Murdo Coyote
A spring concert was performed by students 7th through 12th grade at the Harold Thune auditorium on Thursday, May 8. The performance featured 7th & 8th grade choir, jazz choir, high school choir and the Jones County school band. The evening began with preludes by Emery Menning, Joey Rankin,...
The academic achievements of the best and brightest students of the Class of 2025 were recognized recently at the 35th Annual Academic Excellence Recognition luncheon. Jones County’s Jace Nix was amongst them.
Governor Larry Rhoden and the Associated School Boards of South Dakota (ASBSD) honored...
New members were inducted into the National Honors Society on Wednesday, April 23 at the mini gym. Jace Nix led the afternoon with a speech of his own and introduced each pillar of value of NHS; Scholarship, Character, Leadership, Service and Citizenship. The pinning ceremony followed. Parents of...
On Friday, April 18, 2025 a group of riders rode through Murdo on horseback along with the Murdo and Draper American Legion members to commemorate the famous ride of Paul Revere on April 18 of 1775, which he made from Boston to Lexington and Concord to alert American colonists that the British were...
A note from the City
During construction areas of Main Street, mostly corners and intersections, will be shut down for short periods of time. Water will also be off for short periods of time due to the upgrading of valves and fire hydrants. The City office will make their best attempt to contact...
Abby Martinez couldn’t believe it.
“I didn’t know anything about it,” Martinez said. “I just knew our superintendent just sent out an email saying that there was going to be some sort of an award.”
When Martinez stepped into the elementary school gym, she had no idea that she was the reason....
Jones County resident and Murdo Coyote reporter and editor, Mishayla Buchannan flew to Budapest, Hungary to visit Sandor Kustar for a three-week stay. According to Wikipedia, “Budapest is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the tenth-largest city in the European Union by...
Middle school band and vocal. Front Row: Kachlyn Livermont, Sophie Wolf, Sophia Cook, Azaraeah Curtis, Julia Kinsley, Emery Menning, and Jackson Dolloff. 2nd Row: Harper O'Dell, Sailor Vevig, Avery Martinez, Grace Gesinger, Khloe Stevens, Alanna Brink, and Athena Provancial. 3rd Row: Jackson...
1st Team All-Conference
Teelan Kjerstad - Wall
MJ Diehm - Lyman
Gus Stout - Kadoka Area
Teegen Bouman - White River
2nd Team All-Conference
Sam Enos - New Underwood
Kole Hermann - Kadoka Area Talan Haynes - Philip
Rush O’Neill - Bennett County Aksel Ehlers - Lyman
3rd Team All-Conference...
The Jones County Ambulance Service is hosting a free Dementia Dialogues® workshop in Murdo, South Dakota, aimed at educating community members and caregivers about Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. The training will be held at the Murdo Senior Center, located at 115 Main Street. Session 1...
