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The 3rd annual Vance Hawley “All Heart’ Memorial Tournament was held at the Faith Community Center on Sunday, March 1st.  It was a full house as there were around 1,000 people in and out of the building cheering on their favorite wrestlers. A total of 250 wrestlers from 22 clubs participated in...
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Faith High School senior Harlie Heidler was featured as part of KOTA Territory News’ Rising Star of the West scholarship contest Monday February 23rd on KOTA Territory News on FOX at 6:00 and 9:00.  Heidler qualified for the contest by submitting a short video of herself to KOTA Territory News....
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As every sports fan in the region knows by now, Chadron State College redshirt freshman Jackson Schauer of Faith, S.D., came off the bench with 12 ½ minutes left in the first half and sank four of five 3-pointers, giving him 12 of CSC’s 28 points at halftime against Metro State in the Chicoine...
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Tanner enlisted with the Marine Corps in August of 2025. He attended training in Bismarck, ND, 2 days a week and larger exercises one saturday a month until his ship date. He left Fargo, ND November 2025 for MCRD San Diego. Tanner graduated January 30, 2026  from MCRD Sand Diego with 3rd Battalion...
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The Senior Government class had the opportunity to travel to Pierre to experience the South Dakota Legislature firsthand. The day began with students attending a legislative committee meeting, where they observed and listened to both proponent and opponent testimony on proposed legislation....
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Faith Volunteer Fire Department (FVFD) recently had five of their volunteer firefighters successfully complete certifications of Firefighter 1 and Firefighter 2. These certifications are for Structure fires. These five now join five previously certified FVFD members. Glenn Palmer, Joe Taylor, Brian...
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Marcus Community Hall Coyote Contest ... Troy Thompson, Organizer; Kwinsy Russell and Dean Longbrake, 1st Place; Thad Rose & Emmet O’Leary 2nd Place & Big and Little Dog; Karsten Jordan, Organizer; Robert Wondercheck, Organizer.   
As 2025 comes to a close, let’s take a stroll back through the last 5 decades of Faith area news and reminisce over some of the highlights reported since 1975. If you see anything we share this week and have something to add or it reminds you of something to share please do so! Who knows what we...
The Grinch stopped by Keffeler Kreations last week to visit on his way to Whoville. A lot of kids made sure to greet the Grinch and all who did received a bag of treats to take home. A great time was had by all, even if it didn’t look like it on camera!
We’ve all heard, It takes a village... and this year in Faith a special Christmas village is helping keep the season bright! Dr. Carol Pratt has donated her and her late husband Jay’s Christmas village to the City of Faith as a way to share their love of Christmas with the Faith area community. ...

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