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PIERRE, S.D. — The father of U.S. Sen. John Thune, a man he describes as his hero, has died at age 100. Harold Thune, a World War II veteran, educator, and lifelong South Dakota resident, died Saturday, according to the senator. The elder Thune grew up in Murdo, where his family worked in a hardware […]
PIERRE, S.D. – The South Dakota Department of Health reported a lower number of new COVID-19 cases Monday after 156 were reported on Sunday. Today, health officials report 86 new positive COVID-19 tests and there were no new deaths after three were recorded over the weekend. Around the Black Hills area, Pennington County reported 9 […]
UNDATED – With Americans struggling financially due to COVID-19 and a year of community college nearly three times less expensive than a year at a public four-year college, the personal-finance website WalletHub today released its report on 2020’s Best & Worst Community Colleges, coupled with its state-by-state ranking of the Best & Worst Community-College Systems, […]
UNDATED – South Dakota gas prices are unchanged in the past week, averaging $2.11/g today, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 628 stations. Gas prices in South Dakota are 0.9 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 55.1 cents per gallon lower than a year ago. According to GasBuddy price reports, the […]
Sharon was born on April 17, 1948, in Sturgis, South Dakota, as the oldest child of Hazel and […]