Pioneer Review
The new Mighty Viper PMC-4122 vertical machining center purchased by Scotchman Industries, Inc., Philip, arrived Monday, Oct. 26.
Not counting the crating material, pallets and other shipping items, the machine’s various parts weighed 106,900 pounds. Orion Rigging out of Sioux Falls was hired to...
Earlier this summer, Midwest Cooperative in Philip had completed the construction of two new massive grain bins. Through routine examination, it has been discovered the west side of the western bin is settling more than projected.
According to Jay Baxter, western group manager, Philip location,...
The scraping work has been in progress to clean out the pipes of the school district’s geothermal well. Casehole Solutions, a C&J Energy Services Company, is doing the work.
According to Superintendent Keven Morehart, the well’s valve was originally stuck in the closed position, then stuck...
The eight-week cross country season goes by fast, the athletes go faster, and the races get more exciting. The Philip Scotties ran the Region 5B championships on Philip’s Lake Waggoner Golf Course, Wednesday, Oct. 14.
Forthy-eight young men from 16 schools competed for 20 of the spots available on...
The Rock ‘N Roll Lanes bowling alley will no longer stand vacant. The 25-year-old business will re-open, with league play, food and a liquor license, Monday, Nov. 2.
Previous owners, Russell “Digger” and Dorothy Hansen, have sold the establishment to Scotchman Industries, Inc. Scotchmans has turned...
The Badlands/Bad River Regional Economic Development has a new logo.
This new logo was developed by Taylor Trask, managing partner for Strategic Blend, Denver, Colo. Trask, originally a Badlands/Bad River native, is excited about the potential this group has to promote the region, showcase the...
“It was the most difficult test I’ve ever taken,” said Brittany Kjerstad-McKnight of her South Dakota lawyer’s bar exam. Her husband, Ryan McKnight, said, “It was extremely challenging, we studied all summer long.” Brittany added, “Twelve weeks straight, basically.
The married couple are the two...
The annual Quad County Relay For Life event, Sept. 12, in Philip, has been under preparation since the conclusion of last year’s event.
Though more teams are still being put together by captains, 10 are already working on fundraising before the big night. Other groups, organizations, businesses and...
Once known as Ingram Hardware, the business on E. Pine Street in Philip is now Philip Hardware, owned and operated by Colt and Erin Fitzgerald.
“Something I always wanted to do. I thought it would be neat to have a hardware store,” said Colt. For now, business will go on around all the resetting of...
An area producer has opted to windrow and bale his wheat this year. Crop yields are fluctuating across western South Dakota this year, more so than normal.
