Murdo Coyote
Homecoming week began on Monday, September 22 starting with dress-up days and coronation that evening.
During coronation, the Homecoming Royalty were announced as Tayah Anderson, Addison Rankin, Natalie Sealey, and Mallory Venard as the Queen candidates and Asa Best, Ben Dolloff, Conner Iversen,...
The meeting was called to order at 7:30. Roll call was made, no declarations of conflict were raised. The agenda and last meeting’s minutes were approved with corrections.
The council then reviewed building permits. There were two permits, one for Terry Kumm for a carport in his driveway. Another...
Three South Dakota schools have been selected as National Blue Ribbon Schools. This prestigious award recognizes schools for their excellence in overall academic performance or for their progress in closing the achievement gap among student subgroups.
The South Dakota schools named as National Blue...
The Jones County Lady Coyotes played their first volleyball game on Tuesday, August 26 on their home court. The evening began with the junior varsity team playing first. The varsity team played next and had a close first set, losing by just a few points. They went on to play four more sets as the...
The Jones County Coyotes played their first home game of the season on Friday, August 22, against Bennett County Warriors. They lost 12-46 in an exciting match. Results and stats can be found on page 6 of this edition. The team this year has five seniors and many returning players. The next game is...
The Murdo Swimming Pool hosted their annual Float for a Float party on Monday, August 18. The last day the pool was open for the season was August 19. This year’s pool managers were Deb Venard and Bev Ball. Lifeguards this year were Tayah Anderson, Adam Avila, Asa Best, Sophie Dowling, Taya Iversen...
4-H Achievement Days continued Monday, August 4 through Wednesday August 6. On Monday exhibits were set up in the auditorium for judging. Later, a pool party was had at the Murdo Swimming Pool.
Tuesday morning brought wagon and lawn mower pulling. Throughout the afternoon 4-Hers participated in Ag...
Fire departments from around the state came to Murdo on Friday, August 1, to honor the late firefighter Captain Nick Van Dam.
Murdo, SD – July 16, 2025
When Bruce and Amy Youngblood pulled into the Pilot truck stop in Murdo on June 24, they were just passing through, headed back to their farm in Iowa. They never expected their trip home to be interrupted—or to be so deeply touched by the kindness of strangers in a town...
BreAna Aske travelled to Australia to compete in an international track meet. She competed in multiple events and placed in many of them. She won first place in the 400 meter race and she also placed first in the mixed 4x400. She placed fifth in the 200 meter race and fifth in the long jump....
