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Freedom Scholarship update: $10 million awarded, $260,000 converted to loans
SIOUX FALLS — A scholarship program that incentivizes graduates to stay and work in South Dakota has awarded 2,785 scholarships to 1,995 students in its first two years. “Most all of them are going straight into the South Dakota workforce,” said Freedom Scholarship Coordinator Elli Haerter. The board...
Braun Comes Up One Stroke Short Of SDGA Sanford Title
SIOUX FALLS, SD (HubCityRadio.com) – It was a familiar finish with two of the best junior female golfers in the state of South Dakota for the SDGA Sanford Series Championship; unfortunately for Aberdeen’s Olivia Braun, it had the same final difference: coming up one stroke short. Braun got...
Mayflies amassing in South Dakota
DE SMET, SD (KELO) — Just in case you haven’t gotten your fill of mosquitoes this summer, there’s another bug spreading its wings in South Dakota. A blizzard of bugs wasn’t in Brian Karstens’ forecast when he stopped for a fill-up at a convenience store in De Smet over the weekend.
South Dakota Democrats hopeful, not yet ready to endorse Harris as presidential nominee
South Dakota Democrats are more optimistic about their party’s chances of holding the White House following President Joe Biden’s departure from the race, but state leaders have yet to coalesce around his chosen successor, Vice President Kamala Harris. Not all party leaders in South Dakota have remained neutral, however. Democrats in South Dakota’s second-largest county […] The post South Dakota Democrats hopeful, not yet ready to endorse Harris as presidential nominee appeared first on South Dakota Searchlight.
Hungry? The Biggest South Dakota Chislic Fest Is This Weekend
If you're new to South Dakota, there is a big party in a small town to celebrate the "State Nosh" you just have to try!. The award-winning South Dakota Chislic Festival in Freeman, South Dakota is one of the biggest Sioux Empire events of the summer. It's a day to honor South Dakota's history and the "State Nosh" known as chislic.
Study: South Dakota, Iowa Have Some of the Most Expensive Coffee
What a difference 31 months makes. In December of 2021, a nationwide study showed that the price of a cup of coffee in South Dakota was slightly below the national average by nearly 20 cents - $2.32 compared to $2.50. However, according to a recent study by the same group,...
Legislators to examine audit policies in Department of Social Services
BROOKINGS, SD (KELO.com) — Legislative leaders are eager to begin work to unravel a $1.8-million embezzlement case within the South Dakota Department of Social Services. Former employee Lonna Carroll is accused of embezzling the money over a 13-year period. Brookings Senator Tim Reed is a member of the Government Operations Audit Committee. In addition to learning how it happened, he wants to make sure it doesn’t happen again.
‘So many people that care’: 437 Project approaching
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Abbey Bruner of Sioux Falls volunteered on The 437 Project in 2023, and she’s excited to do it again in 2024. “Oh, definitely, yes,” Bruner said. “Meet new people and see some old friendly faces.”. The 437 Project is an effort...
Arina Haugen caps freshman season with All-Around Rookie Cowgirl title at National High School Finals Rodeo
ROCK SPRINGS, Wyo. — Arina Haugen joined a rare South Dakota company on July 20. The Sturgis High School sophomore-to-be claimed the All-Around Rookie Cowgirl title at the National High School Finals Rodeo. She’s just the third South Dakotan to earn the honor, joining Buffalo’s Kayla Nelson (1999) and Faith’s Dusti Varland (2004).
Winter wheat harvest underway in South Dakota
XtremeAg farmer Lee Lubbers reports higher than expected wheat yields, while heat arrives in Iowa and Alabama. Lee Lubbers is a fourth-generation farmer in Gregory, South Dakota. Lubbers Farms includes more than 17,000 acres of dryland soybeans, corn, and wheat. Lubbers says he is always trying to learn and challenge himself.
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