The Tea City Council met Oct. 5 and honored Tea resident Calvin Schriever. In honor of Schriever, Mayor Casey Voelker proclaimed Oct. 8 as Calvin Schriever Day, his 102nd birthday. The proclamation includes information about his family’s roots in the community, how the community has changed during his lifetime and his involvement in the community. The council discussed two variances and a conditional use permit. Community development director Albert Schmidt said Lewis & Clark

Tea Area 2016 graduate Coleman Peterson was part of the first class of students to go from kindergarten through graduation all in the Tea Area School District. Peterson, who was inducted into the district’s Hall of Fame during homecoming week, participated in many things that he recognizes likely would not have been possible if he grew up in a larger school district. “That’s part of the reason I loved it so much is because my friends who I grew up with doing theatre things wi

For Tea Area High School senior Jaxon Johanneson, a month spent living and working in Washington, D.C., provided an opportunity few high school students ever experience. Johanneson recently completed a session as a U.S. Senate Page, working in the nation’s Capitol under the sponsorship of South Dakota Sen. John Thune. He is the first student from Tea Area High School to be selected for the U.S. Senate Page Program. The highly competitive program give high school students the

The Tea Area School Board met Sept. 14 and discussed fuel purchasing options. Superintendent Tonia Warzecha presented information on fuel purchases for the district. She said they reached out to four companies for information. Right now CHS owns the bus fueling station that the district pays $125 per year to lease. They currently use Farm Gas Cooperative for heating fuel at a rate of $1.45 per gallon. The district got a quote from CHS for heating fuel for $1.27 per gallon plu

Wildeboer Dairy is located on a fourth generation family farm in Lennox selling raw A2 Jersey milk and cream, bottled on the farm and picked up at the barn daily. Pictured are Julia, Gloria, Jonathan and Stephanie. For 100 years, the Wildeboer family has farmed the land south of Lennox. Today, Johnathan Wildeboer represents the third generation to work that ground and raise cattle there — and this summer, he and his family added a new chapter to the farm’s story by launching

The Tea City Council met Sept. 8 and approved updates to the old police station for use by the museum. City administrator Justin Weiland said they met with a local contractor about remodeling the former police station at 123 South Main. Part of the space will be remodeled into an area for the museum and another area will be made into a meeting room space for around 30 people. Park and rec will continue to use part of the garage space for equipment storage. The whole building

Monday night, Sept. 14 Tea Area High School held their annual Coronation ceremony. The evening opened with the band and cheerleaders providing pre-event entertainment. Lily Graham and Zaiden Johnson welcomed everyone. The Kronos Concert Choir sang the Star Spangled Banner and entertainment was provided by the Titan Dance Team and a duet was performed by Riley Clark and Mr. Kevin Clark. Avianna Steen sang “River Deep Mountain High” and Adam Waldner and Samuel Bullis presented

Tea Area’s Legacy Elementary School has been named one of four 2026 South Dakota Blue Ribbon Schools, recognizing the school’s strong student achievement and commitment to helping students take ownership of their learning. The South Dakota Department of Education announced the 2026 Blue Ribbon Schools last week. Schools are selected based on longitudinal data demonstrating high proficiency in English Language Arts and mathematics. Elementary and middle schools must also show

Homecoming festivities begin this weekend with the tLINK Kickball Tournament at the Tea City Athletic Complex beginning at 3 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13. That evening, beginning at 6 p.m. a Powderpuff Football game will be played at the Titan Athletic Complex. The Theme for this year’s Homecoming is “Titan Games”. Festivities continue on Monday, Sept. 14 with Coronation taking place at the high school Performing Arts Center, beginning at 7 p.m. One of the highlights of that ev

By the time Chuck Case was old enough to drive, music had already become more than just a past time, it had become his calling. Picking up the violin at age six and playing until the age of nine. “I started playing the drums at age nine after being inspired by watching my older brother and first “drum hero” Dave play the drum solo along with the song “In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida,” Case said. In that moment, Case took the leap from violin to drums beginning a musical path that would f