Pioneer Review
Three business have moved into the newly remodeled Heaton building, formerly known as K–Gee’s, at 150 S. Center Avenue, Philip. Kjerstad–McKnight Law Offices, owned and run by Ryan McKnight and Brittany (Kjerstad) McKnight, moved from the Senechal building. American Family Insurance – Boyd...
Three Knuston women attended South Dakota State University at the same time. Edna, shown at left, just graduated with a bachelor of science in nursing, and her older daughter, Kianna, shown at right, just graduated with a bachelor of science in entrepreneurial studies. The younger daughter, Katlin...
Pastor Walter Switzer’s first official Sunday sermon as the new pastor at Midland Open Bible Church was March 27, Easter Sunday. Switzer is not new to the pastoring field, and his family is not new to western South Dakota. His father was a member of the United States Air Force when Switzer...
John Kuchenbecker, WWII veteran and longtime resident of the Philip area, was recognized, March 21, at Rapid City’s city council meeting, by Rapid City Mayor Steve Allender as the Veteran of the Month for March. Kuchenbecker was born Feb. 1, 1925, in Madison. He enlisted in the United...
by Del Bartels
A community informational meeting for the proposed Philip School building project was held, Tuesday, March 1.
This meeting was for two-way informational exchange with the public. The first public meeting to determine action, if any, is Thursday, March 10, at 6:30 p.m.
A large crowd...
From humble beginnings, something that many West River South Dakota Ag people sprint from, comes a ranch boy that learned how to succeed from hard work, persistence, honesty and above all, believing in the golden rule!
Grady Crew, a fourth generation rancher, was raised in the Cactus Flat/Interior...
As of Jan. 7, 2016, Les’ Body Shop reached its 40th year as a business.
The enterprise actually started in 1950 under the ownership of Les Ankrum, doing business in Highmore. Then Ankrum moved the operation to Philip. It was first located where Barry Knutson’s sign painting shop is now, then Ankrum...
by Del Bartels
The Philip City Council was approached during its Monday, Jan. 4 meeting about the possibility of the city hosting a Shrine Circus.
Shriners Joel Stephens, Kevin Neuhauser and Mitch Norman said they were on a fact-finding mission. They are looking for support from the city for maybe...
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year to all, from Ravellette Publications!!
Local high school sophomore and saddle bronc rider, Dylan Schofield, got the chance to do what few other high schoolers have gotten to do, a trip to Las Vegas to ride broncs.
The event was Thursday, Dec. 3, at the South Point Arena.
Schofield won second place in saddle bronc at the National High...
