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DALRYMPLE APPOINTS REGENT ATTORNEY JAMES GION TO SOUTHWEST JUDICAL DISTRICT JUDGESHIP Gov. Jack Dalrymple today appointed Regent attorney James Gion to the position of Southwest Judicial District Court judge, with chambers in Dickinson. Gion replaces Zane Anderson who has retired after serving 15 years on the bench. “James brings to the bench an outstanding
record of service and a wealth of legal experience that will be a great benefit to the citizens served by the Southwest Judicial District,” Dalrymple said. “I am confident that James will bring to the bench the same sense of fairness and respect for the law that has defined his career.” Gion has served as the
Gov. Jack Dalrymple today appointed Regent attorney James Gion, left, to the Southwest Judicial District Court bench.
Hettinger County State’s Attorney since 1991 and the Slope County State’s Attorney since 2012. He has also served as the state’s attorney for Bowman and Grant counties as well as the attorney for the city of Regent. A longtime prosecutor, Gion has managed a wide range of criminal and civil matters
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including jury trials, child support enforcement and other law enforcement matters. He established the Gion Law Office in 1982 where he has gained extensive experience in general law practice including civil litigation, administrative law, probate
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SERVICE
NIGHT HAWKS FALL TO NORTH Wanzek volunteers PRAIRIE IN SEMIFINALS
A YEAR IN REVIEW
time to help country club
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Nighthawk basketball teams both down Harding County By SHELDON CHRISTENSON For the Pioneer
of that, their 6’4” center Mason Teigen left the game late in the first quarter with three fouls and would not return until the 2nd half. The Nighthawks built a 13-point lead at the end of the first half which was highlighted by a buzzer-beating long range 3-point shot by Haden Sadowsky, which made the score 38-25. With the return of Teigen in the second half, better shooting and rebounding, they outscored Hettinger/Scranton 37-
Harding County came to ranton on Dec. 18 and 19 to ke on the Nighthawk boys d girls’ basketball teams, and t going 0-2 for their efforts. Hettinger-Scranton’s boy’s sketball team faced the nchers first and pulled out 64-62 win. The Nighthawk’s l court pressure initially gave e Ranchers trouble as they ickly fell behind 12-0. On top
26 but the Ranchers fell just short by two points. They had a chance to tie the game with less than a minute to go but, Sam Kludt blocked a close in shot by Teigen which more than likely saved the game from being tied. The Ranchers got the ball back with 10 seconds left but could not get off a good shot. Kludt was having a problem finding his shooting touch but his blocked shot was definitely one of the key moments for the
Nighthawks. Harding County girls wh Sadowsky scored 34 for HS came in with a 1-3 record. Th which included five 3-point- Hettinger/Scranton girls al ers and Brandon Pierce added jumped out to an early lead 21. I had Clayton Koch lead- they were head 16-1 after th ing Harding Co. with 23 points. first stop, and 25-15 at ha The Nighthawk JV team also They held on in the second ha remains undefeated as they although being outscored 2 downing Harding Co. 63-53. 21 to pull off their second w Harding Co. came into the of the season to go along wi game with a 2-0 recordSoil and re- thefive shows new losses. drainage path next to ceiving votes in the top five in Casey Joppa tallied 19 an hole one at the Hettinger Country Club. South Dakota Class B ranks. Kinsey Jahner 11 f Wanzek Construction donated time added and The following night the the Nighthawks. Both had tw equipment to compete the project. (Photo the by Cole3-pointers. Benz/Adams County Record) Nighthawk girls downed
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Senior Brandon Pierce embraces senior Colbey Steeke in the final seconds of Hettinger/Scranton’s season-ending loss to North Prairie. (Photo by Cole Benz/Adams County Record)
By Cole Benz
Record Editor cbenz@countrymedia.net The Hettinger-Scranton Night Hawk football season ended with a semifinal loss to the North Prairie Cougars (110). The defense for HettingerScranton (8-3) performed admirably against a team that averaged 41 points-per-game throughout the regular season and playoffs, allowing only 20 points. But their offense got stuck, and the Night
Hawks could only put eight points on the board with a touchdown and 2-point conversion with less than one minute remaining. With the win, North Prairie will face the Region 1 No. 1 seed Richland High School (11-0) in the title game at the Fargodome. North Prairie set the tone early. In a surprise move, the Cougars opened the game with an onside kick and recovered the ball. After a touchdown by North Prairie, they tried some trick-
ery again with another onside kick. This time, HettingerScranton was prepared and they were able to keep possession. The Cougars got the ball back when quarterback Hudson Pierce, a junior, threw an interception, his first of two in the game. After the turnover, the Night Hawk defense held the line strong and forced a turnover on downs. The Cougars were relentless, though, and blocked the ensuing Night Hawk punt, giving them good
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Crews from the visiting Wanzek Construction helped out the golfers of Hettinger this past weekend. For the past three years, the golf course has been hampered by standing water due a lack of proper draining. During the spring when the snow melts, or during heavy rains, holes one, two three and four have been rendered unplayable due to standing water. Prior to the past three years, the area had been enduring somewhat of a drought and water drainage was never an issue. But lately with wet springs and heavy summer rains, the problem was something that couldn’t be
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Annual WRHS Auxiliary Turkey Luncheon Tastes Hugely Succcessful!
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field possession. North Prairie would score on a quarterback sneak from senior Jalen Pfeifer. The 2-point play was not converted, the Cougars led 12-0. The Cougars would have possession of the ball as the first half was winding down, and Pfiefer kneeled to run out the clock. Each team was rendered scoreless in the third quarter. But the Cougars struck again with five minutes left in
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West River Vet gets a grant for HVAC system
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