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RAPID CITY, S.D. – The State Department of Transportation says an engineering study of I-90 near where sinkholes have developed in a Black Hawk neighborhood has found no safety issues. The D.O.T. hired F.M.G. Engineering to do the study, which was conducted in May. The sinkholes were due to an old gypsum mine located underneath […]
UNDATED – The Big Ten has released its 10-game conference-only football schedule beginning as early as Labor Day weekend but cautioned there is no certainty games will be played. The Big Ten had announced a month ago it would shorten the season and eliminate nonconference games because of the coronavirus pandemic. Teams will play conference […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The Rapid City Rush, proud ECHL affiliate of the NHL’s Arizona Coyotes, announced in conjunction with the ECHL that the ECHL Board of Governors and the Professional Hockey Player’s Association has approved a revised start date for the 2020-21 ECHL Season. The anticipated start date is December 4, 2020, for a […]
PIERRE, S.D. – It was an active day for new COVID-19 cases across the state as the health department reported 89 new cases, with 26 of them across western South Dakota. Pennington County reported 10 new cases, sending their cumulative total to 858 with 120 active cases. Despite the 10 new cases, recoveries outpaced new […]
BROOKINGS, SD – The South Dakota Sheep Growers Association announced Dr. Kelly Froehlich and Ms. Jaelyn Whaley will be joining South Dakota State University Extension this fall. Dr. Froehlich will be joining the faculty at SDSU in Brookings as the new Extension Sheep Specialist beginning August 24th while Ms. Whaley will be joining the group […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The Meade 46-1 School Board held a special meeting Monday to continue discussion on their back to school plan. The district is still aiming for September 8 as the first day of school. Under the back to school plan, the district states they will start with an in-person learning model, but understands […]
CORVALLIS, OR – Ranchers, farmers and butchers who want to learn about direct marketing meat can participate in the new Western Meat School, a new learning short course created for small meat producers and processors. The Western Meat School is a collaborative effort between The Niche Meat Processors Assistance Network (NMPAN) at Montana State University, […]
HELENA, MT – Governor Steve Bullock and the Montana Department of Agriculture (MDA) today announced that over $7.5 million in grant funding has been awarded through the Montana Meat Processing Infrastructure Grant (MMPIG) programs. The grants are designed to aid small and medium-sized meat processors in responding to the COVID-19 crisis through the adaptation and […]
UNDATED – With research showing that low-income students will fall behind their wealthy peers if schools operate remotely due to COVID-19, and a renewed focus on racial equality, WalletHub today released its report on the Most and Least Equitable School Districts in South Dakota. To find out where school funding is distributed most fairly, WalletHub […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) _ MDU Resources Group Inc. (MDU) on Tuesday reported second-quarter earnings of $99.7 million. The Bismarck, North Dakota-based company said it had profit of 50 cents per share. The energy, mining, construction and utilities company posted revenue of $1.36 billion in the period. MDU Resources expects full-year earnings to be $1.65 to […]
Sharon was born on April 17, 1948, in Sturgis, South Dakota, as the oldest child of Hazel and […]
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