oelrichs: a new tradition of winning.

I spent an evening with the Oelrichs High School basketball team. The school, incorporated in 1910, has a chance to win its first ever district championship next month. Oelrichs, a town of 126 inhabitants, is currently 16-1 and holds the top ranking in their district.

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x-treme bull riders & pcra rodeo.

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amidst a flock of sheep.

North American Sheepdog Trials and the Sheep Shearing Championships.

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hair dryer.

While I was covering a new child care center, I found this kid who likes to stick his head under the hand dryer.

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the newell fire.

Last week a fire struck Newell, S.D. Three buildings, or half of its downtown, were damaged.

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u.s. senator tim johnson speaks.

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winter sports.

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nine fall sports pictures.

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construction goes artsy-fartsy.

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child labor.

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