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Sisseton Students Sing National Anthem

Published by admin on Fri, 03/17/2023 - 10:45am

Three Sisseton High School students were selected to sing the National Anthem at the State A Girls Basketball Tournament. Pictured above are Averee Anderson and Taylor Snaza singing the National Anthem on Friday, Mar. 10 at the evening session. Pictured above is Riley Huff who sang the National Anthem to open both afternoon and evening games on Saturday, Mar. 11.

Check out Public Notices in this week’s paper

Published by admin on Thu, 03/09/2023 - 2:33pm

In this week’s Courier are 23 public notices with informa- tion that is a matter of public record and may be of interest.

This week’s paper includes Roberts County Commissioners proceedings, Roberts County Notice of Audit, two Notices to Creditors, two Notices of Name Change Hearings, Peever Annual Statement, Summit Town Voter Registration Notice, a Township Notice of Annual Meeting, eleven Township Equalization Notices, and three Township Notices of Bids.

Upcoming Courier Livestreams

Published by admin on Thu, 03/09/2023 - 2:32pm

Visit the Courier website, sissetoncourier.com, for the following upcoming livestreams:

• Roberts County Commissioners meetings - Tuesdays - 9:00 a.m.

• Sisseton School Board - Monday, Mar. 13 - 5:30 p.m.

• Sisseton City Council - Monday, Mar. 13 - 6:30 p.m.

Daylight Savings Time Begins Mar. 12

Published by admin on Thu, 03/09/2023 - 2:31pm

Spring Forward! Remember to set your clocks ahead one hour before you go to bed on Saturday night, Mar. 11. Daylight Savings Time officially beings at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday, Mar. 12.

Pheasants Forever to provide shuttle service for banquet

Published by admin on Thu, 03/09/2023 - 2:23pm

The Roberts County Pheasants Forever Chapter will be providing a FREE shuttle service to their 21st Annual Banquet on Saturday, Mar. 11, in Sisseton. Luxury Limo Bus will pick up and return anyone wishing to attend the event, starting in Rosholt at approximately 4:00 p.m., then New Effington at 4:15 p.m., and finally Claire City at 4:30 p.m. and arriving in Sisseton shortly after 5:00 p.m. for the evening’s banquet. The bus will leave approximately a half hour after the conclusion of the event.

Sisseton Girls Basketball Team qualifies for State A with win over Parkston at SoDak 16

Published by admin on Thu, 03/09/2023 - 2:20pm

The Sisseton Redmen girls basketball team qualified for the State A Tournament with a 59-46 win over the Parkston Trojans at the SoDak 16 game held at Sioux Valley High School in Volga on Thursday, Mar. 2.

Beginner 4-H Poultry Program

Published by admin on Thu, 03/09/2023 - 2:17pm

Due to a grant donation from Curtis Curran, the Roberts County 4-H program was able to involve twelve begin-
ner 4-Hers, ages 8-11, in growing their own chickens to show during the 2023 Roberts County Achievement
Days. Pictured above are recipients (back row, left to right) Lillian Hanson, Jade Evenson, Briella Bostrom,
Cinder Hoffman, Taylor Batie, Ellie Spatz, Abby Spatz, Hardin Stickland, (front row, kneeling) Allie Ceroll, Izabell
Ceroll, Carson Finnesand, and Dane Klapperich. See page A2 for story.

State A Wrestling Placers

Published by admin on Thu, 03/02/2023 - 1:04pm

Pictured above (left to right) are Sisseton Redmen State A Placers Holden Hawkins (4th place at 132 lbs), Mason Shultz (8th place at 182 lbs) and Ian Metz (8th place at 120 lbs). The State A Wrestling Tournament was held Feb. 23-25 at the Summit Arena At The Monument in Rapid City. See next week’s Courier for all the Sisseton results from the State A Wrestling Tournament. ~ Courtesy Photo

Three Day Storm

Published by admin on Thu, 03/02/2023 - 1:02pm

A three day storm hit Sisseton on Tuesday, Feb. 21 through Thursday, Feb. 23 with high winds and 10.5 inches of snow shutting down Sisseton on Wednesday and Thursday, Feb. 22-23. The wind blew up to 50 mph on Thursday creating large drifts. Shown above are pictures of some of the snow piles around Sisseton: The city crew clears up Veterans Ave. (second from top ), piles of snow on either side of Veterans Ave. (top), drifts around the playground equipment at Westside Elementary (second from bottom ) and piles of snow in front of a residence made by a skidsteer cleaning out their drive way.

Sisseton Food Pantry open Mar. 2, 16, and 30

Published by admin on Fri, 02/24/2023 - 2:19pm

The Sisseton Ministerial Food Pantry will be open from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. on the following dates:

• Thursday, Mar. 2, hosted by the Family Life Assembly of God;

• Thursday, Mar. 16, hosted by Grace Lutheran Church; and

• Thursday, Mar. 30, hosted by St. Peter’s/St. Kateri Catholic Churches.

The Food Pantry is located in Sisseton on the corner of First Avenue West and Maple Street, west of Baus Oil.