It was a year ago that Blunt resident Sara Van Asperen saw posted a help wanted sign. “The Blunt Post Office needed help in the morning when my business was slow, so I took the job, and it pro… Read more⏵

As part of its arrangement to provide alcohol to Badlands Distillery for production of hand sanitizer, Ringneck Energy has made available to the community 250 gallons in order to combat the co… Read more⏵

The community is called to celebrate May Day Onida style and drag Main Friday night, May 1, starting at 8:00 p.m. Read more⏵

The Associated School Boards of South Dakota (ASBSD) has selected Sully Buttes senior Shalie Weinheimer as one of the best and brightest from the Class of 2020 being recognized for their acade… Read more⏵

As a way to ‘capture life while everyone is quarantined safe at home,’ Bailey Nelson of Captured Moments by Bailey M photography studio announced in an April 7 Facebook post that she would joi… Read more⏵

South Dakota Secretary of State Steve Barnett announced today that his office will mail absentee ballot applications to all South Dakotans registered in the statewide voter registration file, … Read more⏵

With the arrival of warmer weather and dryer conditions, area residents are beautifying their properties, cleaning up their yards, sheds and garages in readiness for gardening and other spring… Read more⏵

In 2014, Josh and Katie Bakker arrived in Onida, a move that has been “absolutely good for our family,” said Josh. The Bakkers have two daughters, Sully Buttes 7th grader Payge and first grade… Read more⏵

Like many distilleries, Badlands Distillery of Kadoka switched gears from making bourbon to producing hand sanitizer in response to the COVID-19 pandemic shortage. Soon, demand for the sanitiz… Read more⏵

SBHS alum Caleb Shepherd has been a member of the Onida Fire Department since 2015 and had served as the department’s secretary for two years when he was elected Chief last December. “I’d alre… Read more⏵

At the start of their third week of being separated from their students, a Facebook post announced that ABO staff would parade the streets of Onda and Blunt in order to see their students whom… Read more⏵

In the wake of COVID-19 responses, Vitalant is urging schools, businesses, religious institutions and civic groups to continue organizing blood drives and individuals to continue donating bloo… Read more⏵

The Agar-Blunt-Onida school district announced on their Facebook page this week several measures administrators are taking to maintain social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic Read more⏵

WHEREAS  the Onida City Council has the authority pursuant to SDCL 9-29-1 to pass ordinances and resolutions for the purpose of promoting the health and safety of the citizens of Onida, and Read more⏵

NOTICE OF MEETING OF LOCAL REVIEW BOARDSDCL 10-11-13NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the governing body, sitting as a Review Board for the Cityof Onida, Sully County, South Dakota, will meet at the… Read more⏵

Onida First Grade teacher Susie Rilling has been named the Agar-Blunt-Onida School District Teacher of the Year. Read more⏵

John Hanson has been working since January as the Maintenance Manager at the Ringneck Energy ethanol plant. Read more⏵

The Onida Chamber of Commerce will welcome HairapheNailia, the salon recently opened by Diane Lorenz in the converted storage unit building south of the Phoenix Center, with a ribbon cutting a… Read more⏵

At their January meeting, the Agar-Blunt-Onida School Board elected to add a Student Advocate position to the elementary staff to work with kids to get them on track to school success. Student… Read more⏵

The Onida Watchman was on hand when the first kernels began their journey toward ethanol, and the Ringneck Energy ethanol plant began accepting corn. Read more⏵

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Lured by the simpler lifestyle a small town offers, Don’s Food Center cashier Sakara Topp moved to the community last September. Read more⏵

Tom Yackley says that when Sully 4H’ers went to the state 4H shoot in 2019, he saw some were competing in BB gun. “I asked about it, and it turns out, we already had the guns.” Read more⏵

Jennifer Kalmback came to the area by way of Phoenix, AZ and Las Vegas, NV and settled in Blunt. “I’ve been living in Blunt five years,” said Jennifer. She began working at The Corner convenie… Read more⏵

It was in 1989 that Sully County native Randy Tennant was asked to join the Weed and Pest board. “Somebody asked me to serve,” said Randy “I don’t even remember how or who asked me if I wanted… Read more⏵

Led by the senior leadership of Aspen Heath, Kenean Johnson, and Kari-Anne Lyons, the One-Act performance of At the Frog Fountain, by Werner Trieschmann will take the audience to a college cam… Read more⏵

“Hauling snow and fighting winter is about all we got done this month,” said City Superintendent Tim Jost in his report to the Onida City Council during their regular meeting Monday. Read more⏵

The National Weather Service has affirmed what many area farmers have perceived during the entire 2019 growing season: South Dakota received record setting moisture in 2019. Read more⏵

It was during finals week that Sully Buttes alum and South Dakota School of Mines and Technology (SDSMT) student Kole Pickner learned that he had been selected for an internship with the Natio… Read more⏵

As reported in a Facebook post by Sully County Sheriff Bill Stahl last Friday, the Ash Avenue/185th Street railroad crossing, always very rough, had become dangerously so, with one of the rail… Read more⏵

At the FFA State Leadership Development Events in Pierre on December 8, the members of the Sully Buttes FFA Ag Sales team, Jack Darling, Rafe Wientjes (holding plaque), Landon Severson, and Bl… Read more⏵

Susie Rilling was formally inducted into the Onida/Sully Buttes Athletic Hall of Fame prior to the girls’ basketball game on December 17 during the Lyman doubleheader. Read more⏵

Lydia Hill earned a Superior rating for her Poetry solo at the State Oral Interp competition in Yankton last Friday-Saturday. Lydia along with Taryn Kenzy fell just short of earning a Superior… Read more⏵

Mariko Ogawa is Assistant Manager, Ethanol for Japan’s Mitsubishi Corporation. Stationed out of Tokyo, Ogawa is visiting Mitsubishi operations in the United States. During her stop in Onida, O… Read more⏵

In spite of the foul weather the area received over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, the show went on. The 70th Anniversary Christmas Cantata – Memories of a Merry Christmas – was performed b… Read more⏵

The City Crew’s Tim Gruis hangs the traditional Christmas greeting decoration across Ash Avenue Tuesday morning. Read more⏵

More than two dozen vendors offering a variety of wares and services will be on hand at the Bakery Café and Sully County Phoenix Center to meet the holiday shopping needs of the community duri… Read more⏵

This Sunday, December 1, 2019 at 5:00 p.m. in the Emmanuel Mennonite Brethren Church, the Sully Area Singers will perform Memories of a Merry Christmas. Read more⏵

Since 1952, the Friday after Thanksgiving has been acknowledged as the busiest shopping day of the year. Soon the day came to be known as ‘Black Friday,’ and other shopping-related holidays – … Read more⏵

It was through his wife’s stepfather that Lance Hockenbary learned about the Ringneck Energy employment opportunity. Read more⏵

For their annual fundraising raffle, the Homestead Quilt Guild this year pieced a ‘sampler’ quilt “so we could learn different techniques,” said Sharon Nuttall. Read more⏵

The Agar-Blunt-Onida school board met in special session last Tuesday to receive input from Blunt community members with respect to the future of the Blunt Elementary. Read more⏵

Greg Bergeron, who works at the Ringneck Energy ethanol plant as a Floater, grew up in St. Paul, MN’s east side. “I was a city kid,” said Bergeron. Read more⏵

Onida native Jamie Van Winsen was managing the Fireside Restaurant when she saw community newcomer Rebecca Lyons out for a walk. “She was walking down the alley one day, and I was sitting on m… Read more⏵

A special meeting of the Agar-Blunt-Onida school board will be held on Tuesday, October 29 at 7:00 p.m. at the Blunt gymnasium. Read more⏵

North Platte, NE native Evan Stark says that he was looking into returning to ethanol production when Ringneck Energy began construction of their plant in Onida. "I pretty much waited two year… Read more⏵

To fulfill its mission to end hunger in South Dakota, Feeding South Dakota began a monthly food distribution at the Presbyterian Church in Onida in the fall of 2017. Read more⏵