“I am honored to serve as president of SDNA and continue with the essential work and advocacy of the association to help local journalism across South Dakota persevere, evolve and thrive," Hine said.
Castlewood continues to rebuild from a May tornado. With half of the local school building unsafe to occupy, it’s taking coordination from residents, churches, and administrators to rebuild.
Iâm dusting off portions of a column I wrote for the Plain Talk back in 1998, because even though times have changed, there are some universal qualities of this week in December that remain timeless. LeeAnne Dufek, a Wakonda native who now lives in Castlewood and owns Hamlin County Publishing, helped her readers find the true meaning of Christmas back in December 1998. In her column, entitled âWhy Jesus is better than Santa Claus,â she wrote: Finding the true meaning of Christmas is sometimes hard in the hustle and bustle of the holiday that has turned both commercial and material. Santa Claus is a symbol of Christmas cheer, but let us not forget the true miracle of Christmas . . . the birth of Jesus Christ.