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RAPID CITY, SD – The Rapid City Stevens Raiders scored three runs in the bottom of the fifth to take a 5-4 lead over the Sturgis Scoopers, then exploded for eight more runs in the sixth to defeat Sturgis, 13-7 at McKeague Field on Wednesday evening. The Scoopers got on the board early, as Dustin […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The recent USDA Foreign Agricultural Service bulletin on Livestock and Poultry: World Markets and Trade provides a current summary of the major beef consuming and importing countries in the world. Total global beef consumption is forecast to increase slightly in 2022 with increased consumption in China, Brazil, India, Mexico, and Japan and […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A new nationwide network for rural communities to better access federal resources across all agencies has been announced by the White House. The Rural Partners Network will be led by USDA and dedicated staff to help rural areas apply for and secure federal funds from the American Rescue Plan and Infrastructure Investment […]
PIERRE, S.D. – State health officials reported 167 new cases of COVID-19 in their weekly report Wednesday. That is up a little bit from last week’s 127. Active cases of the virus remained relatively stable at 412, but the number of people hospitalized dropped by nine over the past week to 38 today. Three new […]
BATH, SD – The South Dakota FFA Foundation is proud to establish the Fred and Joan DeRouchey Family Endowment, with a legacy gift from Fred and Joan DeRouchey, Mitchell, SD, to support youth interested in animal science and a career in feeding and educating the world. Interest from the endowment will provide an annual scholarship […]
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — McKenzie County residents are lukewarm on federal efforts to rename a hamlet on the Montana border. A federal task force is working to replace the names of more than 660 geographic features nationwide that American Indians find derogatory. One of the features is Squaw Gap. The Bismarck Tribune reported Monday that the […]
STURGIS, S.D. – The South Dakota Statewide Family Engagement Center will be hosting the first ever FamFest in downtown Sturgis on Saturday, April 30 from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Children 3-7 years of age and their families visit local businesses to received fun and engaging early learning activities. Families start at the Sturgis Auditorium […]
KADOKA, S.D. – Firefighters say an R.V. was destroyed by fire on I-90 near Kadoka. The Kadoka Volunteer Fire Department says crews were called to the fire about 7 miles west of town around 7:00 p.m. Tuesday. Those first on scene found a fully engulfed R.V. with a small fire spreading to the grass. Traffic […]
YANKTON, SD — Allan Bertram, longtime South Dakota high school basketball coach and founder of Sacred Hoops Basketball Academy, has been named Mount Marty University’s new head women’s basketball coach. After 19 years coaching boy’s and girl’s high school basketball, Bertram says he’s most excited to “help mold and build these young women into not […]
SPEARFISH, S.D. – In high school golf, Spearfish captured their hometown invitational Tuesday, winning the team title with a low score of 366. Custer was second with a 429, Lakota Tech was third with a 444 and Sturgis was fourth with a 448. Winning individual medalist honors was Kali Lantis of Spearfish with an 80. […]
Mitch Faulkner died April 29, 2024 at home in Spearfish due to complications from his battle with leukemia. […]
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