Colome News

Storms spawned two tornadoes in southwest North Dakota and as many as five in southeast South Dakota.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE : Friday, June 26, 2009 CONTACT : Mary Stadick Smith, 773-7228, mary.stadicksmith@state.sd.us Food service equipment grants awarded PIERRE, S.D. Twenty South Dakota agencies and school districts have been awarded grants to upgrade or purchase new food service equipment through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

Associated Press - June 25, 2009 8:25 AM ET BISMARCK, N.D. - Storms spawned two tornadoes in southwest North Dakota and as many as five in southeast South Dakota.

Several storm systems brought large hail and strong winds as they made their way across parts of southeastern South Dakota Wednesday.

Colome will host an Amateur Horse Pull this Saturday, June 13th as their part of the Tripp County Centennial.

The Tripp County Community Foundation has recently awarded grants. The Boy Scouts received $5,000, the Winner Pool Committee received $5,000, Bikes for Kids $500, Tripp County Centennial $1,000, Carter Centennial $500, and the Colome Community Garden received $250. In return the Tripp County Community Foundation is very grateful to the Colome ...

The Gregory Legion will hold their Memorial Day program at the Gregory Auditorium today at 11:00am. The Dallas Legion Memorial Day program will be held at the Dallas Legion Hall at 10:00am. The Wood Lake Post 202 will hold their Memorial Day services on Sunday, May 24th at 2:30 at the Wood Lake Cemetary.

For many families, cooking supper is another chore to add to the list of things to do after work.

The 18th Annual East-West Shoot Out took place Monday night at the Gregory Memorial Auditorium.

Legislative Cracker Barrels Set Senator Julie Bartling and Representative Kim Vanneman have scheduled three legislative Cracker Barrels for District 26.

Voters approve Colome-Wood school merger Eds: APNewsNow. WINNER, S.D. Voters have approved a consolidation plan for the Colome and Wood-Witten school districts after the state education secretary reversed an ...

"I wouldn't give it to the secretary of state if he called." That was the response given to The Daily Republic Tuesday when the newspaper attempted to obtain the results of a vote to determine whether the Wood ...

The Colome Consolidated School District has been approved. In an election held yesterday, the Wood-Witten School District and the Colome School District voted on a consolidation plan.

An election is being held today regarding the consolidation of the Colome School District and the Wood-Witten School District.

The Colome Volunteer Fire Department has responded to another fire call for a machine shed.

The Winner 7th Grade Girls Y Ball Team will be hosting a 7th Grade Girls Basketball Tournament.

Where some people see junk, Richard Papousek of Colome sees possibilities. Papousek, 54, a part-time innkeeper and full-time entrepreneur, has found ways to go green and beat the high cost of housing at the ...

New state Education Secretary Tom Oster has approved consolidation of the Colome and Wood school districts, reversing a decision by the former department secretary.

Not satisfied with Rick Melmer's denial of the merger, Colome Superintendent Alan Armstrong and Wood Superintenden4 Chris Anderson me4 with Oster to review the proposal.

A change in leadership at the state Department of Education has reversed the fate of a plan to consolidate the Colome and Wood school districts, leaving superintendents of both districts confident that the two ...