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Businesses Hit by Rising Property Taxes

An interim committee of the South Dakota legislature is looking again at the structure of property tax and the burden…

Traveling in Spite of High Gas Costs

When gas prices spiked just under five dollars a gallon in June, it was feared that would punch a hole…

SD Retirement System Holding On

The South Dakota Retirement System finished the fiscal year on June 30th with investments worth just over fourteen point one…

Getting Creative to Find Teachers

Finding and hiring teachers was and is a struggle for many school districts. Avon School Superintendent Tom Culver says they…

The Weekend File – The Yankton City Commission and the SAC….

Welcome to the Weekend File…. A public affairs presentation of WNAX News.. In their initial budget for next year, the…

Vilsack Announces USDA Grants At Farm Progress Show

U-S Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Visack visited the Farm Progress Show this week to announce some USDA grants to…

Work Continues On South Dakota State Fair DEX Center

Visitors to this year’s South Dakota State Fair will notice that preliminary construction has begun for the new Dakota Expo…

Century Farms Honored During South Dakota State Fair

Generational farms were honored Thursday during the first day of the South Dakota State Fair.  South Dakota farms that have…

SD Legislators Face Mounting Prison Costs

A task force focused on the costs of new prison space in South Dakota made some recommendations at their meeting…

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