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Honoring Farming Greats: Exciting moments from Rapid City's Ag event!
RAPID CITY, S.D. – The second annual Ag Appreciation Event, sponsored by Elevate Rapid City, Touchstone Energy Cooperatives, Central States Fair, and Monument Health, took place on Tuesday, August 20. Attendees enjoyed a free meal, live music, kids' activities, and discounted rodeo tickets. The event also featured four prestigious awards:
Sioux Falls full marathon cancelled this weekend, 5K and half marathon still scheduled
Due to expected high temperatures and humidity on Sunday, the 2024 Sioux Falls Full Marathon is cancelled, a statement from the organization announced to registered runners Friday morning. The half marathon and the 5K scheduled that morning will still happen. ...
Two Madison golfers finished in the Top 20 at Thursday’s Bulldog Invite
West Central finished in first place by 3 strokes over Elk Point-Jefferson, while Madison finished 7th, at the Bulldog boys golf invite on Thursday at the Madison Country Club. West Central shot a team score of 335 to take the team title. Tri-Valley placed 3rd with a 348. Sioux Falls Christian was 4th, Lennox 5th and Dakota Valley 6th.
Scott & Sara Schlisner and family named Ag Bowl Captains
Scott Schlisner’s family has been farming in the Madison area since they settled in the area in the late 1800s. “Our farm is five generations,” Scott added. “My great-grandfather, my grandfather, my dad, me, and now my oldest son is doing a bit of farming.”. “You get...
School board resolves to bring ‘inequitable’ mascot rule to the Minnesota School Boards Association Delegate Assembly
At the school board meeting on Monday, Aug. 19, the school board members discussed th Minnesota School Boards Association (MSBA) Delegate Assembly MSBA and the resolutions that the school board have decided to bring to them. The MSBA starts working on its legislative platform by taking resolutions from member districts to the delegate assembly. The assembly then prioritizes and identifies which resolutions or issues MSCA is going to support from the group. ...
Football Friday: High school seasons starts
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It’s time for football in KELOLAND. The South Dakota high school football season officially starts Friday with Class 11B and all three 9-man classes playing the first games. KELOLAND Media Group will also broadcast live high school football on KELOXTRA throughout the season starting with Viborg-Hurley taking on No. 2 […]
Tourism targets next generation of Sturgis rally-goers
NEMO, S.D. – South Dakota tourism continues an upward trajectory, even as the largest annual tourist event seeks younger attendees to ensure its future. The state broke an all-time record last year with 14.7 million total visitors. Those visitors spent $4.96 billion, marking a nearly 5% increase from the previous year and breaking another record.
How the zoo helps kids learn
This is a paid piece from the Sioux Falls Zoo and Aquarium. Simplified: A new effort from the zoo and the Promising Futures Fund will bring more learning opportunities to historically underserved kids. It's just one of many ways the Sioux Falls Zoo and Aquarium emphasizes the importance of literacy and learning.
Local Sports 8-23-24
Yankton Bucks Soccer fell to 1, 2, and 1 on the year last night, as they were defeated by the Harrisburg Tigers 1 to 0. Despite the loss, head coach Dane Hansen had high praise for his goalkeeper Andrew Budig (boo-dig) who recorded 10 saves in the contest. Next up...
Harris, Walz lean into erasing medical debt
Vice President Harris wants to erase billions of dollars in medical debt, a longtime progressive goal that Democrats hope will be an electoral winner in the fall. The economic plan Harris released last week called for Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D), to work with states to erase medical debt for…
RedHawks host season-high 5,051 fans on Friday night
FARGO – The Sioux Falls Canaries pitching staff stymied Fargo-Moorhead on Friday night in a 7-1 win over the RedHawks at Newman Outdoor Field. In front of 5,051 patrons – the largest crowd at Newman Outdoor Field since June 30, 2016 – in the house for Fan Appreciation Night, the RedHawks were limited to four hits.
Gray’s Iowa Political Director discusses RFK Jr.’s exit from Presidential race
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - On Friday, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he was suspending his Presidential campaign. The sixteen-month campaign came to a close for the son of the great Attorney General. What’s next for the former Democrat turned Independent? Well, it’s all still in the...
Friday Night Hike, August 23, pt. 2
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - High school football is back, but so are all the other fall sports across the state. On Friday night at Woodle Field in Sturgis, the Scoopers hosted the Sioux Falls Lincoln boys and girls soccer teams. In the girls game, the Patriots shutout Sturgis 3-0, and in the boys game, Lincoln won 2-0. All four teams are back in action on Saturday.
Chargers Open Season on the Road Facing Winless Northwestern
The Sully Buttes Chargers football team will get the season underway tonight as the Chargers will take on the Northwestern Wildcats in Mellete. The Chargers finished the 2023 season at 3-6 falling in the first round of the playoffs to Kadoka Area 38-22, but have plenty of experience returning with just one graduated senior from last year’s team. Tonight, the Chargers face the Wildcats who did not pick up a win last year. At 0-8, Northwestern had five games end by the 50 point mercy rule and scored just 16 points all season with those 16 coming in only two games. Northwestern drops from Class 9A to 9B for the season. Tom Moore, head coach of the Sully Buttes Chargers says they’re not so much concerned about Northwestern, but more about themselves…
Tennis Travels to Madison for Two Day Invite
The Pierre Governor tennis team is back to work this weekend after its first set of competition last weekend. The Governors will be in Madison for a two day event. Starting today, the Governors will compete in a singles tournament as teams from around the state will be there. Teams of Aberdeen Roncalli, Huron, Lennox, Milbank, Rapid City Christian, Sioux Falls Christian, Spearfish, St. Thomas More and Vermillion. Pierre has already seen Rapid City Christian, Spearfish and Huron from last weekend’s four duals.
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