Murdo Coyote
Keenan Rattling Leaf was accepted into the Oscar Howe Art Program (OHSAI). “The OHSAI is open to high school students with a demonstrated interest in the visual arts and American Indian culture. All courses are taught by impressive professional artists and all accepted students attend free of...
The Kindergarten class had their annual graduation parade down Main Street in Murdo Wednesday, May 21. Congratulations to the class of 2037!
Towards the end of last year, Jones County Ambulance was dispatched for a patient experiencing chest pain, and within 20 minutes of being in contact with the patient, they were doing CPR. With teamwork, early CPR and AED use, and advanced technology like AVEL Ecare, the team (LaTonya Erikson,...
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....
