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Figuring the Federal Funds

The Joint Committee on Appropriations of the South Dakota legislature got a report on the approximately eleven billion dollars in federal funding the state has received since early last year.

More Money for County Roads

The Yankton County Commission has been debating how best to spend just over four million dollars they are getting from the federal “American Rescue Plan.”

Nebraska Common Sense Group Reforms To Weigh In On Water Rule Rewrite

Common Sense Nebraska, a coalition of close to 30 Nebraska agriculture and business groups have re-formed to fight any attempts…

ICCI And Food And Water Watch Asking Iowa Supreme Court For Re Hearing

Iowa Citizens for Community Improvement and Food and Water Watch have filed a petition with the State Supreme Court asking…

Pork Industry Pushing For Ag Labor Reform Legislation

The National Pork Producers Council has launched a campaign, Year Round Pork Needs Year Round Workers. The group is calling…

Hot, Dry Weather Pushing Water Use

The hot, dry conditions have pushed up water consumption across the region.

Name Released in Yankton County Fatal Crash

A Volin, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died Sunday night in a one-vehicle crash east of Volin.

NASF Endorses South Dakota Beef Industry Council’s Build Your Base Program

Now through July 3, the National Scholastic Athletic Foundations’ high school championship meet presented by Nike is taking place. And…

Slim Severe Weather Season

May and June are considered the peak of severe weather season across much of the northern plains.

South Dakota Crops Deteriorating Due To The Drought

This year’s drought that has hit a large part of the Northern Plains including South Dakota has impacted the small…

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