PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks (GFP) announced today that the Recreational Trails Program (RTP) 2024 grant application is now open. The grants are available for trail projects sponsored by municipalities, counties, state parks, federal land...
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No help yet for struggling high school football teams
Dana Hess | For the S.D. NewsMedia Association PIERRE—A rule change that was seen as a way to help struggling high school football teams died for a lack of a motion Wednesday at the meeting of the South Dakota High School Activities Association board of directors.The...
Wreaths Across America Honors “The Four Chaplains” With a Special Facebook Live Event
On Saturday, Feb. 3rd, Wreaths Across America remembers the 81rst anniversary of the sinking of the U.S.A.T. Dorchester COLUMBIA FALLS, Maine – January 23, 2024 – On Saturday, February 3, 2024, Wreaths Across America will pay tribute to the indomitable spirit of...
DWU announces fall dean’s list
College news MITCHELL, S.D. – Dakota Wesleyan University recently released its fall 2023 dean’s list which includes 316 university students. To qualify for the dean’s list, a student must have a semester grade point average of at least 3.5 on a four-point scale. They...
Landowners underscore eminent domain is intended for direct public benefit
Corn producers disappointed with South Dakota Corn Growers Association’s new resolutions to support eminent domain for companies proposing carbon dioxide pipelines. Sioux Falls, SD – Landowners for Eminent Domain Reform (LEDR), a united group of landowners, elected...
Republicans kill school lunch bill
(Photo/Submitted) Rep. Kadyn Wittman’s bipartisan bill to ensure more children from low income families receive free school meals was killed in the House Education Committee by one vote today. Rep. Wittman thanks the lawmakers, including 6 Republicans, who tried to...
Week 2 – 2024 South Dakota Legislature Report
Randy Gross | 25th District Representative After a busy first week, the legislative pace picked up even more in the second week. Bills are working their way through committees. A few bills of interest are discussed below.The House passed HB 1001 by a vote of 54-12....
Week 2 of Legislative Session
Sen. Tom Pischke With the 2nd week of the 2023 Legislative Session now completed, we are starting to see a good number of bills being introduced. We already have 142 items introduced in the House and 120 introduced in the Senate. Our job will be getting very busy in...
Do you judge your child’s education on a single test?
Letter to the editor We’d guess you don’t.A few opinion pieces recently published would argue judgment on how the more than 137,000 public school students perform on this single metric is the sole measurement for the success of the student’s public education.And...
Planting expired seeds – what is the risk?
Dakota gardener Donna Rumbaugh | Extension Master Gardener It’s hard to imagine, but with the weather we have had, true gardeners are already thinking about what to plant this spring. This brings up the question of using old seeds and what it means for the produce at...