Lunch Chef Salad Available Daily Thursday, March 7th: Pork roast, mashed potatoes, asparagus, tropical fruit, muffin and milk. Friday, March 8th: Fish sandwich, creamed corn, potato wedges, mandarin oranges and milk.

The Ainsworth Lady Bulldogs Basketball Team wrapped up its 2023-24 season in C2-3 District Finals against the Elmwood Murdock Lady Knights. The Lady Bulldogs ended the season with a record of 13-11 and say farewell to five seniors - Karli Kral, Jocelyn Good, Kendyl Delimont, Breanna Fernau and Cheyan Temple.

Question: How can I attract pollinators to my gardens? Part 1 Pollinators are anything that helps carry pollen from the male part of the flower to the female part of the same or another flower. When we think about pollinators, the first that usually comes to mind is honeybees. While they are important pollinators, many other insects, birds, bats and small mammals can be pollinators too. Insect pollinators include honeybees, solitary bees, bumble bees, butterflies, moths, flies, wasps and beetles.

As of 6:00 p.m. Sunday afternoon, March 3rd nearly all resources were demobilized, leaving an engine out of South Dakota and local fire personnel. The plan of action for tomorrow is to patrol control lines, monitor the burned area, and continue the mop-up process.

Rancher Lemoyne Dailey says he’s careful about how he “makes his footprints” when he works on his land near Thedford. The rolling Sandhills are fragile, Dailey said, the grasses and sands easily torn up and tough to restore.

Agricultural producers who have not yet enrolled in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for the 2024 crop year have until March 15, 2024, to revise elections and sign contracts. Both safety net programs, delivered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), provide vital income support to farmers who experience substantial declines in crop prices or revenues for the 2024 crop year.