Tornado Tears Through Pilger, NE

See amazing and very frightening video of the Pilger, NE tornado HERE. Evacuated Residents of Pilger, Nebraska, don’t have much to go…

YAPG Conducting Retail Study

Yankton Area Progressive Growth has hired an outside consulting firm to look at what is called “retail leakage” from the local market.

Governor Addresses RTEC Grads

South Dakota Governor Dennis Daugaard spoke at the recognition ceremony on Friday for about thirty high school students finishing up a manufacturing academy and certified nursing assistant institute at RTEC in Yankton.

RFA Not Expecting EPA Decision Till Later

EPA has extended the compliance deadline for the 2013 Renewable Fuel Standard to September 30 of this year. Renewable Fuel…

Stadium Construction Set To Begin

The South Dakota Board of Regents last week officially approved the financing method needed for the new football stadium at South Dakota State University.

Biodiesel Group Keeps Pushing For Extenders Legislation

Late last week the U.S. House approved one of the tax extenders measures. That was for permanent small business tax…

NCBA Talks Trade With House Committee

Last week, National Cattlemen’s Beef Association President Bob McCan testified before the House Ways and Means Committee. He told the…

Larson Pleased With Road Progress

Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman held a news conference last week to point out the progress being made on roads in the state due to terms of LB 84.

NACD Files Comments On EPA Rule

The National Association of Conservation Districts has filed comments on EPA’s proposed interpretive rule component of the Waters of the…

Twins Give Away Finale

J.D. Martinez’s ninth-inning sacrifice fly following an Oswaldo Arcia dropped fly ball netted the winning run and the Detroit Tigers beat the Minnesota Twins 4-3 Sunday.