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Mart in the Park this Saturday in Madison
Library Park in Madison will be packed with shopping and games on Saturday for the annual Mart in the Park. The event begins this Saturday at 9am and runs until 3pm. Entertainment at Library Park will include performances from the Madison Master Singers at 9:30am, the Madison Community Band at 10:30, Grace Expressions Dance Studio at 11:30, and Bobbi Clayton with kids songs at 12:30.
Today will be the hottest day we've seen so far this summer.
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Today will be a brutal one, for sure. Very hot temperatures and extreme fire danger headline the weather today. A strong upper level ridge of high pressure will be right over us today, resulting in temperatures above 100 degrees across KOTA Territory, even in parts of the Black Hills. And unlike earlier this week, gusty winds and low humidity today will combine to produce extreme fire danger across much of the area.
Our Amazing Grasslands, July, 2024 - Slovek Ranch - Philip, South Dakota
The Leopold Award is a prestigious recognition for ranchers who demonstrate exceptional efforts in land management and environmental stewardship. “It’s been a learning experience, there is some badlands and some prairie, and of course, we have running water running through it which makes it a pretty awesome ranch.”. Pennie...
Stuff to do: July 24-30
Celebrate Native American culture. Levitt at the Falls is teaming up with the South Dakota State University Wokini Initiative to present the 2024 Mitakuye Owas’iƞ All My Relatives Festival. Events kick off Friday evening with a concert, and continue all day Saturday with performances, a fashion show, lots of activities, vendors and a Supaman concert to round out the night. Learn more here.
Good News: Dolphins shine at S.D. State A meet
The Watertown Area Swim Club Dolphins put in an outstanding performance at last weekend’s 2024 South Dakota Long Course State A meet held in Rapid City. The Dolphins placed second in total combined team score, behind the Sioux Falls Swim Team. Aberdeen Swim Club placed third, Rushmore Swim Team fourth and Brookings Swim Club fifth. There were 15 teams competing.
Local Sports 7-24-24
Yankton Post 12 Legion Baseball will host Sioux Falls Post 15 West tomorrow for the opening game of the Class A Super Regionals. Yankton split their regular season doubleheader against Sioux Falls West on June 18th. The series winner will advance to the American Legion State Tournament in Brookings. The...
Rock Rapids man jailed for insurance fraud
ROCK RAPIDS—A 41-year-old rural Rock Rapids man was arrested Wednesday, July 24, by a Lyon County Sheriff’s Office deputy on warrants for first-degree fraudulent practice and insurance fraud — presenting false information. The arrest of Justin Dennis Fastert stemmed from him submitting to an insurance company multiple...
Oyate Health Center to host 'Pap-a-thon & Mammo-blitz'
The Oyate Health Center is offering walk-in pap tests and mammograms for women who are due for their screenings. The “Pap-a-thon and Mammo-blitz” events take place on July 30 and Aug 13 from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. at the Oyate Health Center in Rapid City. Women ages 21...
Eights, Watertown Set for Playoff Series
Pierre Post 8 may just be getting hot at the right time. The regular season has concluded and Pierre will be on the road to Watertown for the best-of-three series beginning Thursday for a spot in the state tournament next week. This is the 5-11 matchup as Watertown finished at...
DSS employee charged in $1.8 million theft appears in court Thursday
PIERRE, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - A former Department of Social Services employee accused of stealing nearly $1.8 million from the state is making her first court appearance Thursday in Hughes County. Lonna Carroll, 68, of Algona, Iowa, is charged with two felony counts of Aggravated Grand Theft. She was...
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