Team members celebrate after claiming the State Championship. The Lennox Orioles 12u baseball team competed in the 2026 VFW State Baseball Alpha Division Tournament in Beresford, South Dakota July 17-19 and came away with the State Championship. Twelve teams participated in the State tournament. The Orioles started pool play with a 5-3 loss to Dell Rapids Light Blue then won the second pool play game against Canton 28-2. The Orioles finished pool play with a 1-1 record lea

The Lennox City Council met Monday, July 27. With no visitors to be heard, Mayor Danny Fergen asked City Administrator, Nate Vander Plaats to give highlights on the consent agenda. “The state water application that we’ll submit for $16.3 million. Again, I do expect that to be paired back to a smaller project. Alderman Peterson asked today if that will be reduced even further with special assessment for those streets and that is accurate as well. Special event permits for Par

What started with a gifted loaf of sourdough bread has grown into one of Lennox’s newest small businesses, bringing fresh homemade breads and baked goods to the community one Sunday at a time. Brianna Peterson, owner of Ope I Baked Again, opened her self-serve bread stand on May 30 at 609 N. Main Street in Lennox. Although the stand has only been open for a short time, it has already developed a loyal following thanks to Peterson’s creative baking and the enthusiastic support

The Lennox Bandits are headed to the 2026 South Dakota Class B State Amateur Baseball Tournament after splitting a pair of games in the District 7B Tournament last week. Lennox opened the tournament with an 11-8 victory over the Beresford Blues before falling 11-1 to the Larchwood Diamonds in the semifinal round. Despite the loss, the Bandits secured a berth in the 32-team state tournament, which will be held Aug. 5-16 at Cadwell Park Stadium and Drake Field in Mitchell. Lenn

The Lennox 14U Legion baseball team battled through a challenging weekend at the South Dakota State Tournament, opening with an extra-inning victory before ultimately finishing fourth in the state. Lennox defeated Elk Point-Jefferson 7-5 in eight innings on Friday, July 24, before falling to Madison, 11-0, on Saturday and Dell Rapids, 8-1, on Sunday. Lennox 7, Elk Point-Jefferson 5 Lennox jumped out to an early lead but needed extra innings to secure its opening-round victor

The Lennox Senior Legion baseball team opened Region 3B tournament play with an impressive victory before coming up just short of a berth in the Class B State Tournament. Lennox defeated Beresford Area 8-4 in its opening-round game Tuesday, July 21, before suffering a heartbreaking 5-4 loss to Dakota Valley on Wednesday, July 22. The Post 174 squad’s season came to an end later that day with a 10-2 loss to Vermillion. Lennox 8, Beresford Area 4 Lennox used timely hitting and

Seventeen Turner County 4-H members participated in the 2026 Tuner County 4-H Horse Show on Friday, June 26th in Parker. BJ Peterson was the judge for the event, Paxton Dubbelde was the ring steward, and MC Chris Richards entertained the crowd. Showmanship, equation, performance, and speed events were held throughout the day. Colston Dubbelde received first place in Senior Western Showmanship, and Junior Western Showmanship brought Hannah Rigo to the top of the class. Lis

The Lennox School District is preparing to welcome students back for the 2026-27 school year with district-wide picture day, registration reminders, parent-teacher conferences and open house events throughout August. District officials are encouraging families to carefully review the district’s online registration information before school begins. Registration can be done by logging into the Parent Portal. If you experience any log in issues email angela.smit@k12.sd.us. Distr

Creyton Seykora has been playing baseball since he was five. Now, the 12-year-old Lennox athlete has an opportunity few young players ever experience. The son of Whitney and Jeremy Seykora of Lennox, Creyton was selected to the Sioux Falls 12U All-Stars and will help represent South Dakota as the team competes in the Little League Midwest Regional in Whitestown, Indiana, beginning Aug. 7. With a regional championship, the team would earn a trip to the Little League Baseball W

The Lennox 14U American Legion baseball team is headed to the state tournament after capturing the Region 6B Championship with three convincing victories during the regional tournament held July 13-15 in Emery. Lennox opened tournament play on Monday with a 17-7 win over Canova before defeating the Trojans 17-1 on Tuesday. The team completed its championship run Wednesday by defeating Canova 13-7 to earn the Region 6B title and secure a berth in the 2026 Class “B” 14U America