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Davis retires after 30 years with SDSU Extension
BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State University Extension Crops Business Management Specialist Jack Davis is retiring after 30 years of serving South Dakota’s agricultural community. There will be a retirement open house for Davis from 3 to 4:30 p.m. CDT on Aug. 19, 2024, at the SDSU Extension...
Praising free speech while trampling on it
It was Newspaper Day 2020 at the South Dakota Legislature. The morning was filled with press conferences featuring the leaders of the Republican and Democratic parties. Then newspaper editors and publishers hosted a lunch at the Ramkota for their legislators, using the time to explain why House Bill 1241, which sought to change the definition […] The post Praising free speech while trampling on it appeared first on South Dakota Searchlight.
Sioux Falls mom-and-pop adult-beverage store climbs ranks of nation’s best
This paid piece is sponsored by JJ’s Wine, Spirits & Cigars. Cheers to this: Sioux Falls family-owned JJ’s Wine, Spirits & Cigars is ranked among the very top adult-beverage retailers in the nation. JJ’s climbed the ranks of the annual Top 100 Retailers list from trade publication Beverage...
False Alarm! No Mountain Lion Found in Small South Dakota Town
We all know mistakes happen. But one mistake left a South Dakota town in a panic. The residents of Tea, South Dakota were reporting a vicious mountain lion was on the loose and roaming around the Tea Area School District on Monday afternoon July 15th. After investigations by local authorities...
City of Faith to scrap code enforcement crackdown
Applause rang out among residents at the city council meeting in Faith on Tuesday when the council voted to begin the process of rescinding a new code enforcement policy that has drawn the ire of some locals. After weeks of negative feedback over a recent property code enforcement crackdown, the...
Century Club’s current oldest living South Dakotan has Gettysburg connections
Hazel Baumberger has been honored as the 2024 South Dakota Centenarian of the Year by the South Dakota Health Care Association’s Century Club, along with KELOLAND Media Group. Born in January of 1916, Baumberger is 108 years old, and is the current oldest member of the Century Club. Baumberger...
Alcohol Sting Conducted in Mitchell
MITCHELL, S.D. (MITCHELLNOW) On 07-15-24 the South-Central Alcohol Task Force conducted 17 alcohol compliance checks in the city of Mitchell. The following establishments were checked and passed: Board & Brush, Corn Palace, Corn Palace Gift Shop, Masonic Temple, Area Community Theatre, Jokerz Casino II, Lakeview Golf Course, Westside Sinclair, County Fair Food Store, El Columpio, Graham Sinclair, Marlin’s Roadhouse Grille, Cattleman’s Club Steakhouse, and Freedom Valu Center.
Storybook Land Festival to begin Friday
ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The 2024 Storybook Land Festival will get underway Friday and will run through Saturday. David Eckert with Aberdeen Parks & Recs provides a preview beginning with what’s happening Friday morning. Eckert talks about the unlimited rides pass planned for Friday night. Beginning at 7pm, StorybookLand Theater will...
PHOTO OF THE DAY: RELIEF IS ON THE WAY
This photo from a year ago shows the fellowship that is so prevalent at the South Dakota Mennonite Central Committee Relief Sale, which is making its return to Freeman this Saturday, July 20. The fundraiser for MCC’s mission — worldwide relief — will by marked by a popular and diverse food court and silent and live auction; things will be rolling by 11 a.m. and wound down my the middle part of the afternoon. Here’s more.
Minnesota company acquires Jerke Construction
Longtime Sioux Falls crane service provider Jerke Construction has a new owner. The company was acquired by Landwehr Construction, based in St. Cloud, Minnesota, which is expanding its crane services and heavy moving/rigging. Landwehr provides crane services, civil construction, highway heavy, demolition and renewable energy projects. Calling it a strategic...
Popular Lake Southeast of Sioux Falls Undergoing Renovations
If you're thinking of doing a little swimming or perhaps some boating this summer, you will have one less Sioux Empire lake to choose from. Lake Alvin, located 13 miles southeast of Sioux Falls is under construction at the moment. As of Monday, (July 15), the popular Sioux Falls area...
Crash victim vigil, new rec center, Chuds Pub
SIOUX FALLS S.D. (KELO) — Here are this morning’s top stories with KELOLAND On the Go. We’re still more than a month away from classes being back in session, but stores are already filling up with back-to-school supplies. That means Project S.O.S. in Sioux Falls has also started up again too.
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