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RAPID CITY, S.D. – Hundreds turned out for today’s (October 10) Remembering The Children Memorial Walk events. The fifth annual event included an opening program at the Sioux Park flower gardens and included remarks from family members, a greeting and proclamation from Mayor Steve Allender, traditional prayer and the reading of names of the children […]
SIOUX FALLS, SD – Thousands of schoolchildren across South Dakota are facing new barriers to getting proper nutrition at school due to the end of a pandemic-era federal program that provided free meals to all students regardless of parental income. Parents in South Dakota, meanwhile, are facing new financial challenges as they try to pay […]
NORTH PLATTE, NE – Nebraska ranchers have broken ground on a producer-owned beef processing plant that is expected to add more than $1 billion to the economy. North Platte-based Sustainable Beef LLC is expected to process 400,000 head of cattle per year, employ nearly 900 workers and add nearly 900 jobs to the region. Sustainable […]
DENVER, CO – The National Cattlemen’s Foundation is now accepting applications for the 2023-2024?CME Group Beef Industry Scholarship. Ten scholarships of $1,500 each will be awarded to outstanding students pursuing careers in the beef industry Introduced in 1989 and sponsored by CME Group, the scholarship identifies and encourages talented students who play a vital role […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – August exports of U.S. pork topped year-ago totals for the first time in 2022, according to data released by USDA and compiled by the U.S. Meat Export Federation (USMEF). Beef exports were slightly above last August’s large volume and again topped $1 billion in value, reaching this milestone in seven out of […]
LUSK WY – The Wasserburger family thrives on keen competition. They bring an athletic intensity and drive that once won championships on the wrestling mat to now topping the charts in livestock auction ring. The 2022 Certified Angus Beef (CAB) Commercial Commitment to Excellence Award winners accepted the award at the brand’s Annual Conference Sept. […]
SPEARFISH, S.D. – Residents in Spearfish were awakened by the city’s emergency warning siren early Monday morning. The siren, which reportedly went off in the 3:00 a.m. hour, startled residents, with many calling the city’s dispatch center to try and find out what was going on. The Spearfish Emergency Alert social media page says it […]
BISMARCK, ND – The North Dakota Stockmen’s Association (NDSA) and North Dakota Stockmen’s Foundation (NDSF) distributed nearly a quarter-million dollars in aid this week to North Dakota cattle ranchers who suffered serious losses in record-breaking, back-to-back storms earlier this year. It’s estimated 140,000 head of livestock were lost. The NDSA and NDSF launched the Hope […]
UNDATED – Average gasoline prices in South Dakota have risen 13.6 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.75/g today, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 628 stations in South Dakota. Prices in South Dakota are 9.8 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 57.9 cents per gallon higher than a year […]
SPEARFISH, S.D. – Black Hills State University and Northern State University (NSU) education students are now providing free one-on-one online tutoring to K-12 students in South Dakota thanks to The Dakota Dreams Online Tutoring Program. The new tutoring initiative is administered by the South Dakota Board of Regents, funded by the South Dakota Department of […]
Timothy Boren, age 81 of Belle Fourche, went home to heaven on Saturday April 27, 2024 at his […]
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