Preparations are underway for the 2026 Lincoln County 4-H Achievement Days, which will be held July 26-30 at the Lincoln County Fairgrounds, 27711 Highway 17, Lennox. 4-H members will bring their static exhibits to the 4-H Building for judging on July 26 and 27. Judging will take place July 27, and these events are closed to the public. The public is invited to attend the remaining events throughout the week. “We invite the public to come see what our 4-H’ers have been workin

With all members present, the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday, July 14. Commissioners heard agenda items including discussion on commissioner vacancy, compensation study, the old courthouse building, and more. Commissioner Doug Putnam requested board discussion on the appointment for commissioner vacancy. Commissioner Putnam left the commissioners desk and stood to speak behind the podium. “I want to speak today, not just about the appointment of the new D

With all members present, the Lennox City Council approved several measures during its July 13 meeting, including applying for a federal grant to help fund a School Resource Officer, approving a partnership agreement with the Lennox School District, adopting a transportation safety plan and settling a wastewater dispute with Albers Painting. City Administrator, Nate Vander Plaats requested the council consider the 2026 Department of Justice COPS hiring grant application. “We

The Lennox Bandits closed out the regular season in dominant fashion Sunday, July 12, defeating the Valley Springs Dogs 11-1 to finish with a 4-3 league record and secure the No. 4 seed in the upcoming district tournament. With the win, the Bandits also earned the opportunity to host a first-round playoff game on Thursday, July 23, at 7:30 p.m. Lennox jumped on the scoreboard in the first inning when Peyton Garbers drove in courtesy runner Ashton Bach with a sacrifice fly for

The Lennox Senior Legion Post 174 baseball team captured the Clark Tournament championship over the weekend, posting a perfect 3-0 record with victories over Lisbon, N.D., Post 7, Colton Post 206 and Clark/Willow Lake. Lennox opened tournament play Thursday, July 9, with a 3-1 victory over Lisbon, N.D., Post 7 using a dominant pitching performance from Mason Reischl to earn a 3-1. Post 7 took an early 1-0 lead in the opening inning, but Lennox answered in the second when Gri

For the first time in the state’s history, South Dakotans will vote in a runoff election July 28 to choose a candidate for governor. Republicans Toby Doeden and Gov. Larry Rhoden were the top two candidates in the June 2 primary election, but neither received 35% of the vote, which triggered the runoff. Here are answers to some commonly asked questions about the runoff election: If I didn’t vote in the June 2 Republican primary, may I still vote in the runoff? Yes. Registered

Georgina Cavin, Miriah Atkins, and Whitney Bass are a mother-daughter team running Kind Kitchens, a nonprofit with a mission of helping their neighbors find food security. Kind Kitchens is led by Georgina who lives in Viborg; her daughter Miriah of Worthing; and Whitney who resides in Minnesota. As a family, they share a love of spending time together and serving others, values that have become the foundation of their nonprofit work. “Serving others has always been a priorit

Families are invited to Lennox Park on Friday, July 17, as Park Drive After 5 returns with a special Kids Night packed with activities, entertainment and community fun. The free community event will take place from 5 to 8 p.m., with something for all ages to enjoy throughout the evening. One of the featured attractions will be a Touch-a-Truck experience, giving children the opportunity to explore a variety of vehicles and equipment up close. A dunk tank fundraiser will also b

The Lennox Area Ambulance will be holding a fundraising event on July 23 at Westerman Park. Pork loin sandwiches and root beer floats will be served from 5 to 7 p.m. with a free will donation being accepted. Each year the Lennox Area Ambulance identifies training and equipment needs that would help further enhance the quality of care they deliver. This year they are hoping to replace one of the LUCAS CPR Devices and purchase nitrous oxide systems for pain management. The LUC

The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday, July 7. The first order of business was to discuss and appoint a Commissioner to fill the District 2 vacancy held by Betty Otten. Candidates included Madeline Voegeli, Linda Montgomery, Duane Carlson, Herman Otten, Eric Eneboe, James Kats, Nicholas Abbas, Chad Skiles, and Sara Steever with Brandon Maddox voluntarily withdrawing his name from consideration. Chief Civil Deputy State’s Attorney, Drew DeGroot was present to r