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PIERRE, S.D. — During her Tuesday press briefing, South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem announced she accepted a resignation letter from South Dakota Secretary of Agriculture Kim Vanneman. Noem named Lt. Gov. Larry Rhoden as the interim secretary. Rhoden said his immediate focus will be helping the agriculture industry turn the corner during the COVID-19 pandemic. […]
PIERRE, S.D. – For the first time in nearly a month, Meade County reported a new positive test for COVID-19. The South Dakota Department of Health reported the case today, which is one of 53 other positive tests in the latest update. Along with Meade County’s additional case, Pennington County reported 2 new positive tests […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Monument Health lab team will conduct antibody testing for interested Pennington County and Rapid City employees beginning this week. “It’s been suggested many of us have already been exposed to COVID-19, but don’t know it because we didn’t have symptoms,” said Pennington County Commission Chair Deb Hadcock. “The antibody test […]
WASHINGTON, DC – U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced details of $470 million in Section 32 food purchases to occur in the third quarter of fiscal year 2020, in addition to purchases previously announced, which will enable USDA to purchase surplus food for distribution to communities nationwide. These Section 32 purchases will provide additional support […]
SPRINGDALE, ARK. – Tyson warned Monday that it expects more meat plant closures this year and that it will continue producing less meat than usual, as workers refrain from coming to work during the coronavirus pandemic. “We have and expect to continue to face slowdowns and temporary idling of production facilities from team member shortages […]
Mitch Faulkner died April 29, 2024 at home in Spearfish due to complications from his battle with leukemia. […]
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