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Benefits of Cover Crops Discussed At Field Day

Cover crops was a topic of discussion during a recent soil and water conservation field day held last Thursday at…

Finding Staff for HSC

Finding adequate staff continues to be a problem and priority for the Human Services Center in Yankton. Department of Social…

SD Education Department Review Complete

South Dakota Education Department Secretary Tiffany Sanderson says staff of her department has completed a review of all educational material…

Prime Wild Fire Weather

Darren Clabo, Fire Weather Meteorologist for the State of South Dakota says the combination of humidity and winds is critical….…

Census Details Delayed

While the overall population count was done last year, local governments are still waiting on details from the Census Bureau.…

SD Board of Regents Recruiting Students

A recent report from the South Dakota Board of Regents showed that about thirty five percent of graduating high school…

Focused on SD Issues

South Dakota democratic Governor candidate Jamie Smith says he wants to focus on helping people feel welcome in the state….…

Name Released in Brown County Fatal Crash

A Fayetteville, N.C., woman has been identified as the person who died as a result of injuries sustained in a…

Roe v Wade Ruling Sure to be Campaign Issue

The US Supreme Court ruling that now sends most decisions on abortion laws back to the states will be a…

Yankton College Alumni Reunion

Alumni of Yankton College held their first all-class reunion since 2019 this past weekend. 1965 graduate, Ron Bertsch of Yankton,…

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