The Lincoln County Commission met Tuesday, May 26. A public hearing regarding the termination of hangar leases for Sites K-5, K-6, & D and intent to enter into lease agreements for Sites K-5, K-6, & D, for a term exceeding 120 days and an amount exceeding $500 at the Marv Skie/ Lincoln County Airport was the first order of business. “This is another round of leases here that are being updated to the new term with 40 cents. One would be a termination and a transfer of the lea

The Tea Area High School track and field team turned in several strong performances at the Howard Wood Last Chance Meet on Thursday, May 21, at Howard Wood Field, as athletes made final preparations ahead of the State AA meet. The Titans were led by several top-three finishes, including a pair of event victories and multiple podium performances. Junior Sydney Stahlecker highlighted the meet for the Titans by winning the girls 100-meter dash in 12.18 seconds. Her performance

The Tea Baseball Association is hosting the inaugural Titans of the Diamond Tournament May 29-31 at the Tea Athletic Complex. In addition to TBA teams in 3rd-6th grade, the tournament is bringing in teams from Pierre, Sioux City, Harrisburg, Vermillion, Brandon, Sioux Falls and West Central. Games will be played on fields B, C, D and F Friday-Sunday. A complete game schedule can be found at teaparkandrecreation.com/tba. Scores will be updated throughout the weekend. The publ

The Tea Area School District has released its full slate of summer camps for 2026, offering a wide range of opportunities for students of all ages to stay active and engaged throughout the summer months. Registration for all camps is open and can be completed online through Bound (https://gobound.com/sd/schools/teaarea/camps ) While some have already happened there are still plenty of opportunities. Wrestlers can attend the ISI Team Camp in Fort Dodge scheduled for June 8–1

The Tea Area High School softball team saw its season come to an end Tuesday, May 26, falling to Rapid City Stevens High School, 10-6, in the SoDak 16 match-up in Rapid City. With the victory, Stevens earned a berth in the Class AA State Softball Tournament. The Titans came out strong early, using timely hitting and solid defense to build a 4-0 lead through the first three innings. After a scoreless opening frame, Tea Area broke through in the top of the second inning. Kaylyn

Four members of the Tea Area High School girls golf team have qualified for the 2026 South Dakota Class “AA” State Golf Tournament, set for June 1-2 at Cattail Crossing Golf Course in Watertown. Qualifying for the Titans were junior Taylor Lowe, sophomore Makenna Vavra, and freshmen Camie Powell, and Rylee Loe (pictured above). The quartet earned the opportunity to compete against the top golfers in the state at the two-day, 36-hole tournament. “I am excited to watch these fo

Lincoln County residents will head to the polls on Tuesday, June 2, for the 2026 Primary Election. Polling places across the county will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. central time. Several local polling locations serving the Lennox, Tea and Worthing areas include: • West Prairie Lutheran Church, 46788 282nd St., Lennox — Precinct 11-14, Perry Township • First English Lutheran Church, 120 E. 2nd Ave., Lennox — Precinct 25, Lennox Ward 1 • Prairie View Event Hall, 27091 Kerslak

The Tea Area School Board met May 18 and reviewed results from the TASK survey from district staff. Superintendent Tonia Warzecha said they had 63 respondents to the survey that was sent to staff on being able to get their children into TASK. She said 29 percent of respondents do not use TASK but would like to. Thirty-eight respondents do not know the process to get off the waitlist. Communication was identified as a big piece that needs improvement. Respondents said moving t

The No. 16 seed Tea Area Titans saw their 2026 baseball season come to an end on Friday, May 15, as they traveled to face top-seeded Harrisburg in the Class A Super Regional Tournament. In the best-of-three series, the Tigers swept the Titans with 5-1 and 7-1 victories to earn a berth in the South Dakota State Baseball Tournament. In the first game, the Tigers broke through in the bottom of the second inning. After Treydon Hofer was hit by a pitch and Griffen Schlapkohl drew

The Tea Area High School track and field team turned in an impressive performance at the Eastern South Dakota Conference Track and Field Meet on Saturday, May 16, highlighted by two individual conference champions and one winning relay team. Leading the way for the Titans was junior Sydney Stahlecker, who captured the girls 200-meter dash conference title in a personal-best time of 24.44 seconds. Her mark ranks No. 1 in both South Dakota and Class AA this season. Stahlecker a