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Harley Gibbs was a smalltown kid. He grew up in Claremont and graduated from Langford Area in 2018. Gibbs says growing up in a tight-knit community surrounded by lots of family, including his grandma Yvonne who lived next door, kept him grounded. Yet, ironically, he couldn’t wait to take flight. In fact, he has a rich background in aviation despite being from ‘the sticks.’ Thus, it comes as little surprise that Gibbs is flying high these days.

Lily Mundt of Britton was recently crowned the Glacial Lakes 4H Rodeo Jr. Ambassador. Lily received the honor before the 4-H rodeo performance in Sisseton two weeks ago.

Aberdeen’s Storybook Land Theatre (SBLT) has been hitting the road this summer, bringing music, laughter, and live theater to Journal Country. Audiences of all ages have enjoyed free performances of the play “The Perfect Dog,” plus live concerts.

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DuWayne F. Steiner, 96, Conrad, MT, passed away July 20, 2023 at Logan Nursing Home in Conrad, following a long illness. He was born April 14, 1927, in Eden, South Dakota, the son of Frank and Katherine [Vogel] Steiner.

Both the Britton-Hecla and Langford Area volleyball teams have plenty of veterans on this year’s roster, and both squads are hoping for good things this season.

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Four first-time deer hunters will have the opportunity to participate in a managed youth deer hunt and camp on Dec. 8-10 at Brown’s Lodge and Hunting Ranch in Gettysburg.

We are all familiar with the plight of small towns. People moving away, businesses closing and schools co-oping with the bigger next town over. It is difficult to fight that trend, but as a local community is discovering, it is not impossible. Several passionate people in Veblen are putting their blood, sweat and tears into keeping an iconic building not only standing, but useful and vibrant.

At the Britton City council meeting on Monday night, a concerning accounting error was discussed. Finance Officer Jennifer Athey pointed out an error in the spreadsheet used to create the city budget. The amount of taxes requested from the county, approximately $534,000, was added to the city’s estimated appropriations twice. The error had not been detected by the auditing firm either.