The Lennox High School cross country program had a day to remember on Friday, Oct. 17, as both the boys’ and girls’ varsity teams captured Region 3A Championships, earning their entire squads a trip to the State Meet this Saturday, Oct. 25, in Huron. The LHS varsity girls were once again led by freshman standout Adie McVey, who crossed the line in second place with a time of 18:58.31. Eighth-grader Sophia Johnson followed with an impressive personal record of 20:16.66 to take

Lennox High School cross country runners turned in strong performances at the Dakota XII Conference Championships held Thursday, Oct. 9, in Canton. The Orioles competed across all divisions—Varsity, Junior Varsity, and Middle School—with several athletes earning top finishes and personal records. The Lennox varsity boys’ team delivered a solid showing, led by Isaak Booker, who placed eighth overall with a time of 17:36.30. Senior Cloy McVey followed close behind in 10th, cloc

On Saturday, Oct. 11 the Lennox High School Oriole volleyball team hosted Class AA Pierre Governors in an afternoon match. Set one started out with Mallorie Bittner getting a kill out of the middle to earn the first point of the game and then the set progressed with back-and-forth scoring. The Lady Govs took a small lead, the Lady O’s battled back and took a slight lead. After that the score was tied numerous times, the last being 23-23, however Pierre managed to win the firs

Ramsey Williams makes his move on his way to the endzone On Friday, Oct. 10 the Lennox High School football team hosted Madison and earned a commanding 44–19 win.  The Orioles used a balanced offensive attack and a defense that came up big when it mattered most to get the win.  Quarterback Jhaimann Huntington got the scoring going for the Orioles, scoring early on a 5-yard keeper in the first quarter, the point after by Cloy McVey gave Lennox the 7-0 lead. Madison answered la

On Saturday, Oct. 11, the Lennox High School Marching Band competed in the 2025 Dutchmen Field Championship held in Orange City, Iowa. The band delivered an outstanding performance, earning second place in their class and capturing the award for Best Color Guard. Their strong showing also qualified them for the finals, where the top eight bands of 27 competing bands were selected.  In the finals round, Lennox secured an impressive fifth-place overall finish. This competition

Eleven former students of Lincoln County Rose Cottage #68 school met at the building site to memorialize the rural country school.  The school was founded in April 28, 1879 and closed in 1969. When Rose Cottage was founded it gained the name because the abundance of Wild Roses growing near by.  Donald Poll created a miniature version of the school to help preserve the memories and Merle Nelson got the state of South Dakota to name the new bridge over Saddle Creek “Rose Cottag

Bri Slack and Karlie Bosma earned fifth place at State in Flight 2 doubles. The Class A High School state tennis tournament was held Oct. 6 and 7 at Tomar Park in Sioux Falls.  All eleven Class A schools had their top six singles and top three doubles compete.   Monday started off with doubles with all three flights playing at 8 a.m.  Brooke Buehner and Macy Wallenstein at Flight #1 came in as the #7 seed and took down Aberdeen Roncalli 6-1, 6-3 in their first round to put th

Wyatt Holland chips it to the green during State A play at The Bluffs. On Monday, Oct. 6 and Tuesday, Oct. 7 two Lennox High School golfers — Griffen Boomgarden and Wyatt Holland, competed in the 2025 State A Golf Meet held at The Bluffs in Vermillion.  Boomagarden led the way for Lennox shooting a 164 in the two-day tournament, which tied him for 28th place among the over 100 golfers competing. On Monday, Boomgarden shot an 84, hitting a 42 on the front nine and a 42 on the

Loren Brass, LACF representative, presents the grant to Alan Perry with the Lennox Area Ambulance.   The Lennox Area Ambulance has been awarded a $2,450 grant from the Lennox Area Community Fund (LACF). The funding is part of LACF’s 2025 grant cycle, which supported eight local organizations this year. Other recipients include the Lennox Area Historical Society, Junior Achievement, Worthing Fire Department, Lincoln County 4-H, City of Worthing, Olde Towne Dinner Theatre, and

With all members present, the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday, Oct. 7 in the Lincoln County Boardroom to discuss agenda items including a public hearing, bridge plans, and election precinct boundary changes.  Chairwoman Tiffani Landeen started the meeting with a second reading and public hearing for an Ordinance of Lincoln County, SD, amending Section 1 of Ordinance 0904-06, Section 1: Organization; The Airport Board shall consist of seven (7) individuals as