Chief Carl Waln, Sr. was honored at the Casey Tibbs Rodeo Center in Ft. Pierre, South Dakota, on September 26, 2012. His two ranch brands, 3 bar and bar TT, were permanently branded into the timbers of the Rodeo Center, amongst those of other notable dignitaries. He also donated a selection of artifacts he’s collected through his years on the

By Kristan Krogman

The “high flying, hoop defying” Harlem Ambassador basketball team brought their world renowned form of entertainment to Barnhart Gymnasium in White River last week. The Ambassadors faced the local Range Roamers in a contest that offered more than just basketball.

The Range Roamers, featuring locals Troy Krogman, Eldon

By Kristan Krogman

Twenty one local women recently completed their last session of Annie’s Project. The sessions were held in White River every Wednesday evening at the Mellette County Museum. The program ran for six weeks, from September 5 to October 10.

Annie’s Project is a national program that is meant to provide education, information and

Lions Club District Governor, Jan Wagner, who grew up in Avon, S.D., and now resides in Hot Springs,  recently made a visit to White River. She talked with the White River Lions about  diabetes being her passion as District Governor. She was supper guest and speaker for the monthly meeting in September. Jan’s challenge as Governor is to

The crisp, cool night air has lent a hand to natures canvas as seen in this photo by Kristan Krogman.

A Mellette County family was recently recognized by the Century Farm Program in honor of their ranch having been in the family for over 100 years. Velma Vollmer, her son Rodney and granddaughter Ashley maintain land that has been in Velma’s family since her uncle Guy homesteaded in the area in the early 1910s.
Guy Geiman came from Kansas over 100

The Casey Tibbs Foundation has announced honorees for this year’s Tribute Dinner. The Board of Directors has selected the following to be recognized at the Tribute Dinner in November.
Past Rodeo Great: Ralph Maynard
Rodeo Cowboy Great: Troy Brown
Rodeo Promoter: Kyle Evans
Rodeo Cowgirl Great: Lisa Lockhart
Ranch Cowboy Family: John Carr Family
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