Pioneer Review
Last month, the Jackson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) hired JCSO deputy, Chauncey Hauptman.He may look familiar to some of the city’s residents. Growing up, he spent a great deal of time in Kadoka visiting his maternal grandparents, Kadoka City Mayor Harry Weller and his wife, Nancy. Hauptman grew...
This week is Sunshine Week – a national observance of the importance of open government and the public’s right to know.As Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis said more than a century ago: “Sunlight is said to be the best of disinfectants.” It is a proverb often cited by journalists and others when...
Green: The Emerald Isle, as opposed to the Emerald City in “The Wizard of Oz”. Have you been to Ireland?Green: to recycle, re-use, and save energy. Is this really a new idea? I watched my grandma patch 5-buckle overshoes and my mom replace zippers and sew patches and buttons on jeans, shirts, and...
On February 18, 2023, 65 EMS, Firefighters and Law Enforcement personnel attended a Hybrid and Electrical Vehicle class in Philip, SD. The class was taught by instructors from the Energy Security Agency, a private company that specializes in training First Responders in all aspects of rescue and...
Former Philip High School teacher and Philip Area Badlands Brawlers head wrestling coach Matt Donnelly was inducted into the Wrestling Hall of Fame, class of 2023. Good friend and head wrestling coach of McCook Central/Montose, Scott Andal presented the award.
Donnelly graduated from high school...
Randy joined the company on Feb 14, 1983 running a hand mill. Through the years, he moved throughout the factory, running various pieces of machinery and helping with quality control. Approximately six years ago Randy took on Scotchman’s Lean manufacturing project – working to organize and...
The Haakon County Commissioners met in regular session on Thursday, February 9, 2023. During the public comments portion of the meeting, Ben Buls spoke to the commissioners about the need for a culvert on Hilltop Dr. which goes north and south in front of his house. The commissioners and District...
The South Dakota Association of Rural Water Systems (SDARWS) recently named John Kramer of the West River/Lyman-Jones Rural Water System as the Rural Operations Specialist of the Year during the organization’s Annual Technical Conference in Pierre. This award recognizes operations specialists of...
A high school class in 1972 set the stage for a career in the abstract business for Sandra Heaton, in Philip SD. Heaton took a class, Distributive Education, and was allowed to work during school hours and after school for a business of her choosing. Ardeth Kendall was the owner of Haakon County...
A variety of things pushed Lane Blasius into the field of medicine. Blasius a fourth-year medical student from Wall, SD, is doing his second, four-week rotation at Philip Health Services in Philip. “I enjoyed learning about science and medicine,” said Blasius, “and I wanted a career where I could...
