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NEWELL—The Newell Irrigators’ boys basketball team unfortunately came up with a loss on Thursday, Jan. 4 in a home game against Sundance’s Bulldogs. The final score was 58-19. Senior James Duncan led the team in points scored, with 10 total. The loss comes after a colossal win on Tuesday, Jan. 2, against the Oelrichs Tigers. […]
Continue ReadingNEWELL-Newell Museum Curator Linda Velder received a mini-grant from First Interstate Bank in Belle Fourche recently. The $400 grant will go toward the restoration of Phase 11 of Hope Cemetery. Velder will use the grant money to go toward the purchase of new steel alphabet lettering to identify the blocks at the cemetery. The present […]
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NEWELL—Santa Day was a hit this year at the Newell City Hall. The event, which has been a staple in the community during the holiday season for decades, was hosted by the Newell Community Club on Saturday, December 16. Spearheaded by Morgan Wulf of the Community Club, Santa Day aimed to bring the community together […]
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NEWELL-The school calendar for 2024-2025 was brought to the attention of Newell School Board members at the most recent meeting held December 11, 2023. Tentatively, school will begin August 19, 2024 and end with graduation May 24, 2025. Because Christmas falls on a Wednesday in 2024, the Christmas holiday vacation will possibly be two weeks, […]
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The Newell Ambulance Service is offering HEARTSAVER First Aid/CPR/AED to students in grades 6th-12th and to the public. The cost of the classes is covered through a grant the ambulance service received from the Department of Health. There will be a number of dates and times offered to the public. Please contact Sherry Hocking either […]
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NEWELL-On the morning of December 5, the Newell Fire Department and Ambulance were called to a house fire on Sixth Street in answer to a 911 call. Devon Jones was asleep upstairs when he awoke to smoke filling his home. He managed to exit the home via the bedroom window and call his mother. After […]
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NEWELL—The Newell Irrigators’ basketball season kicked off with a double header at home against the Harding County Ranchers on Friday, December 8. The game was a loss for both the girls’ and boys’ teams. But they came back strong the very next day with a massive win against the Bison Cardinals in another double header. […]
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This month our Coalition Spotlight is on Terri Dutton-Blanchett. She represents the Ministerial Association sector of our board. This is what Terri had to say: The first 12 years of my life I grew up here in the NVN area. My family lived in Vale and my grandparents, Ray and Dorthey Dutton, owned and ran […]
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NEWELL—On Thursday evening, November 30, the Newell School District held its annual winter concert at the Austin Auditorium. The theme for the night was “Christmas is in Our Hearts: A time to celebrate the beauty of diversity and embrace the unity that binds us all as human beings.” This year’s event featured a special presentation […]
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NEWELL- “We are not talking consolidation. We are not ready to shut her down,” emphasized Newell School Interim Superintendent Don Kirkegaard at a recent Special School Board meeting. However, the school will be looking at some changes in the next couple of years. Student numbers are down from last year, from 269 to 224 and […]
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