Moody County Enterprise

18/02/2025

This week's issue, on newsstands this afternoon..

Not yet included, as it happened last night, is the decision for Flandreau School's new Superintendent. The district has offered the position to Quinton Cermak, previously with the Highmore-Harrold School District https://tinyurl.com/3c39ttsb. He will take over for longtime educator and administrator Rick Weber, effective July 1, 2025.

Also developing this Tuesday, is a decision before Flandreau's City Council. This evening, Council members will be asked to decide if it will accept the offer to take over the Moody County Ambulance Service. To listen in live, look for the "Listen in Live" link at the bottom left hand of this page: https://www.cityofflandreau.com

https://moodycountyenterprise.com/stories/museum-expansion-could-double-moody-countys-historical-space,121858?

Families searching for information about their history, local school kids eager to learn more about their community and region, and visitors curious about Moody County may soon have even more …

20/01/2025

Sharing on behalf of The Breadbasket -

CANCELLED for Monday, January 20th! CANCELLED!

Rescheduled for Monday, January 27th!

20/01/2025

Presidential Inauguration ceremonies are underway in the nation's capitol. Watch live:

Watch live as President-elect Donald Trump and Vice President-elect JD Vance take the oath of office from the Capitol Rotunda on Inauguration Day 2025.Trump ...

17/01/2025

The Senate Confirmation Hearing for Governor Kristi Noem and her nomination for Secretary of Homeland Security is underway. To watch live:

Confirmation hearing: KRISTI NOEM, nominee to be Secretary of Homeland Security, testifies before Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committe...

16/01/2025

More than 20 local officials from every entity (City, FSST, County, City and Tribal PD's, and Flandreau Fire) along with community members are sitting down at the table to talk about how to best move local ambulance service forward.

The county has put an offer forward for the city to take over ambulance services. More in this week's edition, letters are both posted here in previous posts, and tonight's meeting for those interested will be live-streamed on the city's website. Watch live here: https://flandreau.granicus.com/player/clip/248?view_id=1&redirect=true

12/01/2025

The City of Flandreau formally responded on Friday to Moody County’s frustrations over financial losses tied to the county ambulance service.

Last Tuesday, commissioners voted to transfer the service to the city, arguing that if Flandreau wasn’t planning to increase its financial support, it should take over the operation — especially since the majority of calls come from within city limits. A letter to the city was formalized on Thursday and sent.

City officials maintain they are committed to seeing the service continue. What that might look like, they believe a Task Force will help determine ... but they are up against a very tight deadline.

Read the city's response below.

12/01/2025

More than a year after Moody County openly requested additional funding from the Flandreau City Council to support the local ambulance service — which the county has operated since 1989 — commissioners took a decisive step this past week. Commissioners voted to propose transferring the ambulance service, along with all its responsibilities and resources, to the City of Flandreau on Tuesday.

Frustrated by the lack of progress on the funding request, the county formalized its offer in the attached document.

The City of Flandreau convened an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the proposal. Stay tuned for council's official response.

12/01/2025

I visit with folks often about how important it is to be as informed as possible and engaged with what might be happening in and around our communities. Because, as much as any of us might want to feel that what happens elsewhere - perhaps at the neighbors, or at the school, or in town, with our local decision makers, even state and national leaders, for instance - doesn't impact us or perhaps matter, it can and often does.

And as I switch profiles this afternoon to share some information about an important conversation that is ongoing in Moody County - and one that will be further reported on in this next issue, I'm realizing just how long its been that I've been on here to share anything about what might be happening.

This is Carleen Wild, your local editor for the MCE.

As much as technology helps us communicate, I'm going to be honest and say that I've grown weary of being on my computer and phone any more than absolutely necessary in recent years. I've been in news in some form my entire 30+ year career and it used to be a constant. This particular role for me is also largely part-time, I work in other roles that have me away from my phone and laptop much of the day. Additionally, at our local but mighty paper, we have a very small staff (2 of us locally) so at the end of the day, it just hasn't been at the top of our collective priority list.

But given online is where we typically turn anymore to see or learn what might be happening, I'm going to tell you that in 2025, I and we will work harder to grow the amount of information we are sharing here and online with our local paper's website. We always strive to be absolutely accurate, open, informed, factual and fair. The conversations happening locally do matter, they introduce you to new things happening, important issues that might need your input, and help shape the future of what we want our communities and region to look like.

Saying that, we also rely on each of you to help keep us informed about events, people worth profiling, issues that have come up, and everything else local. Please stay in touch here and with us via phone/email, and I will do my best here and in print, along with my colleague, ML, to do the same.

Be well, Moody County.
Carleen

05/11/2024

‼️NO polling place at the Courthouse‼️

05/11/2024

Polls open Tuesday, November 5th at 7 a.m. and voting runs through 7 p.m. at your local polling station.

A few reminders!

All Flandreau area residents vote at the Janklow Community Center.

You must bring a valid photo ID to whatever your polling location is. Acceptable forms include:

- South Dakota driver’s license or non-driver ID card
- U.S. government-issued photo ID (e.g., passport)
- U.S. Armed Forces ID
- Current student photo ID from a South Dakota high school or accredited institution of higher education
- Tribal photo ID

What you cannot wear or bring:

- Anything that can be interpreted as campaign material for candidates or issues, which would include any hat, button, or t-shirt with a candidate’s name, face, or slogan on it.

Let us know about any interesting, unique, or otherwise newsworthy Election Day stories we might consider for coverage. Email [email protected].

27/08/2024

Friday 08-30-24 from 1200 noon to 1700 or 5 p.m. there will be a detour on SD Highway 34. It will be closed from 471st Ave or Highway 77 to the I-29 Interchange. Please plan ahead and there will be signs and messages put out this week in advance. See the attached map.