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The Weekend File – The Yankton City Commission & the Record Budget

The Yankton City Commission will consider the 2023 budget at their meeting later this month. At a budget workshop, City…

One Dead in Brown County Crash

One person died and three others were injured in a one-vehicle crash Thursday north of Aberdeen. Names of the four…

SD Board of Regents Holds Summer Retreat

The South Dakota Board of Regents used their summer retreat at the Lewis & Clark Lake Resort near Yankton to…

University of Nebraska Regents Approve Rural Health Building

The University of Nebraska Board of Regents Thursday approved the program statement and construction budget for phase two of the…

Yankton Sales Taxes Set Record

Sales taxes in the City of Yankton have resumed their upward climb. City Finance Officer Al Viereck says the last…

Law Enforcement Asking for the Publics Help

Another police involved shooting in Sioux Falls this week points out the dangers of guns on the street to cops…

Lewis & Clark Regional Water System Hits Another Benchmark

The Lewis & Clark Regional Water System hit another benchmark this week with the ribbon cutting of their Beresford water…

South Dakota Cattlemen To Serve Beef At Dakotafest

If you get hungry while attending the Dakotafest at Mitchell, you may want to visit the South Dakota Cattlemen Association…

Iowa State Fair Begins

The Iowa State Fair has started and will continue through Sunday, August 21st.  Fair officials say “Nothing Compares” to the…

Grassley Says Inflation Reduction Act Will Be Bad For Agriculture

The Inflation Reduction Act that was narrowly passed last week by the U-S Senate on a party line vote will…

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