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Less Crowded South Dakota Vacation Destinations
With the beauty of its 1.2 million acres, the Black Hills National Forest ranks as one of South Dakota's favorite places to visit, camp, hike, and vacation. Did you also know that the Black Hills is among the Top U.S. Destinations to Avoid Crowds? Hmmm, you can go ahead and scratch your head too. You won't be alone.
South Dakota Farmer Searches for Dad's Super M Vintage Tractor
OMAHA (DTN) -- I am quite certain the major appeal of restoring and collecting vintage farm machinery is the eternal connection to past generations. People remember their family members or neighbors running a certain tractor or implement, and this is why they want to find the same machine decades later.
Newell meat locker gets $5.7M USDA Small Business Grant
NEWELL, S.D. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently pledged about $110 million to smaller and independent meat processors — including one in South Dakota — to expand their capacities in an effort to increase competition in the industry and to give farmers more options. The federal...
Head of major SD social services agency steps down
WAGNER, S.D. – The CEO of one of the state’s largest nonprofit social services agencies, who was the subject of a federal sexual harassment and toxic workplace settlement in 2022, has quit his position. The July 1 resignation of Peter Smith from the top leadership post at the...
Sturgis Airport, among others, receive SDATP Funds
PIERRE, S.D. – Earlier this summer, the South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT) launched the South Dakota Airport Terminal Program (SDATP) following the successful passage of Senate Bill 144 in the 2024 legislative session. This bill allocated $10 million in funding to support airport terminal projects across the state, representing a significant investment in enhancing South Dakota’s aviation infrastructure.
Attorney General Jackley Announces Indictment For $1.8 million Employee Theft from Child Protection Services
PIERRE, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announces that a former state Department of Social Services employee has been indicted for stealing an estimated $1.8 million in state and federal funds from the department’s Child Protection Services. Lonna Carroll, 68, of Algona, IA is charged with two...
Mehlhaff sees party members coming together at Republican National Convention
The Republican National Convention wraps/wrapped up Thursday (July 18, 2024) in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. District 24 State Senator Jim Mehlhaff of Pierre was among the South Dakotans attending the event. The Democratic National Convention is scheduled for Aug. 19-22 in Chicago, Illinois. President Joe Biden is the party’s nominee, but after...
S.D. Education Equity Coalition denounces exclusion of Indigenous perspectives at Civics and History Summit
The South Dakota Education Equity Coalition (SDEEC) is raising serious concerns about the recent South Dakota Department of Education’s (SDDOE) 2024 Civics and History Summit held in Sioux Falls. The summit, despite its expansive agenda, glaringly omitted substantial Indigenous representation, effectively marginalizing the largest minority group in the state’s public school system.
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