Day County has seen a drastic increase in water level within the past 30 years and the issues are starting to get addressed. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is holding a meeting at the Day County Courthouse June 30 at 1 p.m. to discuss the issues seen and possible options they have to fix them. Here is what used to be farmland on Bitter Lake, now completely flooded by the rise of water levels. Reporter & Farmer | Connor Handrahan

Day County has seen a drastic increase in water level within the past 30 years and the issues are starting to get addressed. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is holding a meeting at the Day County Courthouse June 30 at 1 p.m. to discuss the issues seen and possible options they have to fix them. Here is what used to be farmland on Bitter Lake, now completely flooded by the rise of water levels. Reporter & Farmer | Connor Handrahan

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plan to meet to discuss lake flooding issue

Connor Handrahan
Saturday, June 20, 2026
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers plan to hold a meeting June 30 at 1 p.m.
At the grand opening of the Museum of Wildlife, Science & Industry June 13, Jim Brakefield announced the new library named after Monte and Fran Rougemont. From left, Brakefield can be seen surprising Rougemonts with the announcement of the new expansion. Reporter & Farmer | Connor Handrahan

At the grand opening of the Museum of Wildlife, Science & Industry June 13, Jim Brakefield announced the new library named after Monte and Fran Rougemont. From left, Brakefield can be seen surprising Rougemonts with the announcement of the new expansion. Reporter & Farmer | Connor Handrahan

Rougemonts receive surprise of having section of museum’s new library named after them

Saturday, June 20, 2026

At the Museum of Wildlife, Science & Industry (MWSI) grand opening June 13, Day County residents, Monte and Fran Rougemont were given a surprise relating to the new expansion at the museum.

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Webster Area students attended the East River Regional Rodeo in Huron June 6-7 and also traveled to Watertown to compete in the other East River Regional Rodeo June 13-14. Brynn Sippel had a few good results, with her first in pole bending during the Huron meet, that result standing out the most. Reporter & Farmer | Subscriber Snapshot

Webster Area students attended the East River Regional Rodeo in Huron June 6-7 and also traveled to Watertown to compete in the other East River Regional Rodeo June 13-14. Brynn Sippel had a few good results, with her first in pole bending during the Huron meet, that result standing out the most. Reporter & Farmer | Subscriber Snapshot

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