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Educational support goes a long way with Native students
Programs that engage with Indigenous students and recognize their abilities can help them succeed in school. Josie Green returned home to South Dakota 10 years ago with a mission — to engage students in her community through teaching. Teaching wasn’t something the Oglala Lakota woman had anticipated pursuing. She...
BHSU AWARDED $1.9 MILLION GRANT TO SUPPORT RURAL STUDENTS IN SOUTH DAKOTA
Black Hills State University has been awarded a four-year, $1,993,247 grant through the U.S. Department of Education's Rural Postsecondary & Economic Development program. This significant funding will enable BHSU to enhance college access and success for rural students in western South Dakota. "We are so pleased that the U.S. Department...
Catastrophic floods wash away homes and memories in Upper Midwest
A flood emergency continued to cause havoc in parts of Minnesota, Iowa and South Dakota as rivers remained swollen and communities looked more like lakes. More rain was in the forecast. NBC News' Adrienne Broaddus reports.
Name released in single known fatality from record flooding
Authorities have released the name of the person killed in the only known fatality from the flooding that’s ravaged southeastern South Dakota over the past week. Merlyn D. Rennich, 87, was killed Saturday afternoon after driving a 2013 Kawasaki Mule all-terrain vehicle north onto a closed section of 480th Avenue from 273rd Street, about 5 […] The post Name released in single known fatality from record flooding appeared first on South Dakota Searchlight.
What’s in the flood waters?
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The unknown could be lurking under the flood waters in South Dakota and Iowa. “Whatever is out in the environment, within range of flood waters could potentially be in the water,” said Jay Gilbertson, the manager of the East Dakota Water Development District.
MCCOOK LAKE NORTHSHORE AREA REMAINS CLOSED FROM FLOOD DAMAGE
INTERSTATE 29 IS NOW FULLY REOPENED IN SOUTHEASTERN SOUTH DAKOTA. BOTH LANES FROM EXIT 2 TO EXIT 26 WERE CLOSED THIS PAST WEEKEND BECAUSE OF THE RECORD-HIGH WATER FROM THE BIG SIOUX RIVER. GOVERNOR KRISTI NOEM SAYS THE MCCOOK LAKE EXIT AT NORTH SIOUX CITY MAY REQUIRE ADDITIONAL CLOSURES FOR...
Corbin name Executive Director of SD Association of Rural Water Systems
The South Dakota Association of Rural Water Systems has appointed a new Executive Director. Jeremiah Corbin, who had been serving as the Interim Director after the retirement of Kurt Pfeifle, (fife lee) was formally appointed to the position last week. The Association of Rural Water Systems was formed in 1976,...
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