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South Dakota Retirement System board will meet Sept. 11
PIERRE The board of trustees of the South Dakota Retirement System will hold its regular meeting on Sept. 11 beginning at 9 a.m. The meeting will be in the board conference room at the SDRS office, 222 E. Capitol Ave., Pierre. This meeting will be broadcast lie at www.sd.net. ADA…
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Motorcyclist dies from injuries in Newell-area crash
NEWELL A 56-year-old woman died Sept. 3 from injuries sustained Aug. 8 in a single-vehicle crash near Newell. The name of the woman involved has not been released pending notification of her family members. Preliminary crash information indicates that, on Aug. 8, the woman was driving a 2001 Harley Davidson…
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Spearfish Canyon road project set to begin Sept. 12
SPEARFISH On Sept. 12, asphalt patching operations are scheduled to begin on U.S. Highway 14A between Savoy and Cheyenne Crossing in Spearfish Canyon. Traffic will be reduced to a single lane with the use of flaggers. Motorists should be prepared for suddenly slowing, stopped, and merging traffic, as well as…
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Shooter kills 2 students, 2 teachers at a Georgia high school
WINDER, Ga. A 14-year-old student opened fire at a Georgia high school and killed four people on Wednesday, authorities said, sending students scrambling for shelter in their classrooms and eventually to the football stadium as officers swarmed the campus and parents raced to find out if their children were safe.…
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SDSU Extension to host annual specialty crop field day on Sept. 10
BROOKINGS South Dakota State University Extension will welcome the public to its fourth annual Specialty Crop Field Day. This free, family-friendly event will feature a series of presentations and field tours related to small- to mid-scale commercial vegetable production research trials. Field tours will feature SDSU Extension research plots of…
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Swine Day set for Nov. 12 at South Dakota State
BROOKINGS SDSU Extension invites swine producers and industry members to save the date for the 2024 SDSU Swine Day on Nov. 12 in Brookings. SDSU Swine Day is from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Club 71 in the Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium on SDSUs campus. Lunch will be served.…
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Governor names book banner to Nebraska Library Commission
LINCOLN, Neb. Republican Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has appointed a new member to the Nebraska Library Commission a former local school board member removed from office after trying to ban more than 50 books. Terri Cunningham-Swanson will serve on the board responsible for promoting, developing and coordinating library services in…
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Nebraska voters to decide on use of public funds for private schools
Public school advocates have collected enough signatures to ask voters to repeal a new law that uses taxpayer money to fund private school tuition., according to Nebraskas top election official. Organizers of Support Our Schools announced in July that they had gathered more than 86,000 signatures of registered voters well…
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Denmark reports cases of bluetongue disease
COPENHAGEN, Denmark Denmark reported Tuesday cases of bluetongue in the country’s east, a non-contagious, insect-borne viral disease that is harmless to humans but can be fatal for so-called ruminant animals mainly sheep but also cows and goats. Authorities said the virus known as bluetongue serotype 3, or BTV-3, has been…
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Governor appoints Madhu Gottumukkala to South Dakota technology post
PIERRE On Tuesday, Gov. Kristi Noem announced the appointment of Madhu Gottumukkala as commissioner of the Bureau of Information and Telecommunication. His appointment will be effective on Sept 9. South Dakota has made tremendous investments to improve our IT infrastructure, and Madhu is the right person to carry that momentum…
