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Kelli Gibson and Rick Hilton adopted their son, Jackson, at a day old. This month, they traveled to Florida to meet Jackson’s birth parents and siblings for the first time. Jill Meier/BV Journal

Wed, 06/20/2018 - 9:24am

Adopted Brandon teen comes face to face with birth family

Jackson Hilton has always known he was adopted.

Addison and Claire Reade tour Royalwood Dairy at Saturday’s Breakfast on the Farm in rural Brandon. Jamie Hult/BV Journal

Tue, 06/19/2018 - 12:09pm

'Breakfast' draws record crowd; Ode cow ranks in top 1 percent in nation

BV’s Thomas Scholten slides in safe at home during Post 131’s first game of the Dakota Classic. BV defeated Hartford-Humboldt 9-1 and went unscathed in the three-day tournament to bring home the first-place hardware. Jill Meier/BV Journal

Tue, 06/19/2018 - 12:00pm

Post 131 out-scores competition 40-8 to win inaugural Dakota Classic

A case at the Charles R. Doman American Legion post home in Valley Springs is filled with American Legion Baseball trophies, plaques and other momentos won over several decades by teams sponsored by Post 131. Submitted photo

Tue, 06/19/2018 - 11:56am

Legion Field remains vital to mission of BVBA

For decades, the crack of the bat and cheers of the crowd at Legion Field have been a familiar sound of summer in Valley Springs.

Gwen Homer specializes in myofascial release as the owner of Therapy Unlimited. Jamie Hult/BV Journal

Tue, 06/19/2018 - 11:51am

Behind the Doors: Therapist finds myofascial niche

Gwen Homer is in the business of helping people feel better.

Bestselling author and Brandon resident David Beckett recently published The Chords of Memory, a fictional novel following a hero of the Underground Railroad and a young immigrant in the 1840s. Submitted photo

Tue, 06/19/2018 - 11:50am

Brandon author brings 1840s America alive in new novel

With the help of best friend, Ava Lyng, and her mom, Julie, Macyn Kolseth (on right) raised more than $1,200 to benefit the Bottoms Up Pink Ladies of Corson’s breast cancer awareness efforts. Submitted photo

Tue, 06/19/2018 - 11:47am

A-Macyn Bakes makes ‘sweet’ donation to Pink Ladies’ cause

A family trip to Disney World a year ago inspired 11-year-old Macyn Kolseth to bake cupcakes – a lot of cupcakes.

Dale Carstens stands in front of three of the nine ash on his property along Spearfish Drive. Carstens was approached by a probable scammer last week regarding the treatment of his ash trees. Jill Meier/BV Journal

Tue, 06/19/2018 - 11:33am

Emerald ash borer detection in Sioux Falls brings scammer to Brandon

The arrival of emerald ash borer in South Dakota earlier this spring has brought at least one possible scammer to Brandon.

Christopher Barranco, 6, and William Barranco, 3, deliver homemade cookies to Brandon Police Chief Dave Kull. Submitted photo.

Tue, 06/19/2018 - 11:27am

Letter to the editor: Barranco boys thank BPD

Gay Anderson helps summer lunchers select side dishes Monday at Brandon Elementary. The district’s child nutrition director will be inducted as president of the School Nutrition Association July 12. Jamie Hult/BV Journal

Tue, 06/19/2018 - 11:02am

National lunch lady: BV director to lead School Nutritional Association

Gay Anderson doesn’t mind being called the National Lunch Lady. It’s an honor she’s earned.

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Elected to lead Brandon Valley High’s FFA program next year are (front, from left) Grace Wright, president, Tucker Trout, vice president, Ella Nelson, reporter, Brooke Shriver, sentinel; (back) Paige Finn, historian, Melissa Johnson, treasurer, Kayla Jacobson, student advisor, and Elizabeth Kluin, secretary. Submitted photo.

Brandon VFW Post Commander Troy Zimmerman demonstrates proper flag disposal Saturday to members of Boy Scout Troop 212 and Cub Scout Pack 582 (from left) Brayden Greene, Isaiah Gunnick and Noah Reyelts. Jamie Hult/BV Journal

Brandon Valley superintendent Dr. Jarod Larson delivers an animated page-through of Born to Read by Judy Sierra on June 6, kicking off a series of Wednesday story times in conjunction with the summer lunch program at Brandon Elementary.

Story times will be 10:30 a.m. and 11:30 a.m. Wednesdays in the Brandon Elementary library. Kids 18 years old and under eat free from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. weekdays through July 27, and lunch is $4 for adults. Jamie Hult/BV Journal

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