Britton-Hecla faced three teams with winning records during the past week and came up short in all three contests, dropping decisions to Aberdeen Roncalli 53-19, Leola-Frederick 64-28, and Deuel 77-51.
The Langford Area girls basketball team dropped three decisions during the past week.
Britton-Hecla fourth graders had an electric time a few weeks back thanks to the local electric co-op. Lake Region Electric Association visited Paula Hanson’s students for their ‘Co-ops in the Classroom’ program.
Amber (Andrews) Bowen works from home. Her office is in the corner of her basement in a farmhouse west of Britton. Her two computer monitors sit against the cinderblock wall. Occasionally she has to bang on her washing machine if it gets too loud while she’s on a meeting. While this situation might sound typical these days, especially in a post-COVID shutdown world, Bowen works for a company that you might not imagine a small-town South Dakota girl would work for: Ultimate Fighting Championship, better known as UFC.
Langford Area rode some hot three-point shooting to pick up two wins in the past week.
Home On Saturday
The celebration of life for Betty Jane Behnke will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, January 26, 2023 at the Britton Event Center. Jared Holland will officiate the service and a private family spring inurnment will be at the Britton Cemetery.
Sandra Richardt, 79, of Webster and formerly of Britton, passed away surrounded by her loving children, on Monday, January 16, 2023, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls after a brief illness.
Area city board positions will be up for election this spring.
Temperature: 32°F Town: Britton, SD
Pressure: 1015 hPa Wind: 4 mph
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