Elisa Sand

1 month ago | thedakotascout.com | Elisa Sand

If there’s anything Sister Virginia Hallauer wanted her elementary students to learn, it was the importance of being honest. “And to obey and do what they’re told,” she said. “I always thought it was important.”Hallauer joined the Sisters of the Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary when she was 21. At the time, the sisterhood had 262 women ministering, mostly in eastern South Dakota, though also in Minnesota and Montana. Hallauer entered the convent with 15 others in 1946.

1 month ago | aberdeeninsider.com | Elisa Sand

Those on the hunt for Sephora beauty products will soon be able to find them in town. Kohl’s in Aberdeen is one of more than 100 across the nation that is adding Sephora at Kohl’s shops. Kohl’s, which is at Uptown Aberdeen, opened in 2016.

Jan 31, 2025 | thedakotascout.com | Elisa Sand

A reality competition show on HGTV kicked off its second season of “Cabin Wars: Flip It to Win It” this month with a team from northeast South Dakota showcasing its talents to a national audience. Aberdeen contractors Mike Re of Building Bros and Chris Galvin of Galvin Construction and interior designer Jackie Ulmer, who is Re’s mother-in-law, make up the three-member squad of builders, featured in the first episode of the six-part season on Jan. 15. Episode 1 aired Wednesday, Jan.

Dec 10, 2024 | thedakotascout.com | Elisa Sand

A northeast South Dakota county is moving ahead with a long-anticipated, multi-million courthouse renovation project that will include new digs for its law enforcement operations. Officials in Marshall County have signed off on a $9.6 million construction project endorsed by a public vote to modernize its century-old courthouse and add much-needed space for the county sheriff’s office.

Dec 8, 2024 | aberdeeninsider.com | Elisa Sand

A new addition to the Marshall County Courthouse is underway that will provide some much-needed space for the sheriff’s office. The construction is part of $9.6 million in work that also includes interior renovations to the existing courthouse. Marshall County Commission Chairman Matthew Schuller said more space for the sheriff’s office has been a topic of discussion for several years now.