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Yankton City Commission Talks Wastewater Rates

The Yankton City Commission held a work session last (Monday) night on planned improvements at the wastewater treatment plant, their…

Keeping the SD Retirement System Solvent

A sliding stock market is a problem and an opportunity for the South Dakota State Retirement System. State Investment Officer…

SD District 16 House Republican Primary

Three republican candidates will be on the primary ballot next month for two House seats in District 16 in southeast…

Juvenile Justice Reform Committee to Meet

Summer interim committees of the South Dakota legislature will start meeting next month. One of those groups will be studying…

One Dead in Fall River County Fatal Crash

One man died Sunday afternoon in a three-vehicle crash east of Edgemont. Names of the six people involved are not…

Nebraska Farm Bureau Delegates Meet EPA Officials To Discuss WOTUS

Last week, a delegation from the Nebraska Farm Bureau visited Washington D.C. to meet with congressional delegates and staff, as…

Minnesota Farmers Facing Planting Deadline For Full Crop Insurance Coverag

Minnesota farmers are still way behind on their spring planting due to wet and cool conditions, and now they must…

Yankton Wastewater Rates to Rise

The Yankton City Commission will hold a work session tonight to talk about the upgrades needed at the wastewater treatment…

Adjusting Travel Plans

Despite gas prices over four fifty a gallon nationally, surveys continue to show people planning to travel in large numbers…

Windy Spring Across the Northern Plains

Studies now seem to confirm that this spring has been windier than normal. Aaron Wilson, a climatologist at Ohio State…

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