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Gas and Diesel Prices Rising
Fuel prices are rising in the new year, with the national average gas price reaching $2.38 a gallon this week. The national average price of diesel increased 2.6 cents in the last week and stands at $...
Jody Heemstra Jan 20, 2021
USDA Announces Proposed Framework for Advancing Surveillance for SARS-CoV-2
The Department of Agriculture is dedicating $300 million in American Rescue Plan Act funding to conduct surveillance for SARS-CoV-2 and other emerging and zoonotic diseases. The effort aimed at suscep...
Jody Heemstra Aug 25, 2021
New teen driving requirements law takes effect Thursday (July 1)
A new state law that changes some requirements for South Dakota teen-age driving licenses and operator permits takes effect Thursday (July 1). Jane Schrank, director of the state Driver Licensing Prog...
Jody Heemstra Jun 29, 2021 State Farm / CC
White House holding hunger conference in September
The White House set the date for its Conference on Hunger, Nutrition and Health for September 28, 2022, in Washington, DC. As the President announced in May 2022, this will be the first Conference of ...
Jody Heemstra Sep 06, 2022 dcJohn / CC
Collegiate baseball, pickleball and more on agenda for Pierre City Commission this evening
The Pierre City Commission meets today (July 26, 2022) at 5:30pm at City Hall (2301 Patron Parkway, Suite 1) in Pierre. Among the items on the agenda are: Evans Street Substation Improvements - Final ...
Jody Heemstra Jul 26, 2022
US live holiday plant imports reach $80 million In 2022
Christmas trees and poinsettias are iconic symbols of the holiday season. While the vast majority are grown in the United States for domestic use, a small share of both plants are imported from Canada...
Jody Heemstra Dec 02, 2022
Governors Snag Another Big Win At Harrisburg
HARRISBURG - Back at full strength, Pierre Governor Girls Basketball had what they needed to stop the Harrisburg Tigers at their own game. Pierre's tough defense smothered Harrisburg in a 40-30 road w...
Feb 01, 2023
Corn sales to overseas buyers drops 20 percent
The U.S. Department of Agriculture says export sales of corn fell in the seven days that ended on Jan. 19, 2023, while soybean and wheat sales improved. During the week, corn sales to overseas buyers ...
Jody Heemstra Jan 30, 2023 Jayson Roy / Unsplash
Governor Girls Dispatch Roosevelt
SIOUX FALLS - Though the Pierre Governor girls had a winless team on the schedule, this game was no less important than any other. And Pierre showed by their play that they knew this. Reese Terwillige...
Feb 25, 2023
Oahe Downstream closed this weekend for annual hunt
The Oahe Downstream Recreation Area at Pierre/Fort Pierre will be closed tomorrow (Nov. 19, 2022) and Sunday from 6am-6pm for the 30th annual Oahe Hunt. The Oahe Hunt takes place one weekend each year...
Jody Heemstra Nov 18, 2022