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  • Jackrabbit seniors lead comeback victory in last game at Frost Arena

    Jackrabbit seniors lead comeback victory in last game at Frost Arena

    BROOKINGS South Dakota State pulled off a comeback victory in the final mens game at Frost Arena on Saturday as the Jackrabbits beat St. Thomas 77-72. SDSU (17-12, 10-4) trailed by nine points with just over 14 minutes to play and outscored the Tommies 37-23 the rest of the way. What a way to finish…

  • Noem appoints Travis Theel to South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission

    Noem appoints Travis Theel to South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission

    PIERRE Gov. Kristi Noem announced earlier this week that she will appoint Travis Theel to serve on the South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Commission. Our kids and grandkids should have every opportunity to enjoy the great outdoors. The GFP Commission shares my mission of preserving our natural resources for future generations, said Noem in…

  • Applications open for master gardener, horticulture course in South Dakota

    Applications open for master gardener, horticulture course in South Dakota

    BROOKINGS Applications are now being accepted for the South Dakota State University Extension Master Gardener and Home Horticulture training course. SDSU Extensions Master Gardener program helps gardening enthusiasts become expert volunteers. Once certified, Master Gardeners can host community programs and workshops to provide research-based information to their communities. Applications for this years training course are…

  • Regret signing that petition? South Dakota Republicans are here to help

    Regret signing that petition? South Dakota Republicans are here to help

    Ever since the South Dakota Legislature dismantled the voter-approved anti-corruption measure known as IM 22 in record time, lawmakers and the people who back initiated measures have been locked in a battle of the ballot box. Lawmakers try to throw up as many roadblocks to ballot access as they can while ballot measure backers are…

  • Jackrabbits cruise to victory over Denver

    Jackrabbits cruise to victory over Denver

    BROOKINGS South Dakota State had it rolling at Frost Arena on Thursday night as the Jackrabbits beat Denver 97-70. SDSU (16-12, 9-4) began the game with a 14-0 run and never looked back. It was the second-straight victory for the Jacks and the fourth in their past five games. SDSU head coach Eric Henderson has…

  • South Dakota State holds off Pioneers in Denver

    South Dakota State holds off Pioneers in Denver

    DENVER The South Dakota State women hung on for a 73-64 victory over Denver on Thursday night at Hamilton Gymnasium. It was the 15th-straight overall victory for the Jackrabbits (21-5, 13-0) and their 44th consecutive win over Summit League opponents. The conference win streak is now the 12th-longest in NCAA history. SDSU led 15-11 after…

  • South Dakota State’s Tanner Sloan repeats as Big 12 Wrestler of the Week

    South Dakota State’s Tanner Sloan repeats as Big 12 Wrestler of the Week

    IRVING, Texas For the second week in a row, South Dakota State 197-pounder Tanner Sloan has been selected as the Big 12 Conference Wrestler of the Week. A senior from Alburnett, Iowa, Sloan earned his most recent award Tuesday after winning by fall over eighth-ranked Rocky Elam of Missouri in Feb. 18 dual action at…

  • RAAC presents “Body of the Play”

    RAAC presents “Body of the Play”

    Can you find the murderer? The Redfield Area Arts Council presents “Body of the Play” a Murder Mystery dinner theater where the audience gets in on the fun by guessing the murderer from the cast (pictured): Christina Fischer, Dianne Wegner, Kate Hartung, Ray Johnson Laurie Richards, Kathy Logue, Melissa RowenhorstWinning guesses will be eligible for…

  • Northwestern Students Named Outstanding Actors

    Northwestern Students Named Outstanding Actors

    Two Northwestern Students named Outstanding Actors at the Regional One-Act Play Competition. NWHS students Annie Dvorak and Abbie Schnell were named Outstanding Actors for their performances at the Regional One-Act Play Competition at the James Valley Christian High School Performance Center. NWHS presented Its all about Pat, a clever play about a journalist writing a…

  • Gerald Jerry Kent Zerbel

    Gerald Jerry Kent Zerbel

    Gerald Jerry Kent Zerbel went home to heaven on Tuesday, February 13, 2024. Jerry, 78, of Mellette, South Dakota, was born to Clinton and Nina (McLain) Zerbel in Aberdeen, South Dakota, on March 10, 1945. Jerry grew up on a farm south of Mellette. He attended school at Northville Northwestern and graduated in 1963. After…

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