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STURGIS, SD – When it comes to the Sturgis – Spearfish basketball rivalry, fans have always come to expect the unexpected. The fans were treated to some extra basketball on Tuesday night at West Gymnasium as the Spartans clawed back from a 12-0 deficit in the first quarter to send the game into an extra […]
KYLE, S.D. – Native American Natural Foods launched its first national meat and fruit snack, Tanka Bar, in 2007. Sixteen years later, a South Dakota State University alum is helping the bar’s founders and other Native American producers restore buffalo back into local food systems. Made from 100% buffalo meat, Tanka Bar was an immediate […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Â Labeling confusion can lead some consumers to buy buffalo meat they think is bison, but is actually made up of water buffalo. Senators John Hoeven (R-N.D.) and Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) have reintroduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen the labeling of U.S. bison products and prevent water buffalo products from being deceptively labeled as […]
WASHINGTON, D.C. –Â If you or someone you know use public lands to graze livestock, inflation won’t be a factor in the price paid for this year. The federal grazing fee for 2023 will remain at $1.35 per animal unit month for public lands administered by the Bureau of Land Management and $1.35 per head […]
CHEYENNE, WY. – Governor Mark Gordon has announced a historic economic development investment, as the State Loan and Investment Board (SLIB) approved a grant to support development of the world’s largest and most advanced vertical farming research center in Laramie. The project will support the retention and creation of nearly 200 high-paying jobs in the […]
SIDNEY, MONTANA − At the close of 2023 acreage contracting, the growers of the Montana-Dakota Beet Growers Association showed there is no longer adequate interest in growing sugar beets to sustain operations at Sidney Sugars Incorporated. Association members and all employees of the beet sugar factory were informed today that plant closure procedures will begin […]
RAPID CITY, S.D. — Millions of dollars are heading to the Black Hills Area Community Foundation to address affordable housing issues in Rapid City. In a news release, the Black Hills Area Community Foundation said the Bush Foundation will donate more than $3 million; $1 million to support the strategic housing initiative, $2 million to […]
STURGIS, S.D. – Sturgis City Manager Daniel Ainslie is leaving Sturgis. At the Monday Night Council meeting, Ainslie announced he had accepted a job as Director of Finance for the city of Rapid City. Ainslie has been city manager since 2011. The Sturgis City Council reluctantly accepted his letter giving notice following Monday night’s meeting. […]
MISSION, S.D. – Approximately two months after severe winter weather created a state of emergency on the Rosebud Sioux Tribe based in part from a reported lack of funds, the Rosebud Sioux Trial Council has approved a payment of $10,000 to each tribal council member and officers. The tribe earlier blamed the loss of life, […]
PIERRE, S.D. (SDBA) — Two bills placing more restrictions on medical marijuana pass the House Health and Human Services Committee this morning (Tuesday). One bill, HB 1172, requires a medical assessment of a patient in a licensed healthcare facility to obtain a medical cannabis card. The other bill, HB 1129, requires that a doctor certify […]
Mitch Faulkner died April 29, 2024 at home in Spearfish due to complications from his battle with leukemia. […]
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