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As the date of graduation closes in, the shadowing experiences the senior class of the ABO school district normally partake in through Senior Experience to explore future careers took an alter… Read more⏵

A group of individuals interested in restoring the dome at the Sully County Courthouse has adopted the title Sully County Historical Society for their organization. Read more⏵

The agricultural tradition of wheat weavings and bread in a bag in Tracy Wientjes’ second grade class has been carried out for dozens of years, with this year being no different. Wientjes has … Read more⏵

Students of the ABO School District have been paid a visit from a motivational speaker that is unlike many others. Read more⏵

At the Stanley County wrestling invitational on Saturday, December 5, Sully Buttes senior Kash Weischedel wrestled at 182 pounds. Read more⏵

The Onida Chamber of Commerce and Onida Area Development Corporation are rolling out the red carpet in welcome to the 27th annual ’Twas the Night Before Christmas event this Friday, December 4… Read more⏵

Band concerts and tours have been canceled throughout the year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, but amongst the bump in the road came a workaround for artists and bands around the world: virtual … Read more⏵

For the past score and seven years, Onida merchants and community service organizations have pulled out all the stops to kick off the holiday season with the annual ’Twas the Night Before Chri… Read more⏵

It was with their usual panache that Sully County young women applying for the Sully County Snow Queen title and scholarship took part in the 2021 Sully County Snow Queen program at the Emmanu… Read more⏵

The Christmas at the Capitol committee selected the blue spruce tree at the corner of Main and Hawthorn as the 2020 Capitol Christmas Tree. Read more⏵

Imagine Learning has been promoting the enjoyment of learning and the right to fulfill the potential of children for more than fifteen years, assisting students in acquiring, developing, and s… Read more⏵

Students in FCCLA at the ABO school district were involved in this year’s food drive, aiming to refill the community food bank and helping those in need. Read more⏵

For the past several months, Don Waggoner has been greeting customers in his role as cashier at The Corner. Read more⏵

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, turnout for this year’s Lake Region Band Festival was smaller, with just ten bands participating in the contest. Read more⏵

Monday kicked off the start of homecoming week as well as the 2020 coronation for this year’s seniors. Everything around the world has been done differently this year, and coronation is no dif… Read more⏵

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Sully County Fair Best of Show exhibits advanced for consideration in the South Dakota State Fair September 3-7, 2020. When the results were tallied, Sully exhibitors were each awarded ribbons… Read more⏵

Nina Ripley has been in the employ of the South Dakota Plumbing Commission since 1997. After working 19 years as secretary, Ripley changed roles, and for the past three years has been serving … Read more⏵

Sully County’s Ruth Bayne lives on through the regular contributions her Trust makes to help others, including the ABO School. Read more⏵

Good, especially the beans.  Scott Sutton said, "Dad started planting climbing beans in our country garden.  We thought they were pretty interesting. We always had a big garden and liked to tr… Read more⏵

For her participation in and support of the Sully County Fair for three-quarters of a century, the Sully County Fair Board named Lila Ludwig the 2020 Friend of the Fair. Read more⏵

Onida’s very own pool has been a place for kids to take a swim and cool off during the hot summer weather. It’s also home to a brand-new artistic mural for everyone’s eyes to see, created by L… Read more⏵

July saw both the Onida Fire Department and the Blunt Rural Fire Department conducting training exercises to hone the skills that would be needed should an emergency arise. Read more⏵

Onida’s very own city playground has been around for a long while, slowly becoming a blast from the past from Onida’s earlier years. However, the past doesn’t last forever, as seen by the brea… Read more⏵

Sully Buttes alum Terry Mattke will appear as his alter-ego Batman at the Blue Goose Sports Pub on Friday, July 10 from 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. Read more⏵

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Special Mission Recognition was awarded to Darell Tilberg on Sunday, May 24, during worship services at the Onida United Methodist Church. Tilberg was chosen by members of the United Methodist… Read more⏵

The Sully Buttes Class of 2020 ended commencement exercises Saturday with celebratory flicks of their wrists which sent their caps high in the air. Read more⏵

Sully Post 79 American Legion has announced that due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the usual Memorial Day program in the Sully Buttes Gymnasium will not be held. Instead, a 21 gun salute and Taps … Read more⏵

The Facebook group Sully County COVID19 Mask Drive was created on April 15, and has to date collected and distributed more than 100 fabric facemasks personal protective equipment (PPE) to Onid… Read more⏵

For more than three decades, spring has brought Avera’s Race Against Cancer, but this year, the race went virtual. Read more⏵

One of the many elements of their senior year disrupted by the COVID-19 virus was Senior Capstone presentations. “Due to the change in circumstances, we had to adjust our format for presentati… Read more⏵

Spending their spring birthdays social distancing has been a challenge for area youngsters, but local emergency responders have stepped up to deliver birthday celebrations that will be long re… Read more⏵

CORRECTION: The Watchman has received updated information that the institution that Dr. Julie Nelson received her advanced degree is now called Northwestern Health Sciences University  Read more⏵

As directed by South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem, ABO along with public schools across the state was closed this week. Read more⏵

On Monday, March 2, sixteen ABO students attended the 2020 South Dakota Music Educators Association sponsored Festival Choir. This event, held in conjunction with five other sites around the s… Read more⏵

For their ‘Pillowcase Project,’ the South Dakota Department of the American Legion Auxiliary was commended by their national organization. The ‘Pillowcase Project’ was named the Best Children … Read more⏵

In two senses of the word, the Onida Fire Department celebrated a double Firefighter of the Year recognition. Read more⏵

Committed to improving lives, strengthening communities and fostering civic engagement through service and volunteering, the Central South Dakota Retired and Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) is… Read more⏵

Aberdeen based Dakota Plains Energy along with their partner Terna Energy have been working with landowners in Cora, Fairview, Morton, and Rich Valley townships to assemble the 40,000 acres th… Read more⏵

“Basically, my farming experience got me the job,” said Travis Heuertz about working for the South Dakota Highway Patrol adding auxiliary equipment to their vehicles, or ‘upfitting.’ Read more⏵

As late as Friday, weather forecasters were predicting temps in the 40s for Saturday, February 8, the date of the Sully County Fair Board’s ‘Just Chili’n’ fundraiser for the hundredth Sully Co… Read more⏵

Lilly Paxton was named local champion at ABO’s local National Geographic Geography Bee held on January 31. Read more⏵

The ‘Just Chili’n’ chili cook-off this Saturday is the latest fundraiser the Sully County Fair Board is conducting as they look forward to making the 100th Sully County Fair in 2022 the biggest ever. Read more⏵