Lennox High School will take center stage for South Dakota high school theater next week as it hosts the Region 2A One Act Play competition, an honor that drama director Christi Sayler says is both exciting and meaningful for the program. “This year I am the region coordinator, and last year I asked the other schools if they would mind if we hosted in our new facility,” Sayler said. “They were all very excited about it, and I’m hoping we can become the regular location for ou

Lennox High School powerlifters turned in a strong showing at the 3rd Annual Bulldog Open, held at Baltic High School, with a large number of athletes finding success across multiple weight divisions. A total of 34 Lennox athletes competed at the meet, with five Orioles earning first-place finishes in their respective weight classes. Those champions included Abbie Wilderboer, Maggie Jacobson, Jayden Hopf, Tim Schuttlofel, and Gavin Horner. Another five Lennox lifters placed s

With all members present, the Lennox City Council met Monday, Jan. 12 at Lennox City Hall. Mayor Danny Fergen and Council members heard agenda items including The City of Lennox has received an application to transfer a liquor license from Lawrence Enterprises, DBA The Only One, to Fencing Around, Inc.  “State law requires a public hearing for the application of any new liquor license. This application is to transfer all licenses for The Only One Bar & Grill from Jill Lawrenc

The Lennox High School girls’ basketball team continued their winning ways, defeating Huron 43-28 on Thursday, Jan. 8 on the road and Groton 46-22 on Saturday, Jan. 10 at home.  “Defensively in both games we were great,” said LHS head coach Adam Quail. “Keeping both Huron and Groton below 30 points is impressive and a testament to how competitive our team is. Offensively we weren’t crisp so that will be a focus this upcoming week in practice.” Against Huron, Libby Kranz led t

On Saturday, Jan. 10 the Lennox High School boys’ basketball team hosted Groton and despite coming out strong the Orioles suffered the 57-48 loss. The game was tied at 32 all but in the final minutes, Lennox was outscored 25-16.   “We are in the process of working on putting together a full basketball game without any lapses throughout the game. Groton is a basketball team that returned every starter from a state tournament team last year and we knew it was going to be a test

South Dakota Public Broadcasting (SDPB) will deliver extensive live, on-demand, and digital coverage of the 2026 South Dakota Legislative Session, ensuring South Dakotans have broad access to the key issues, debates, and decisions shaping the state. One major change in SDPB’s coverage is the transition of all legislative coverage to the SDPB website. All coverage can be found online at SDPB.org/SDNetwork . The SDNet app and SD.net will sunset, and any web traffic will be red

The Lennox Community Library has been awarded a $1,050 grant from the Lennox Area Community Fund (LACF). The funding was part of LACF’s 2025 grant cycle, which supported eight local organizations. Other recipients include the Lennox Area Ambulance, Junior Achievement, Worthing Fire Department, City of Worthing, Lincoln County 4-H, Old Towne Dinner Theatre, the Chancellor Fire Department and the Lennox Historical Society. The Lennox Community Library received the grant to supp

With all members present the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday, Jan. 6 in the Lincoln County boardroom. Commissioners heard agenda items including electing positions, salary discussions, the courthouse, and airport. Chairwoman Tiffani Landeen called the meeting to order asking to elect a new chair and vice chair. Motion to approve Commissioner Landeen as chair by Jim Schmidt, seconded by Betty Otten, motion carried 3-2 with Doug Putnam and Joel Arends being th

The Lennox School Board met Jan. 12 and recognized a student for his academic achievement. Junior high and high school principal Chad Allison recognized freshman Kameron Karlson for his perfect score on the science assessment in spring 2025. He was one of 17 in his grade level across the state to post a perfect score. In his report, superintendent Adam Shaw mentioned a possible bill, which is supports, that students who are on reduced lunch get free lunch. He expects it will

On Saturday, Jan. 10, several students competed at the first ever Tea speech and debate tournament. With strong performances from all the members, they were able to just beat out Beresford for the overall first place.  Placing students included Gavin Swier who placed third in original oratory and informative speaking, Allison Schulz who tied for first in Program Oral Interp. Maddigan Van Sickle placed second in public forum with Emerson Lee who also took second in internation