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Hettinger man found guilty on four counts By COLE BENZ
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according to court records. On May 14, 2015, however, three of the initial felony charges—possession of cocaine, psilocybin mushrooms and possession of related paraphernalia— were dismissed without prejudice. After his charges were amended, Howe eventually was brought to trial on five charges including
A Hettinger man was found guilty on four of five charges in Southwest District Court during a fourday jury trial in Hettinger. Richard Scott Howe, 65, was originally charged with seven felonies and a misdemeanor. He plead not guilt in May of 2015,
possession of a controlled substance (morphine) a Class B felony, possession of a controlled substance with intent to manufacture (butane hash oil) a Class A felony, possession of a controlled substance with intent to manufacture (marijuana) a Class A felony, possession of drug paraphernalia (butane hash oil) a Class C felony, and
possession of drug paraphernalia (marijuana) a Class A misdemeanor. The charges were enhanced because of the presence of weapons at the scene, according to Adams County State’s Attorney Aaron Roseland. At the scene, law enforcement recovered three rifles, two shotguns, and one handgun, all of which were loaded.
According to NDCC 1903.1-23.1 (1d), presence of firearms is an aggravating factor in drug cases. Howe was found guilty on counts two, three, four, and five. He was found not guilty on count one. The trial began on Tuesday, June 7 at 9 a.m. and finished on Friday, June
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Nighthawk basketball teams both down Harding County By SHELDON CHRISTENSON For the Pioneer
Harding County came to Scranton on Dec. 18 and 19 to ake on the Nighthawk boys and girls’ basketball teams, and eft going 0-2 for their efforts. Hettinger-Scranton’s boy’s basketball team faced the Ranchers first and pulled out a 64-62 win. The Nighthawk’s ull court pressure initially gave he Ranchers trouble as they quickly fell behind 12-0. On top
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-
Adams County residents cast their ballots
Record Editor The people have spoken, and the election results are in. •Adams County Dustin Laufer and incumbent Gene Seamands were up for vote for the at-large position on the Adams County Commission. Laufer received 547 votes to Seamands’ 455 votes. Ninety-five write-in votes were also tallied which included 79 going for Kathy Vliem. All three candidates will be moving on to the general election in November. •City of Hettinger Mayor Richard Wyman won his bid for re-election after he went uncontested. He received 322 votes with eight write-in votes being tallied. Both Suzie Reuther and Kim Markegard won their bids for re-election. Reuther received 310 votes and Markegard received 270 votes. There were also 21 write-in votes. Kevin Ormiston won the rural position on the Hettinger School Board. Ormiston defeated Tenille Guthrie with 365 votes. Guthrie received 223 votes and nine write-in votes were counted. Aaron Roseland was elected via write-in votes with 117 votes. Second in the write-in column was Scott Mattis with 35 votes. The Hettinger Park Board had one candidate on the ballot. Garrett Schmitz received 313 votes and David Timm was elected to the second open position with 22 write-in votes. •City of Reeder Joe Shafer was elected Mayor with 26 votes. Others receiving votes were Larry Jackson (15), and Jeff Oase (2).
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Nighthawks. Sadowsky scored 34 for HS which included five 3-pointers and Brandon Pierce added 21. I had Clayton Koch leading Harding Co. with 23 points. The Nighthawk JV team also remains undefeated as they downing Harding Co. 63-53. Harding Co. came into the game with a 2-0 record and receiving votes in the top five in South Dakota Class B ranks. The following night the Nighthawk girls downed the
Harding County girls w came in with a 1-3 record. T Hettinger/Scranton girls al jumped out to an early lead they were head 16-1 after t first stop, and 25-15 at ha They held on in the second h although being outscored 2 21 to pull off their second w of the season to go along w five losses. Casey Joppa tallied 19 a Kinsey Jahner added 11 f the Nighthawks. Both had tw 3-pointers.
Kathy and Mike Kennedy chose Richard Wyman (PICTURED) to raise the flag for the first time. (Photo by Cole Benz/The Record)
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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
New flag raised at Kennedy’s Fresh Foods to honor those who serve, and have served By COLE BENZ
Record Editor It was a fitting event for Flag Day. On Tuesday, June 14, Kennedy’s Fresh Foods raised a 6-foot by 10-foot American flag 40 feet in the air. Mike Kennedy, owner of Kennedy’s Fresh foods, is a flag enthusiast. And for his birthday his family thought it would a good idea to buy him a nice, new, large flag for the store. Kennedy told The Record that he always had a flag in front of every store he managed. The flag was purchased on the internet by Kyle Kennedy. Through the same company they were able to purchase the flag pole that will sit on the corner of Main Street and 2nd Avenue in Hettinger, at Kennedy’s Fresh Foods. The flag pole in total is 45 feet long, with five feet being submerged in concrete, with the remaining 40 feet hold-
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The flag will fly at all times outside of Kennedy’s Fresh Foods. They have installed a light fixture for the evening hours. (Photo by Cole Benz/The Record) ing up the canvas flag. The flag pole had been in place since Wednesday, June 8. Mike Marion completed the concrete work. An LED light fixture was fastened to the roof of the grocery
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store, so that a beam of light will hit the stars and stripes at night as the Kennedy family plan to fly the flag at all times. “We just want to honor and show our pride in America,” Kathy Kennedy said.
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Mike Kennedy said that with this flag they want to honor those in the armed forces, veterans, police force, first responders, fire fighters, and emergency medical technicians. They also support the group The Beauty of Hettinger, and thought that the flag would be a nice visual for the city. The timing of the inaugural flag-raising conveniently landed on Flag Day, something Mike and Kathy said was a happy coincidence. They had wanted to hold off until the 4th of July, but the two couldn’t wait that long to fly it. They chose local resident and Hettinger Mayor Richard Wyman, who is also a Vietnam veteran, to pull the rope and raise the flag for the first time. “Richard is a good guy…he’s a good choice,” Kathy Kennedy said. When asked what his initial
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