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1. Watertown school officials cancel 'Flashdance' spring musical (madison.com) — Watertown parents and students are pushing back after the Watertown School District blocked Watertown High School from staging "Flashdance" as its spring musical, calling it a judgment call with time to choose another show. The decision, following an earlier music ban, drew protesters to Monday's school board meeting and has disrupted students' audition and lesson plans.
2. One hundred years of Arrow Pride (watertowncurrent.com) — Watertown High School is marking 100 years since its teams officially became the Arrows, a tradition rooted in early community leaders and a student-led naming in 1926. This feature traces how Arrow Pride grew from those first football seasons into a defining part of Watertown's identity, with alumni and coaches reflecting on what wearing purple and gold still means today.
3. USA TODAY takes Arizona Daily Star as Lee acquires four newspapers (editorandpublisher.com) — Watertown readers should know that Lee Enterprises is taking over the Watertown Public Opinion as part of a multi-paper deal with USA TODAY Co. While operations may continue as usual, the ownership change reshapes who controls key South Dakota newsrooms, including Sioux Falls and Aberdeen, and could influence how local coverage evolves over time.
4. Verla "Sam" Brinkman Obituary Wight & Comes Funeral Chapel (wightandcomes.com) — Watertown residents are mourning the passing of 81-year-old Verla "Sam" Brinkman, who died September 27 and will be remembered at services in town on October 4 and 5. A longtime South Dakotan devoted to family, Head Start children, and Husker football trips, she leaves children and grandchildren in Watertown and relatives in Nebraska and Arizona.
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