WPD reports 30 percent fewer fireworks calls this year
The Watertown Police Department reported a 30 percent decrease in calls for service related specifically to fireworks for the Fourth…
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Bluepeak upgrade to affect traffic in Watertown
The City of Watertown is notifying residents that a Bluepeak upgrade project will begin on Monday, July 13, 2026, and…
Great Plains Lutheran to celebrate 30th anniversary
What began as two staff members and a handful of students in leased rooms at the former Grant Elementary School…
New Watertown zoning districts pass first test
The City of Watertown could soon have a special zoning category for campuses and student housing. The Watertown Planning Commission…
One number can’t define South Dakota’s economy
Leadership begins with intellectual honesty — the basic skill of describing reality before claiming the authority to fix it. Anyone…
Second Street NE to close as AirStay continues construction
Second Street NE, where former City Hall once stood and where the AirStay Hotel will be is closed again to…
Watertown native, Minneapolis journalist Doug Grow dies as 78
Doug Grow, a 1966 graduate of Watertown High School, spent much of his youth delivering issues of the Minneapolis Tribune…
Historical Society hosts simultaneous reading of Declaration of Independence
Helen Majusiak, a member of the board, also helped read the document. She was able to deliver the words “magnanimity,”…
Henry principal adds superintendent title
As of July 1, Henry School has a new leader. Landon Hammer, who for the last three years has served…
Stokes-Thomas Lake City Park floods despite new drainage system
The first day of Matt Bransrud’s new role as Watertown’s director of Parks and Recreation had him dealing with a…
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