With all members present, the Lincoln County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday, Feb. 10 in the Lincoln County Boardroom to discuss agenda items including justice center furniture, hourly rate of Qualified Mental Health Professionals, and department head reports. Commissioner Doug Putnam asked for the final proposal for furniture for the Lincoln County Justice Center for $825,336.80 be removed from the consent agenda.  Chairwomen Tiffani Landeen opened the floor up to Julie D

The Tea Area Titans delivered an impressive performance at the 2026 SDHSAA/Fenworks Esports State Tournament, held Feb. 13-14 at Aberdeen Central High School in Aberdeen.  Competing against top programs from across South Dakota, Tea Area finished fourth in the overall team standings with 17 points. Dakota Valley claimed the team title with 26 points, followed by Sioux Falls Roosevelt (21) and Brookings (18). The highlight of the weekend came in the League of Legends competiti

Region II Instrumental Solo and Ensemble contest took place at Augustana College on Monday, Feb. 2. This contest is not required, the students get to choose if they participate or not. Eighty of the 114 high school band students chose to challenge themselves this year by taking at least one thing to contest. Many of them took three or four entries. Their options were taking a solo (35 students opted to do this), or taking an ensemble.   Ensembles can range anywhere from 2-16

On Tuesday, Feb. 10 the Tea Area High School girls’ basketball team hosted Harrisburg and earned the 43-37 victory. Complete stats were unavailable at press time. The Titan girls will travel to Sioux City East on Friday, Feb. 13. They will be at home on Feb. 19 taking on Marshall, which also marks senior night. They will be at Yankton on Feb. 20 and wrap up the regular season on the road, facing Sioux Falls Washington on Feb. 24.

The Tea Area High School boys’ basketball team suffered a hard-fought loss to Sioux Falls Jefferson on Thursday, Feb. 6, as the Titans were unable to slow the Cavaliers in the second half. Tea Area led 31-20 at halftime but were outscored 18-10 in the third and 24-18 in the fourth, suffering the 62-59 loss.  “This was a tough loss,” said Tea Area head coach Drew Weber. “We were good enough offensively to win, but didn’t do nearly enough in the second half defensively to earn

The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners met Tuesday, February 3 in the Lincoln County Boardroom. With all member present the commissioners heard agenda items including a notice of intent to raffle, road transfer, and the beginning of the budget process. 4-H Advisor, Wendy Sweeter presented a Notice of Intent to Raffle per SDCL 22-25-25 - Lincoln County Fairgrounds Foundation.  “This is for the Raising the Roof fundraiser that has been done every year. This year it will be o

The Tea Area Community Foundation (TACF) is accepting grant applications February 2nd - March 27th from Tea area non-profit organizations. Up to $15,000 is available and grants will be awarded in April.   This is the 21st year the TACF, an endowment fund of the Sioux Falls Area Community Foundation, is able to provide grants to non-profit organizations with plans for projects that will benefit and enhance the quality of life for residents of the Tea area community.  Projects

The Tea Area High School One Act Play cast and crew took the stage at the State One Act Play Festival, held February 5–7 at the Brandon Valley Performing Arts Center, where they performed  A Wrinkle in Time . Several students earned Superior Speaking awards for their performances, including Hannah Broughton, an 11th grader; Rachel Row, a 10th grader; Riley Clark, an 11th grader; and senior Ella Cambier. More pictures from State can be found on page 4 of this week’s Tea Weekly

Tea Second Assistant Chief, Steve Oberle, has been named the 2026 South Dakota Fire Instructor of the Year, an honor presented at the Fire Instructors Conference held in Mitchell in January. The award recognizes exceptional dedication to firefighter education, leadership, and the advancement of fire service training across the state. With three decades of service to the Tea Fire Department, Oberle’s impact extends far beyond emergency response. His commitment to training and

On Friday, Jan. 30 the Tea Area High School wrestling team hosted Beresford/Alcester-Hudson and Rapid City Central. Seniors were recognized with Tyler Woodring, Jaeden Waltner, Ashton Smit, and Chase DeBoer all being honored. The Titan boys defeated Beresford/Alcester-Hudson, 53-25 but fell to Rapid City Central, 42-26.  Complete results are as follows: Tea Area vs. Beresford/ Alcester-Hudson 106: Liam Moumy (BAH) over Braylon Hoyer (TEAR) (Inj. [time]); 113: Kade Eimers (TEA