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Setting Limits on Medical Marijuana

Yankton City Commissioners have been working on a draft version of an ordinance controlling medical marijuana dispensaries

Drought Expanding Rapidly over the Northern Plains

A webinar on drought conditions in the northern plains showed how quickly the dry areas have expanded.

South Dakota Farmer Suing The USDA Over Wetland Designation

Miner County South Dakota farmer Arlen Foster and his wife Cindy have filed a lawsuit in Federal Court in Sioux…

Minnesota Farm Group Wants More Answers With America The Beautiful Plan

The Biden administration has rolled out its so called 30 by 30 plan and renamed it the America the Beautiful…

ICA Notifies Ag Secretary Pandemic Aid Limit Needs To Be Lifted

The Iowa Cattlemen’s Association has sent a letter to U.S. Ag Secretary Tom Vilsack regarding the use of a payment…

Two Dead in Cedar County Crash

Two people were killed in a three vehicle accident in Cedar County Saturday night

Interim SD Appropriations Committee to Meet

The interim Appropriations Committee of the South Dakota legislature meets Tuesday in Pierre.

Sales Tax Payments Rise

While the official sales tax report for April isn’t in yet, the City of Yankton is getting a good indication of the direction it will go.

Work Continues on the Mead Cultural Education Center

While the pandemic slowed down progress, work is continuing on the Mead Cultural Education Center on the old Human Services Center Campus in Yankton.

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