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Watertown Art Scene: Time to play with some clay

By Twila Schmitt 04/07/2025

Watertown’s arts scene is sure to have you hopping this month! With the community’s input, The Watertown Current will feature…

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Newspaper digitizing project gets another Community Foundation boost

By Roger Whittle 03/19/2025

The digitizing of past editions of the Watertown Public Opinion by the Codington County Historical Society will continue, thanks to…

Arts

Watertown Arts Scene: Lights! Camera! Action!

By Twila Schmitt 03/10/2025

Lights! Camera! Action! Watertown’s arts scene continues to provide options for music lovers, theater enthusiasts, readers and writers. The Watertown…

Arts

Watertown Art Scene: March offers variety of opportunities for art lovers

By Twila Schmitt 02/24/2025

Whether March roars in like a lion or springing in like a lamb, Watertown’s arts scene will provide a wide…

Column

Doug Allen column: A bit of history

By Dr. Douglas Allen 02/10/2025

I’m a lucky man. I get to talk to and listen to my father, who at age 101 is still…

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Nothing scary about ghost towns of Codington County

By Roger Whittle 01/17/2025

Codington County residents are familiar with the towns of Watertown, Henry, Florence, South Shore, Wallace and Kranzburg, but generations ago…

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Watertown’s history now available online

By Roger Whittle 12/29/2024

As the director of the Codington County Heritage Museum, Christy Lickei’s passion is preserving the history of Watertown and the…

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Crowds grow with the temperature at Carnegie Christmas Market

By Roger Whittle 12/09/2024

After a chilly opening night, the Carnegie Christmas Market was blessed with mild temperatures the next three days and people…

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Cold weather greets Carnegie Christmas Market opening night

By Roger Whittle 12/06/2024

With temperatures hovering in the single digits Thursday evening, Watertown’s popular Carnegie Christmas Market opened to a smaller-than-usual but sti……