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Good News: 70 kids get healthier smiles from Delta Dental Truck visit
Last month, 70 Watertown area children received more than $70,000 of dental care at no cost, thanks to the efforts of the Watertown Area United Way and Delta Dental of South Dakota. Treatment provided during the June 3-14 visit included exams, cleanings, preventive treatments like fluoride varnish and sealants, and...
South Dakota's foreign land ownership law one of several now in effect
(The Center Square) - A bill that bans China, Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia or Venezuela from owning agricultural land in South Dakota took effect Monday. The bill also prohibits any of the countries from leasing agricultural land unless it is for research and is no more than 320 acres or is for the contract feeding of livestock under certain circumstances. “Evil Foreign Governments, like the Chinese Communist Party, are...
PUC sets six-mile study area for power plant proposal
PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — Local officials within a six-mile radius of an electricity production plant planned near the Deuel County municipality of Toronto will consider the potential social and economic effects of the proposed facility. South Dakota law requires the local review. The committee will look at one dozen...
Quilts of Valor ceremony held Sunday in Watertown
WATERTOWN, S.D.(KXLG)- A few dozen people gathered at the Veterans of Foreign Wars in Watertown Sunday for a Quilts of Valor ceremony. Two Watertown U.S. Army veterans were presented with handmade quilts by Huron-based Quilts of Valor group members. Alvin Amy and Daniel Schroeder received red, white, and blue quilts...
The South Dakota Discovery Center Receives $8 Million Grant
PIERRE, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) The South Dakota Discovery Center based in Pierre is a part of a research collaboration that’s been awarded nearly $8 million from the U.S. National Science Foundation (NSF). Discovery Center Executive Director Dr. Rhea Waldman says the funding comes from what’s called EPSCoR E-CORE RII (Established...
Brave South Dakota Kid Helps Rebuild Home with Lemonade Stand
Floods have devasted homes and families across Minnesota, Iowa, and South Dakota. One South Dakota family lost everything due to the recent flooding, so one of the kids started a lemonade stand to help his family. Nine-year-old Tuff Boulware from Jefferson, South Dakota saw his parents navigate flood waters around...
Missing teen in Codington County
CODINGTON COUNTY, S.D. (KELO) — The Codington County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in locating a 14-year-old from Wallace, SD. David Richardson was last seen at his residence in Wallace on June 29 around 11:30 p.m. He was last seen waring a a black...
Current, former Arrow coaches to be honored
Watertown Arrows golf coach Corey Neale was named Boys Golf Coach of the Year over the weekend by South Dakota High School Coaches Association. Neale guided Watertown's boys to their first state golf title since 1971 last fall and also led Watertown's girls to their first state golf title since 1979 last spring. Neale also was nominated for the Girls Golf Coach of the Year.
Good News: Watertown man named to National Wildlife Federation board
Brad Johnson of Watertown was appointed to the board of directors of the National Wildlife Federation during the organization’s 88th annual meeting last week in Washington, D.C. Johnson has joined the board as the director of Region 9, which includes the states of South Dakota, North Dakota, Nebraska, Iowa...
Early detection, annual screenings key in cancer treatment
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - When it comes to a cancer diagnosis, early detection is key. That’s why a preventative task force has recently lowered the recommended age for an important diagnostic screening. For one regional health system, though, that’s been their standard operating procedure. One...
After 'minimal' ballot discrepancies, commissioner questions intent of Minnehaha County audit
In the words of Minnehaha County Auditor Leah Anderson, the difference between machine tabulated and hand-counted votes from the June 4 primary "looks minimal." And that in itself is the benefit of hand-counting audits, she argued. Anderson briefed the Minnehaha County Commission on the results of the county's first post-election audit during a meeting...
Ribbon Cutting Held To Mark Dakota Prairie Bank Transition To First Fidelity Bank
FORT PIERRE, (KCCR) — A ribbon cutting Tuesday in Fort Pierre celebrated the merging of Dakota Prairie Bank into First Fidelity Bank. Steve Hayes is Dakota Prairie Bank’s former president and C-E-O. He says the merger is at the heart of community banking…. Hayes says compromise was...
SFPD prepares for street racing over holiday
SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) — Illegal street racing has become a problem in Sioux Falls and police are sharing how they are preparing for the Fourth of July holiday and summer months ahead. Sgt. Travis Olson, traffic coordinator with Sioux Falls Police Department, said most of the street races...
Rapid City Area Schools places superintendent on 30-day leave
RAPID CITY, S.D. - Rapid City Area Schools Superintendent Nicole Swigart has been placed on a 30-day leave, the district announced Monday. The decision stems from comments Swigart made about the district's treatment of Native American students in a letter to the Office of Civil Rights in May. RCAS says...
NMPF Statement on USDA’s Recommended FMMO Modernization Plan
ARLINGTON, VA – From Gregg Doud, President and CEO, National Milk Producers Federation:. “Based on our initial reading, NMPF is heartened that much of what we proposed after more than two years of policy development, and another year of testimony and explanation, is reflected in USDA’s recommended Federal Milk Marketing Order modernization plan.
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