A corn leaf from a South Dakota corn field in 2024 is pictured with tar spot lesions. (Photo/SDSU Extension) BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State University Extension will host a webinar about tar spot for corn producers and industry professionals on March 7, 2025,...
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The South Dakota Roots Migration Survey is looking for assistance
The South Dakota Roots Migration Survey: Looking for respondents willing to share why they chose to stay in, leave, or return to the state of South Dakota.My name is Andrew Husa and I am a geography lecturer at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln who is researching...
Mines helps drive South Dakota’s medical innovation through university collaboration
RAPID CITY, SD — South Dakota Mines recently received a $1.49 million grant to enhance the state’s medical education and biomedical advances through computation and artificial intelligence.The $1.49 million is part of a total $6.5 million partnership, led by the...
Specialty producers invited to business development seminar
Pierre, S.D.- Specialty farmers and producers are encouraged to spend a day developing their business at a free workshop on March 8, 2025 in Pierre, S.D, with presenters from the Value Added Agriculture Development Center and S.D. Specialty Producers Association.The...
DAR Foundation launches new website
Grant-seekers will be able to file online; information will be kept fresh. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The Mary Chilton DAR Foundation is launching a fresh, new website that will allow grant-seekers to file applications online. The updated site also will provide up-to-date...
The one pothole pitfall drivers can control
AAA Offers Tips to Avoid Seasonal Tire Troubles and Minimize Need for a Tow SIOUX FALLS, SD – It’s that time of year, when potholes litter our roadways and, in many cases, hit our wallets hard. Americans spend billions of dollars every year to repair damages caused by...
And the poker champion is…
Local businesses donated silent auction items for the Dell Rapids Baseball Association fundraiser which was a Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament. (Photo/Submitted) Sheldon Siemonsma won the Texas Hold ‘Em Tournament that was put on by the Dell Rapids Baseball Association on...
How to avoid overdoing it with youth sports participation
Youth sports are wildly popular. According to the Sports & Fitness Industry Association, approximately 61 percent of children between the ages of six and 17 participated in a total team sport at least once per week in 2023.Participation in sports can pay a number...
Pastor’s Corner
Pat Eidsness | Associate In Ministry, Lutheran Church of Dell Rapids “What we run from pursues us; what we face transforms us.”David Kessler, Grief.com, from a WSJ article titled ‘Why are we getting worse at grieving?’ 2/19/25I am new to “Pastors’ Corner, so let me...
Quarrier Corner
Mrs. Sara Holmbeg | DRMS Guidance According to the South Dakota Office of Assessment the goal of the SD Department ofEducation is that all high school students graduate college, career, and life ready. Tothis aim, the South Dakota assessment system is designed to...