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Election Signs Not Allowed in Right of Way

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The South Dakota Department of Transportation reminds the public that political campaign and ballot-issue signs cannot be placed on state highway rights of way.

“With the general election coming up, election signs are showing up along the state’s roadways,” says Kristi Sandal, public information officer. “We’re asking everyone to pay attention to where they put the signs and make sure they are outside of the rights of way and in locations that will not create safety hazards or distract motorists.”

The use of right of way is reserved for official highway signage. All signs in the right of way that are not required for traffic control, as authorized by law (SDCL 31-28-14), are prohibited and will be removed. That includes both candidate and ballot-issue signs.

Municipal ordinances regulating placement and removal of campaign signs within towns and cities do not have precedence over state jurisdiction and supervision of state highway rights of way within municipalities.

Area Ranchers Rank High in Angus Association

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Raven Angus of Colome ranked second largest in registering the most Angus beef cattle in South Dakota with the American Angus Association.

Jorgensen Ranches of Ideal ranked as the third largest and Roger and Shelly Joseph, Winner, ranked as the sixth largest in registering the most Angus cattle in South Dakota with the American Angus Association.

Angus breeders across the nation in 2016 registered 334,607 head of Angus cattle. “Our growth this fiscal year continues to demonstrate strong demand for Angus genetics and solidifies our long-held position as a leader in the beef cattle industry,” said Allen Moczygemba, association chief executive officer.

Cheer Team Wins First in Faulkton

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The Winner High School competitive cheer team traveled to Faulkton on Oct. 10 and came home with first place.

“This is usually a great competition for us and it gives us a chance to go up against some of the best teams in the state, most importantly Sioux Valley, who have been the state champion in Class A since competitive cheer became a sport in South Dakota,” said coach Val Ewing.

Winner won the Faulkton meet with a score of 146. Faulkton was second with a 136.5 and Sioux Valley was third, 134.5.  Ewing said when Faulkton was announced as second place the Winner girls went wild.

“They have worked so hard all year and it was nice to see them come out on top,” said Ewing.

Winner Shuts Out Redfield

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The No. 1 rated Winner football team had another solid performance Friday night.

The Warriors shut out Redfield/Doland 54-0. The game ended at the half due to the mercy rule.

The Warriors scored 38 points in the first quarter on their way to the victory. This was Winner’s fifth shut out of the season.

It was senior night and the 18 seniors and parents were honored.

With a victory on Thursday, Winner will have the No. 1 seed and will assure home field advantage for all three playoff games.

The first round of the playoffs will be Tuesday, Oct. 25 and the game will be in Winner. The opponent is not yet known.

“We have to take care of business this week to get ready for the playoffs,” said Aaker.

Cowboys Shut Out TDA

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Colome football team shut out Tripp-Delmont/Armour 52-0 on Friday in Colome.  Chase Dufek ran for 170 yards on five carries to lead the No. 5 rated Class 9B Cowboys.

Colome, 6-1, will host Scotland on Thursday at 7 p.m.

The playoffs start on Oct. 25 and Colome will have a home game but the opponent is not yet known.

Volleyball Team Downs Chamberlain

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Winner High School volleyball team defeated Chamberlain in four sets.

The scores were 25-21, 25-12, 21-25, 25-19.

“We came out ready to play and did a great job of attacking the ball and moving the ball to different hitters in game 1 and 2,” said coach Jaime Keiser.
“Chamberlain didn’t know who we were setting and had a hard time stopping us. We lost focus in game 3. We had a hard time getting anything going and gave Chamberlain too many unearned points. I was glad to see us battle back after losing the third game,” said the coach.

Colome Picks Up Win Over Gregory, White River

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Colome volleyball team picked up wins over Gregory and White River.

On Oct. 11, the Cowgirls defeated Gregory 25-18, 25-21, 23-25 and 25-22.

On Oct, 13, Colome defeated White River 25-12, 25-20, 25-15.

The Cowgirls competed in the Thunder Nation volleyball tournament at Dakota Christian on Oct. 15.

In the first round, Colome lost to ACDC 14-25, 31-29, 9-25.  The Colome team won over Gayville-Volin 25-22, 15-25, 25-23.  Colome lost to Tripp-Delmont/Armour 25-17, 17-25, 22-25.  Colome won over Marty 25-13, 25-22.

Colome’s record is 10-13.

They will host Crow Creek on Oct. 21.

Dawn Michelle Knoepfle, 45

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Dawn died Oct. 9, 2016 surrounded by her family at Mayo Clinic Hospital, St. Mary’s Campus in Rochester, MN.

Dawn Michelle Connot Knoepfle was born September 21, 1971 in Winner to Melvin and Rosemary (Shoemaker) Connot. Dawn grew up on the family farm in Tripp County. She attended Sully School, and later Winner Public Schools, graduating in 1989. Following some college, she joined the work force.

On October 17, 1997, she married Marlo Knoepfle, and welcomed his daughters, Victoria and Andrea into her heart. Dawn was compassionate about all animals, especially her beloved cats. She enjoyed camping trips, and later motorcycle rides with Marlo. The Aberdeen Relay for Life was her special project for several years.