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Driving Election Turnout

South Dakota election officials sent absentee ballot requests to all registered voters ahead of the June primary to provide options in casting ballots.

Yankton School District to Release Fall Plans by the end of July

The Yankton School District has three work groups planning for the restart of classes on August 24th.

CARES Funding to be Shared with Cities & Counties

South Dakota Governor Kristi Noem says the state will help local governments with costs related to the coronavirus pandemic

SD Bankers Association President to Retire

The South Dakota Bankers Association says long time President Curt Everson will retire this year.

Minnesota FSA Busy Taking Acreage Reports And Working On CFAP Enrollment

Minnesota Farm Service Agency offices are keeping busy taking acreage reports from producers as well as conducting enrollment for the…

Midwest Dairy Chairman Says CFAP Help For Dairy Producers Needed And Appreciated

Coronavirus Food Assistance Program payments have gone out with $667,000 doled out to dairy producers. Parker area South Dakota dairy…

ASA Pleased Circuit Court Upholds EPA Ruling On Use Of Existing Dicamba

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the Environmental Protection Agency’s order that allows the usage of existing dicamba…

NPPC And Farm Bureau Appealing Decision Upholding Proposition 12

The National Pork Producers Council along with the American Farm Bureau are appealing a district court’s decision that dismissed their…

Yankton City Commission to Continue Using Online Meetings as an Option

The Yankton City Commission has been holding meetings online, with video conferencing, since the outbreak of the coronavirus in March.

Names Released in Potter County Fatal Crash

A Rapid City, S.D., man has been identified as the person who died late Thursday night in a two-vehicle crash west of Gettysburg.

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