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City of Sioux Falls upgrades its mobile app
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The City of Sioux Falls launched an upgraded version of its mobile app on Thursday to simplify the process for users to submit requests. The city’s app launched its app in 2019 and since then, more than 89,000 issues have been reported and resolved.
Good News: Watertown Optimist Club Helping Kids Entering Foster Care
{KXLG – Watertown, SD} Children who’ve been neglected or abused can feel lost, as if they have no home or feel “invisible,” and that is where the South Dakota Department of Social Services (SD DSS) and East Central CASA or Court Appointed Special Advocates step in. To further the critical mission, the Watertown Optimist Club is partnering to help provide prepped backpacks for these foster children.
Brookings-area calendar for Aug. 17-23, 2024
• Brookings AA has meetings at 8:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. at 135 First Ave. S. For more information, call 605-692-6070. • Brookings AA has meetings at 9:30 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. at 135 First Ave. S. For more information, call 605-692-6070. • The Brookings Domestic Abuse Shelter women’s support...
MANDING, MURDZEK ON HERMANN TROPHY WATCH LIST
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – United Soccer Coaches announced on Thursday the 44 NCAA Division Women's Division I college soccer players named to the 2024 Hermann Trophy Watch List as the regular season officially gets underway. Two South Dakota State seniors were among the players recognized among the nation's best.
Upcoming Forest Moon Walk: Wild for Prescribed Fire and Smokey Bear
The Black Hills National Forest is hosting its third Moon Walk for the season on Saturday, August 17, at 7:00 p.m. at the Victoria Prescribed Fire area. In celebration of Smokey Bear’s 80th Birthday, join Forest staff for a walk at the Victoria Prescribed Fire area and discover the benefits of fire on the landscape. Land managers burn to reduce the severity and intensity of wildfires by reducing hazardous fuels that feed wildfires. Burning improves the overall forest health by recycling carbon and nutrients into the soil and controlling forest insects. It also increases forage for wildlife, like grass and shrubs, and improves conditions for better wildlife habitat.
Is the Cost of Living In South Dakota Less Expensive Than Minnesota or Iowa?
Living, working, and playing in South Dakota. Yep, a trifecta that's been the talk of the country over the last several years continues to draw more and more families and businesses to make a home in the Rushmore State. While the cost of living continues to rise nationwide South Dakota...
Newscast 8.15.2024: Immigrant numbers rising in South Dakota; $69M school bond issue vote set for Okoboji
The number of immigrants living in South Dakota has greatly expanded, at a rate much higher than the national average over the last dozen years. The number of immigrants in South Dakota grew by 45 percent, or 10,000 people, from 2010 to 2022. By comparison, the percent of immigrants nationwide grew by 15.6 percent over that time, South Dakota News Watch reported.
Conde man convicted for exploiting elderly person
CONDE, S.D. (KELO.com) — He preyed on the vulnerable. Now he’s going to prison. A 60-year-old man from Conde has been found guilty of seven counts of taking money from an elderly person who was in his care. Ronald Peter Clemensen was convicted Tuesday by a Spink County...
Amar Johnson gets his chance to be SDSU’s next great running back
BROOKINGS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - From Zach Zenner to Pierre Strong Jr. to Isaiah Davis, South Dakota State has had an impressive run of running backs over the last decade plus in Division One. Amar Johnson backed up Strong and Davis for the last three years and hopes to...
Gray’s Investigate TV+ launches second season on Sept. 9
(Gray News) - Gray Television, Inc.’s daily, 30-minute news magazine InvestigateTV+ will begin its second season on September 9th. The new magazine’s renewal is the direct result of impressive, double-digit ratings growth in the show’s debut season. InvestigateTV+ built an audience throughout its first season with an average of 25% growth with Adults 18+ across all Gray markets since its launch in September 2023 (Source: Nielsen).
Nick Kortan feels good about his Little League team despite the loss
WILLIAMSPORT, PA (Dakota News Now) -The Sioux Falls Little League team has a couple of days off before they play again Saturday at 2 o’clock. They played an amazing defensive game last night against Florida, but ran into a tough pitcher in the 2-1 loss. So they took some batting practice today.
One ORR the other: School board makes tough choices ahead of opt-out vote
With the upcoming opt-out vote on Sept. 17 looming, the Oldham-Ramona-Rutland School Board was forced to make a pair of tough decisions at their Aug. 12 meeting. The choices revolved around the district's plans for a failed or passed opt-out, with either option having significant implications for the future of the district. Should it fail, the district will be split into an elementary school and middle/high school, with which site would serve which function yet to be decided. Should it pass, the board would seek survey data from resident voters as to whether they would like to see a new school constructed in Ramona, or at the previously discussed location at the corner of Highway 81 and 223rd Street, though the second option would require an additional bond vote.
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