Watertown & Codington County, South Dakota

For the first time in 23-years, the Watertown Arrows have won a state football championship. The game was sloppy at times, by both squads, but each brought plenty excitement. A crucial stop on a two-point conversion was the difference as Watertown edged out Pierre TF Riggs 14-13 to win the 11AA title.

2024 saw the final season of football played at Watertown Stadium. SDPB was there for the regular season goodbye to a place the Arrows have called home for more than 80 years.

Enrollment is up at South Dakota’s technical schools. That, according to the state Board of Technical Education chair, bucks nationwide trade school trends.

After going 52-years without winning a boys state golf championship, the Watertown Arrows have now gone back-to-back. They claimed the state championship on Tuesday in Watertown during the ‘AA’ state tournament at Cattail Crossing Golf Course.

Officials from the Bramble Park Zoo in Watertown invite the public to celebrate the release of two bald eagles this weekend.

Leaders of Bramble Park Zoo in Watertown are laying out plans to reclaim an important accreditation.

Watertown’s Bramble Park Zoo is denied its Association of Zoos and Aquariums accreditation due to outdated facilities.

The City of Watertown officially opened the Prairie Lakes Ice Arena while also welcoming a new amateur hockey team.

The Aeronautics Commission is finalizing $10,000,000 in awards to eight South Dakota airports.

Lake Area Technical College in Watertown is opening a new program for dental hygienists.