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SD Governor Kristi Noem Watching Covid-19 Hospital Numbers

Covid-19 infection numbers are rising again in South Dakota with just over three hundred active cases and over one hundred people hospitalized.

EPA To Recommend Lower RFS Levels

A Friday newswire story indicates the Environmental Protection Agency is expected to recommend to the White House a lowering of…

SDSU Extension Hosting Pork Processing Short Course In September

South Dakota State University Extension is offering a short course in Pork Processing at the Meat Laboratory in Brookings next…

Free Lunch…and Breakfast for Students

As schools reopen for the fall term, students will find there is a free lunch….and breakfast.

USDA Invests Half A Million Dollars In Biofuel Infrastructure In Nebraska

The USDA has announced an investment of $26 million to expand the availability of higher blend renewable biofuels in 23…

Iowa Leads Corn Belt States With Highest Cash Rent Average

Farmers across the country paid an average of $141 per acre to rent cropland in 2021, which is $2 more…

Senator Mike Rounds Urges Covid-19 Vaccinations

South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says those that are not yet vaccinated against Covid-19 should seriously consider it.

Spending More Federal Dollars

The State of South Dakota will get about nine hundred seventy-five million dollars under the American Recovery Plan Act. Cities and counties will share another sixty-five million dollars.

SD Rail Board Updated on Grants

A grant application for a major railroad improvement project is in the works.

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