United States. Every two seconds, someone needs blood. Patients across the country
The Miller Community Garden, located on the corner of East Seventh Street and East Fifth Avenue, is ready for planting. Free plots are available again this year at the Community Garden.
Speirs Woodworks:
‘You should see what I saw’
To say that Bill Speirs has a passion for what he does is almost an
PIERRE, S.D – Attorney General Marty Jackley and Brule County States Attorney David Natvig announced Friday that a Brule County jury returned a verdict finding Donika Gonzales, 23, Gann Valley, guilty of first degree manslaughter, class C felony, up to life imprisonment in the
Hand County Republicans will have the opportunity to choose between candidates running for three separate offices in the June 3 primary election, as follows: Sandra Selting and Nehemia Volquardsen for Hand County Auditor; DeAnn Hargens and Suzy Wernsmann
A District 23 South Dakota Legislative Primary Election Candidate Forum has been scheduled for April 28 in Miller at 7 p.m. This will be a great opportunity for District 23 residents to get acquainted with the five candidates, learn their stances on issues affecting
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Wheat Grower employees, Isaac Mapiloko and Brad Kopecky prepare connections for loading chemical trucks. Miller Ag Center open house is scheduled for Thursday, April 3, 2014.
Wheat Growers’ Miller Ag
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MILLER HIGH SCHOOL recognized our senior girls in sports at a recent basketball game, as part of National Girls and Women in Sports Day (NGWSD). Pictured are Courtney Haaland, Christina Koeck, Amanda Lewellen, Jenna Heilman, Kayla Boomsma, and Shelby Lingscheit. Each girl received a t-shirt and
Erin Yost has joined American Bank & Trust in Miller as an Ag Business Banker.
American Bank & Trust, Miller Market President, Tim Prince stated, “We are pleased that Erin
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THE MELENDEZ CHILDREN are pictured with their parents: Hailey (on the table) and (from back to front) Keisha, Anthony, Kaitlin, and Karlie. Kaelub wasn’t available for the picture.
University of Jamestown (Jamestown, N.D.) head football coach Shawn Frank announces the signing of Kris Wharton of Miller who will join the Jimmies’ roster beginning in the 2014 season.
Five-foot-ten, 165 pounds Wharton was named Special Teams
This should be another fun season. Everyone is focused; setting the tone of what is possible through hard work and commitment. Our boys’ and girls’ teams are relatively young. What we lack in numbers on our girls’ side, we will make it up by
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Mason Breitling hands off to Lucas Simpson.
The Rustlers’ Track and Field team returned to Miller on Tuesday April 15, to host their first home event of
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SENIOR JOSH MCEWEN sports a Duck Dynasty beard at the benefit held in his honor.
Sometimes it takes a story that touches your heart to
Thursday, April 10 marked the Big Dakota Conference girls’ golf tournament in Chamberlain. Three girls from Miller participated, playing their way to a fourth place overall team finish behind Mobridge/Pollock, Chamberlain, and Winner.
Twenty-three girls were
The Miller sixth grade girls’ basketball team took third place at the Nordby Center Showtime Classic in Huron on Saturday, March 29. The girls won the first game against Brookings, 46-30 and then lost to the Pierre
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KELLAN HURD wrestled in his first State AAU tournament and earned an eighth place medal in the Bantam 45 division.
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OLIVER FRITZSCHE competed in the State Championship round , placing second in Tots 55.
2014 MILLER GIRLS’ TRACK TEAM (front, l-r): Maycee Mohr, Samantha Sporrer, Allison Hasart, Macee Fanning, Nicole Swartz; (back, l-r): Taylor Schlechter, Ashley Gasper, Brooke Fawcett, Shae Knox, Taica Blasdell, Megan Fiala, Shaly Werdel, Jennifer Kenaston.
Sunshine Bible Academy
to host Rebecca Friedlander
Sunshine Bible Academy will host Christian artist Rebecca Friedlander on Thursday, April 10. Friedlander uses a
April will again bring Independent Community Banking month(ICB), which is in its twenty-first year. Heartland State Bank will join independent community bankers nationwide during April to celebrate this month long event. Governor Dennis Daugaard has signed
With all the hype about Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, please be aware that flight travel is still one of the safest modes of transportation around. According to my pilot daughter, more road accidents occur ever day.
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Last week the discussion centered on term limits and plausible reasoning for extending them. This week we need to visit why South Dakota needs to have a felony penalty for acts of severe animal cruelty. It becomes a matter of when outside groups
