S.D. Arts Council awards $5K grant for Watertown celebrations

By Roger Whittle - May 28, 2026 in Featured, News Reading Time: 3 minutes

The Codington County Historical Society has been awarded a $5,000 grant from the South Dakota Arts Council to be used for community-based and cultural...

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Roger Whittle has over 40 years of daily newspaper experience at a dozen papers across the country including the Omaha World Herald. He returned to his hometown of Watertown in 2012 as editor of the local paper. He has been recognized with dozens of journalism awards for writing, photography and page design.

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