The South Dakota 4-H Shooting Sports program is a part of the SDSU Extension 4-H Youth Development program, focusing on developing safe shooting habits in participating youth members. April 24 – 26, 2026, several Turner County 4-H members competed at the State 4-H Shooting Sports Competition at Fort Pierre. Youth had to qualify to participate in the state shoot by submitting a match score in the discipline(s) they chose to participate in at the State 4-H Shoot. The following

LENNOX, S.D. – Thirty-nine 4-H members from Lincoln County participated in the South Dakota 4-H Spring State Shoot April 24-26 in Pierre and Fort Pierre. Lincoln County had four 4-H members place in the top five in the different disciplines and age divisions. Archery Results CWSR Beginners: Ellie Olawsky – Red CWSR Juniors: Reid Anderson – Red; Sam Bostwick – Red; Easton Hartman – Blue; Maxwell Kitrell – Red; William Norling – Blue; Cooper Olawsky – Blue CWSR Seniors: Davin

Chancellor American Legion Bertus Jurgens Post #283 will hold their Memorial Day Service on Monday, May 25 at Chancellor Reformed Church at 9:30 a.m. The ceremony will begin with a welcome by Commander Kent DeJong then the presentation of the colors. “The Star Spangled Banner” will be performed by David Friese with the invocation done by Rev Marc de Waard. Joann Muller will recognize God Star Sisters and all will partake in “America, the Beautiful.” Kathy de Waard will recog

The American Legion Brethorst-Burma Post No. 174 will host the 2026 Memorial Day Service on Monday, May 25, at 7 p.m. at the Lennox American Legion Hall. The annual service will honor the men and women who gave their lives in service to the United States and will feature patriotic music, student presentations and the presentation of the Lennox American Legion Awards. The evening will begin with the Presentation of Colors by Brethorst-Burma Post No. 174, followed by the Nation

The Lennox City Council met Monday, May 11. Mayor Danny Fergen began the meeting with a Mayoral Proclamation from the City of Lennox that states: WHEREAS, the 2026 Lennox Orioles Girls Basketball Team ended the season with a record of 22 wins and 3 losses; and WHEREAS, the 2026 Lennox Orioles Girls Basketball Team competed against the best teams in South Dakota at the 2026 State Basketball Tournament; and WHEREAS, the Lennox Orioles Girls Basketball Team represented the enti

Paula Keyman officially retired following this school year after 33 years with the Lennox School District. Keyman spent most of those years at Worthing Elementary. Growing up the oldest, Paula Keyman liked playing school with her younger sisters. “I always played school. My sisters were my little students,” she said. “I always loved being around little kids.” Keyman took her love for teaching to Augustana University where she graduated with degrees in early childhood and ele

The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday May 12. Commissioners heard agenda items including roof structure updates and clarifications on the consent agenda. Building Superintendent, John Rombough was present for an Old Courthouse roof structure update. Rombough introduced Robbie Veurink from Midwest Engineering, LLC to give a presentation to the commission. “John had us come and do an inspection of the roof and we looked back at it in 2020 and there was a valle

The Lennox High School Orioles baseball team split a pair of games last week, cruising to a 14-3 victory over the West Central Trojans on Monday, May 4, before falling to the Dell Rapids Quarriers 4-2 on Thursday, May 7. Lennox exploded offensively and received a strong pitching performance from Mason Reischl to earn a convincing six-inning road win over West Central. The Orioles wasted no time getting on the board in the first inning. Jaxson Bittner tripled to center field a

At right: Layci Eli throws out the pitch in the Orioles’ match-up against Dells. The Lennox High School Orioles softball team continued its strong spring season with a pair of dominant victories last week, defeating Baltic Bulldogs 11-1 on Tuesday, May 5, and Dell Rapids Quarriers 12-1 on Thursday, May 7. Lennox used a big second inning and a balanced offensive attack to roll past Baltic in six innings. The Orioles got on the board in the first inning when Layci Eli doubled t

The Lennox High School track and field teams turned in a strong showing at the Rich Luther Invite on Tuesday, May 5, highlighted by numerous personal best performances and a long list of top-eight finishes across both the boys and girls divisions. Leading the way for the Orioles was freshman Bergan Musser who delivered an exceptional performance, sweeping the 100 meter dash with a time of 11.88 and 200 meter dash with a time of 24.61, both personal bests and currently the top