•  Camille Sippel was named a commended student in the 2014 National Merit Scholarship Program.
•  Commendation is given to students to recognize academic promise. The honor is given to the top five percent of students who took the preliminary SAT, a qualifying test for the National Merit Scholarship Program. Sippel, an honor student and member of the National Honor Society, is the daughter of Marc and Franne Sippel of Groton.

From the Aberdeen American News:
• A Groton-area man injured after falling from a grain bin was in fair condition at Avera St. Luke's Hospital Thursday, a nursing supervisor said. Chad Pray was flown to Avera St. Luke's Hospital by CareFlight Wednesday night, authorities confirmed. He fell 30 to 40 feet from a grain bin on private property, said Dion Bahr, of Groton Fire and Rescue.
• The fall was reported at 6:04 p.m., when emergency responders were called to a Yorkville Road address. Yorkville Road is northwest of Groton along the James River. Bahr said the severity of the injuries was hard to deduce on the scene, but that any fall of more than 5 or 6 feet is serious and potentially life-threatening. Pray might have hit a dryer fan as he fell, Bahr said. Pray was breathing and conscious, but in pain after the fall, according to scanner reports. Groton Fire and Rescue, CareFlight, Brown County Sheriff's Office, Aberdeen Fire and Rescue and a local registered nurse responded to the scene, Bahr said.