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MEADE COUNTY, S.D. — The Meade County Commission on Wednesday issued an open fire burn ban for Meade County. Meade County has enacted Ordinance No. 27: Regulating Fireworks, Campfires and other Incendiary Devices. Meade County is suffering from moderate drought conditions due to significantly low moisture, late frost conditions, extreme heat, and strong winds, and […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Rapid City Legal and Finance Committee has suggested starting a pilot program allowing residents within city limits to have hens. Committee Chair Darla Drew said younger generations were interested in raising hens and wanted to give them an opportunity to try it. The committee put forth the following recommendations: – […]
NEW UNDERWOOD, S.D. – Fire crews from the New Underwood area responded to a wildfire Wednesday afternoon on Red Top Road. Firefighters say the blaze was burning in cured wheat stubble and additional help was brought in from Wall as well as units from Meade and Pennington County. The fire threatened electrical power infrastructure, and […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Rapid City police say a Nebraska man has been placed under arrest following two incidents of indecent exposure to children. Police say on July 13 at around 6:15 p.m., police were dispatched to the 800 block of Quincy Street for a report of an adult male who had exposed himself to […]
CHAMBERLAIN, S.D. – The Sturgis Titans picked up two wins over the Aberdeen Smitty’s in Wednesday night doubleheader action in Chamberlain. The Titans won game one 13-3 and game two 10-0. In game one, Sturgis opened up the scoring right away, scoring three runs in the first inning. The Titans added 2 in the second […]
WASHINGTON, DC – Industry organizations and producers are calling a recent announcement by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) another end-run attempt to madate the use of Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) ear tags. USDA is seeking public comment on a proposal where APHIS would only approve Radio Frequency Identification […]
PIERRE, S.D. – After a couple days of only single digit increases, Pennington County saw a spike in COVID-19 cases Wednesday as 25 new positive tests were reported by the State Department of Health. The 25 new cases in Pennington County were among 80 new cases statewide. Two new deaths were also reported today. The […]
STURGIS, SD – Burger King once again finds itself in the crosshairs of the agricultural community with its newest ad campaign launch. “Cow farts & burps are no laughing matter,” the company tweeted in a run-up to the announcement. “They release methane, contributing to climate change. That’s why we’re working to change our cows’ diet […]
WORTHINGTON, MINN. – Ridley Block Operations (RBO) is voluntarily recalling Ultralyx 12% Protein Sheep with batch number HB01679401. The product has been found to contain elevated levels of copper. With prolonged consumption, the affected product could potentially have adverse health effects on sheep, including reductions in daily gains, icterus, partially cirrhotic livers and hemoglobin-stained kidneys. Occasionally, […]
Mitch Faulkner died April 29, 2024 at home in Spearfish due to complications from his battle with leukemia. […]
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