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Tower company expands into solar energy
Sioux Falls-based VIKOR is getting into solar energy. The company recently acquired Iowa-based Trusted Electric Inc., a solar energy construction company with a team of solar energy specialists. The corporate office will remain in Sioux Falls. “VIKOR has the capabilities to execute on the projects we offer, and they have...
Rapid City Rec introducing Bocce fall league
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - The Rapid City Recreation Division is expanding its fall program calendar to include a Bocce League in response to the large number of summer sign-ups. According to Bocce Builders of America, Bocce is a game that is centuries old, with traces of the game being...
Farmers Union Ag Expo Center Connects Children & Families to Agriculture
The Farmers Union Ag Expo Center opened August 12, 2024, at the Brown County Fair. Inside this interactive space, the state’s largest agriculture organization connects South Dakotans who don’t live and work on farms and ranches to the individuals and animals that do. “Even though agriculture is our state’s number one industry, not many of the farm kids I grew up with became farmers. And this is not a unique story,” said Doug Sombke, President of South Dakota Farmers Union and a fourth-generation Brown County farmer.
Madison Yard Waste Site to Resume 24/7 Access
The City of Madison has announced that effective today, August 16th, 2024, the Yard Waste Site will resume its normal 24/7 access. During the period of reduced hours, the city conducted a thorough assessment of potential improvements and installed additional and better quality surveillance. This enhanced system is a key part of the City’s ongoing commitment to maintaining the integrity of the site, enabling more effective.
Areas of Rapid City Experiencing Emergence of Noxious Weeds
AREAS OF RAPID CITY EXPERIENCING EMERGENCE OF NOXIOUS WEED “HOUNDSTONGUE” (CYNOGLOSSUM OFICINALE) City official advises property owners to inspect their properties for noxious weeds and to take necessary steps to eradicate them. RAPID CITY, SD—Areas of Rapid City are experiencing an emergence of noxious weeds, particularly the weed...
Graves Signs Contract to Play Professionally in Georgia
TBILISI, Georgia – Former Augustana men's basketball student-athlete Jadan Graves has signed a contract to play professionally for BC Orbi, the Georgian Super League club announced earlier this week. Graves, a native of Syracuse, New York, becomes the 24th former Viking to sign a professional contract, the first since...
Torchy Ries City Junior Golf Tournament Celebrates Youth Golf and Camaraderie
{KXLG – Watertown, SD} On Monday, August 5, 2024, local youth golfers aged 6 to 18 gathered at Cattail Crossings Golf Course for the Torchy Ries City Junior Golf Tournament. This beloved event, sponsored by the family of Thomas G. "Torchy" Ries and Watertown Park and Recreation, showcased young talent and honored Torchy's legacy of promoting youth golf.
MHS Girls Tennis opens season today in Pierre
Students from Madison High School will take part in the first official competition of the 2024-25 athletics season today, when the girls tennis team takes to the courts in Pierre. Over the course of today and Saturday Madison will take on four other schools in duals at Pierre’s Griffin Park.
Recap: South Dakota eliminated from Little League World Series with loss to New York
South Dakota faces New York at 2 p.m. (CT) Saturday in a Little League World Series elimination game in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. ESPN will air the contest. South Dakota suffered a 2-1 defeat Wednesday against Florida, while New York dropped its opener Thursday versus Nevada. Follow here for live updates, analysis and commentary from Saturday's elimination game. ...
Three members of the Lake Country DockHounds provide quick response after bicycle accident
Almost seven hours away from their home field in Oconomowoc, three members of the Lake Country DockHounds jumped into action when they encountered a seriously injured bicyclist, according to the team's director of marketing and communications, Bryan Giese. On Aug. 7, an elderly bicyclist sustained a severe head injury after a collision with a pedestrian in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Giese said. ...
Rapid City financial advisor Kahler: No, Social Security is not going broke — and zombies aren’t after your benefits, either
Exaggerated concerns about the viability of Social Security (the public domain image of an SS card above is posted on wikimedia commons) continue to circulate like a persistent urban legend that refuses to die. They have only intensified during the political silly season leading up to the November elections. I...
DSU leaders, students ecstatic to debut revamped Brian Kern Family Stadium
MADISON, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Dakota State University leaders are finishing up renovations for Brian Kern Family Stadium at the Beacom Premier Complex. It’s the first new athletic facility on DSU’s campus in nearly 70 years. The Beacom Premier Complex is slowly becoming a beacon of a promising future for Madison.
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