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GILLETTE, Wyo. (AP) — The mayor of Wyoming’s third-largest city has resigned after text messages she sent with off-color and denigrating remarks became public. Gillette Mayor Louise Carter-King announced her resignation Thursday, two days after apologizing for the texts about City Council members and other local officials, the Gillette News-Record reported. “It was never my […]
PIERRE, S.D.–The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) Commission held their January meeting at the Matthews Training Center in Pierre on Jan. 4-5.The Commission carried over parks proposals from their December meeting and passed several other proposals, which will now be up for public comment. PARKS PROPOSALS The Commission continued the discussion to allow […]
SPEARFISH – The Spearfish City Council Monday approved a resolution levying the annual special maintenance fee, or front-foot assessment, for street surfaces. The front-foot assessment has been in place since 2000, and the 2022 annual maintenance fee, to be collected in 2023, will assess 80 cents per linear foot of taxable parcels fronting and abutting […]
PIERRE, S.D. – State health officials reported 1,944 new cases of COVID-19 Friday with 366 of those listed as probable. Active cases have climbed to 15,927 while the number of people hospitalized fell by 4 to 301. Two new deaths were reported, sending the state’s death toll to 2,522. New deaths were reported in Lincoln […]
CHICAGO, ILL – The Purdue University/CME Group Ag Economy Barometer rose for only the second time since May, up 9 points to a reading of 125 in December. The Index of Current Conditions and the Index of Future Expectations also rose this month with stronger current conditions primarily responsible for the barometer’s rise. The December’s […]
DALLAS, TX Now in its 11th year, the Farmer/Rancher Veteran Fellowship Fund has granted more than $3.5 million in support of 800+ military veterans pursuing careers in agriculture. As one of FVC’s core programs, it helps beginning farmers and ranchers with what’s often their greatest hurdle – access to start-up capital. Last year that came […]
BROOKINGS, SD – The South Dakota State University College of Agriculture, Food and Environmental Sciences and College of Education and Human Sciences will recognize three individuals as the Eminent Leaders in Agriculture, Family and Community during a banquet on Jan. 28 at the McCrory Gardens Education and Visitor Center in Brookings. The 2021 Eminent Leaders […]
HELENA, MT – A brucellosis affected herd has been quarantined in Montana, the 11th since 2010. The Montana Department of Livestock received notice that an animal from a Madison County herd located within Montana’s brucellosis Designated Surveillance Area (DSA) has been confirmed positive for brucellosis. The positive animal tested as a ‘suspect’ on a whole […]
MOLINE, ILL – Deere and Company helped mechanize agriculture with the first commercially successful steel plow in 1837. They recently went in a different direction by unveiling another transformative machine: a fully autonomous tractor. Wired says the new 8R tractor uses six pairs of cameras and advanced artificial intelligence to navigate its environment. It can […]
Mitch Faulkner died April 29, 2024 at home in Spearfish due to complications from his battle with leukemia. […]
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