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Yankton Middle School Teacher Named Teacher of the Year

Beth Kaltsulas, a math teacher at Yankton Middle School, has been selected as the 2017 South Dakota Teacher of the Year. The announcement was made this evening at a banquet at the Cedar Shore Conference Center in Oacoma.

SD Governor Dennis Daugaard Says He Wants a Republican President

South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard last week called for republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump to step down from the ticket in the wake of his controversial remarks.

USDA Report Indicates Farmers Dumping Milk With Slumping Market

More than 43 million gallons of excess milk has been poured out by farmers in the U.S. amid a glut…

Waterways Council Wants WRDA Passage and Funding in Lame Duck

The Waterways Council will be monitoring Congress during the lame duck to make sure they get the recently passed Water…

ND Farm Groups Fight Over Corporate Farming Law

North Dakota farm groups are at odds over a corporate farming law in their state. Earlier this year the North…

MN Farmers Union to Hold Special Presidential Election

There will be a special election held in January for president of the Minnesota Farmers Union. That’s because Doug Peterson,…

SD Congresswoman Kristi Noem Still Supports Donald Trump

A war of words has broken out between republican Presidential nominee Donald Trump, and House Speaker Paul Ryan over the race for the White House.

USDA to Purchase Another $20 Million of Surplus Cheese

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced this week USDA is offering to purchase an additional $20 million of cheddar cheese to…

Grand Opening for Yankton Boys & Girls Club

The Boys & Girls Club of Yankton held a grand opening for their new building Wednesday. The four-million-dollar facility is…

SD Substance Abuse Committee Wraps Up

The Substance Abuse Prevention Interim Study committee of the South Dakota legislature held their final meeting this week.

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