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NPPD Urging Farmers When Planting To Watch Out For Power Lines

Many farmers are busy planting this spring or getting ready to and one precaution they need to take is to…

New Normals on the Weather Map

The National Weather Service issued updated normals for temperature and precipitation this week.

Yankton School Board Starts Facilities Assessment Process

The Yankton School Board held a special meeting Tuesday night to hear presentations from three companies competing for a facilities condition assessment of the elementary schools in the district.

New Yankton Tourism Director

A new Tourism Director has started for the soon to be merged “Yankton Thrive.”

Yankton Firefighters in the Right Place at the Right Time

A couple of homeowners got lucky and Yankton fire fighters got more training than they expected.

Working Through a Pandemic

Most health care facilities and workers have been dealing with the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic for over a year.

R CALF Concerned 3 Black Swan Events Could Lead To Vertical Integration

R CALF officials are concerned that three Black Swan events in the cattle markets in less than two years will…

Western Corn Belt Makes Big Progress On Planting This Last Week

Farmers in the western corn belt finally got into the fields last week and wasted no time planting. In Iowa…

SD PUC Chairman Chris Nelson Looking to 2022

South Dakota Public Utilities Commission Chairman Chris Nelson spoke to the Yankton County Republican Party last (Monday) night.

NFU Awaiting More Details On President’s 30 by 30 Plan

Earlier reports were that the National Farmers Union was opposing President Joe Biden’s 30 BY 30 proposal of conserving 30…

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