Murdo Coyote
On March 18th the Jones County FFA Chapter travelled to Philip, South Dakota, to compete in their region’s first FFA Career Development Event (CDE). These are competitive events that are made to help FFA members to apply their knowledge, skills, and leadership abilities in real-world scenarios....
On Tuesday, March 17, Jones County hosted the 50th Middle School Choir Festival. The guest director was Mr. Rodd Bauck, the former high school choir director of T.F. Riggs High School in Pierre, who now is the Director of Music at Lutheran Memorial Church in Pierre. The accompanist was the...
The Murdo Area Economic Development (MAED) board held their annual meeting on Wednesday, March 18, at the Murdo golf clubhouse.
Attendees were welcomed by board President Dennis Moore. He began by reviewing some of MAED’s accomplishments from 2025 such as gaining non-profit status and obtaining the...
In small rural communities, leadership matters — but are we unintentionally shrinking our own leadership pool?
We care deeply about who leads. We trust the people who show up, pitch in, and carry history with them. But over time, we’ve absorbed quiet assumptions about who qualifies as a leader —...
Sirens and horns celebrating the Lady Coyotes were blasting all through town for a send off for their journey to SoDak16 2026. Held in Spearfish Thursday March 5. The Girl’s BB team played and lost to Harding County 30-73.
On March 7, 4-H members from across Jones County gathered to test their culinary creativity and kitchen skills during the annual Iron Chef competition. A total of 13 youth participated, each preparing a unique dish while demonstrating organization, food safety, and presentation.
Participants were...
The Lady Coyotes played their first round of Regionals against the White River Tigers on Tuesday, February 24. The Coyotes claimed a heavy victory against the Tigers, 50-37, and would move on to play their second region game against the Wall Eagles on February 26 in Wall, S.D. They would...
At the recent February 18 special board meeting, the school board used a structured, decision-making process to evaluate three possible school calendar options: a four-day calendar, a five-day calendar, and a flex calendar. The goal of the meeting was to determine which calendar option would best...
Scoopy Scoopy Doo, the SD DOT snowplow for the Winner area, made an appearance in Murdo on Tuesday morning. The Jones County preschool class submitted the name for the plow and it was selected as the winning name. The plow will enter the Battle of the Blades Snowplow Blizzard Bracket held every...
Monday, February 2 was the beginning to an end of the Dakota Mill and Grain Bins located on North Main and Railroad St. The two smooth bins were standing since 1958, and in 1983 the three corrugated bins were added. Last year, a strong north wind compromised bin number three, blowing it over. More...
