On Wednesdays in June, the Sully Area Library came alive with the Tales and Tails summer reading program. Kids divided into two age groups, ages 2nd grade and younger and ages 3rd grade and ab… Read more⏵

During a program held in the Sully Buttes gym on May 12, awards were distributed to students for their achievements. Read more⏵

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Senior Garrett Petersen and junior Griffin Petersen were chosen by Sully Post 79 American Legion to represent the area at Boys State. Read more⏵

Every year, the cold of winter melts away, and ABO students deliver new beginnings at their spring concerts. Read more⏵

The more than fifty guests at the Presbyterian Women’s Mother’s Day soiree on Sunday celebrated the May holidays of May Day and Mother’s Day. Read more⏵

The Dollars for the Dome fundraiser campaign for the ABO school district has now concluded. During the fundraiser, students across each school branch were asked to pitch in their own funds to … Read more⏵

Dohrion is both a traditional and digital artist from Blunt, and creates most of his works from the comfort of his own home, via the gentle strokes of a digital pen on a Huion Kamvas Pro 20 dr… Read more⏵

Three-year Sully Buttes FFA Chapter President Landon Severson found the state FFA to be a “great experience and I had a lot of fun. I would encourage everyone to get out and participate becaus… Read more⏵

Twenty two students participated in Mr. Pool's annual Egg Drop on Wednesday at the school in Blunt. This is an annual event Mr. Pool has done for over 25 years starting when he was a teacher i… Read more⏵

The South Dakota All State Band concerts took place last Friday, March 26, and Saturday, March 27, at the Mitchell Fine Arts Center.  Friday night's concert included performances from the Wall… Read more⏵

After school was called due to the foul weather Monday, Justice and Josie Sovell found other activities to fill their day. Read more⏵

In January, the members of the Homestead Quilt Guild posed with their latest creation, a quilt for Mark Senftner who is right now in Rochester undergoing treatment for brain cancer. Read more⏵

Winter Color Guard was the halftime highlight at the Boys Basketball last regular season home game February 26, 2021. Winter Color Guard participants: Trichelle White, Karissa Osterkamp, Jill … Read more⏵

As a gift for their constant academic efforts, the staff of the ABO School District let various students off the hook early during the last hour of school on Friday, February 19th, where they … Read more⏵

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Valentine’s Day has already come and gone, but before students shared treats and others shared love, Sully Buttes FCCLA gave some love to the community and inspired others to mimic the meaning… Read more⏵

Members of extracurricular groups in the Sully Buttes High School successfully raised funds for Mark Senftner, Sully Buttes’ Physical Education teacher and coach for several sporting events, v… Read more⏵

Not one, but two groups of motivational speakers and musicians greeted the students of Sully Buttes with more messages and lyrics of encouragement. Read more⏵

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The modern teen body of high school is still within a primitive state of exploration, and the latest One-Act performance of Voices From the High School by Peter Dee gave audience members a gli… Read more⏵

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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⏵