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Over 50 Agriculture Groups Back Growing Climate Solutions Legislation

Senate Agriculture Committee Chair Debbie Stabenow and two other Senators are co-sponsoring reintroduction of the Growing Climate Solutions Act legislation.…

FEMA Funding for Southeastern Electric Repairs

The Federal Emergency Management Agency is giving one point two million dollars in public assistance funding to Southeastern Electric, based in Marion, for disaster repairs.

Health Officials Urge Vaccinations

Health officials from the state and two healthcare groups held a news conference to urge people to get a Covid-19 vaccination.

One Dead in Pennington County Crash

A 31-year-old man died Tuesday night in a one-vehicle crash west of Wall.

Yankton County Commission Talks Zoning…..Again….

The Yankton County Commission has been talking about changes to the ag zoning ordinance for many months. The proposal has been to the Planning Commission and back several times.

Truth In Buffalo Labeling Act Introduced In Congress

Senators John Hoeven of North Dakota and Michael Bennet of Colorado have introduced the Truth in Buffalo Labeling Act in…

ICON Supporting Consumption Tax Legislation

Nebraska State Senator Steve Erdman has introduced a resolution in the Unicameral calling for a Consumption Tax. That bill has…

SDSU Extension Educating Dairy Workers On Need To Get COVID Vaccine

South Dakota State University Extension specialists are offering short educational seminars on COVID 19 Vaccine safety for dairy workers. SDSU…

Looking for Housing Lots

Housing options have become limited as more people are moving into the area and interest rates have stayed near historic lows.

Doctors Seeing More Covid-19 Related “Long Haulers”

Covid-19 hospitalizations are starting to rise again and many of those are the so called “long haulers”, people with long term symptoms from the initial infection.

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