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Yankton School Board Takes Action on Face Masks

The Yankton School Board heard about ninety minutes of sometimes emotional public input both opposed and in favor of a face mask requirement for students and staff at their special meeting Tuesday night.

Farm Bureau Disappointed Federal Court Judge Vacates NWPR

A Federal Court Judge in Arizona this week vacated the Trump administration’s Clean Water regulation, the Navigable Waters Protection Rule.…

Recent Study Shows Agriculture’s Impact On South Dakota’s Economy

The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources along with 4 other Ag groups and East River Electric Cooperative…

Keeping Up with Teacher Pay

Finding and paying teachers will continue to be a problem for South Dakota school districts.

Yankton County Commission Moving Medical Cannabis Ordinance

The Yankton County Commission held a joint meeting with the Planning Commission Tuesday night for a public hearing on their proposed medical cannabis ordinance.

SD Tribal Relations Secretary Appears Before GOAC

The Government Operations and Audit Committee of the South Dakota legislature normally monitors the financial status of state agencies and gets regular reports.

SHIP Group Working On FAD Prevention And Response

Delegates to the U.S. Swine Health Improvement Plan Initiative, A pilot project to develop and implement an African Swine Fever…

SD State Fair Rebounding from Pandemic Year

The South Dakota State Fair starts Thursday in Huron.

STC Monitoring Damage From Storm Ida

Transportation officials are monitoring the possible impact from Hurricane IDA which was downgraded to a tropical storm Monday afternoon. Soy…

Covid-19 Infections Surging

Covid-19 infections related to the Delta variant are surging across the country and the region.

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