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19 May 2012 Spearfish, SD Capitol Notebook: Mining bonds were not enough - Aberdeen News
South Dakota’s bonding requirements for the Black Hills gold ... The high prices also helped attract a new operator to try an old site along Spearfish Canyon. The new company, VMC LLC, received the state board’s approval Thursday to transfer ...
19 May 2012 National Guard Museum Hosts Anniversary Party
The South Dakota National Guard Museum will host a 150th anniversary party next month.
19 May 2012 Corona, SD Eleven TRACKTrails Debut Today: Program Doubles with "National Kids to Parks Day" Dedicat
There are two new trails each in Virginia and North Carolina, and seven in South Dakota. The National Park Trust created ... VA – 3pm - Hartford Beach State Park Nature Trail Disc Golf Course. Corona, SD - Oakwood Lakes State Park Nature Trail Disc ...
19 May 2012 Spearfish, SD BHSU to see three new certificate programs - Rapid City Journal
Black Hills State University is introducing three new certificate programs, likely to become available this fall. The South Dakota Board of Regents approved the three certificate programs this week, along with two certificate programs at South Dakota State ...
19 May 2012 Key voting rights provision upheld in Alabama case - Gadsden Times
Section 5 currently applies to the states of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. It also covers certain counties in California, Florida, New York, North Carolina and South Dakota ...
18 May 2012 Pierre, SD Girls Graduate Without Missing A Day Of School - KELOLAND TV
Lesmeister transferred to Pierre and finished school there ... They both plan to go to South Dakota State University next year.
18 May 2012 Spearfish, SD Permit transfer opens possibility for a new gold mine - Mitchellrepublic.com
Those prices also play a big role in VMC’s new plans. VMC was legally organized as a new company in South Dakota last August. Its board of managers includes Barry Bender of Spearfish, Kenneth Jensen of Mobridge, Mark Nelson of Nemo ...
18 May 2012 Unemployment rate falls in two-thirds of US states - Palm Beach Post
The states with the lowest unemployment continue to be in the upper Midwest with small populations. North Dakota's rate was 3 percent in April, the lowest in the country. It was followed by Nebraska at 3.9 percent and South Dakota at 4.3 percent.
18 May 2012 Bankers survey shows rural economies remain strong - Jamestown Sun
The survey covers parts of Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming, focusing on 200 rural communities with an average population of 1,300. Jeff Bonnett, president of Havana National ...
18 May 2012 Federal appeals court upholds key provision in landmark voting rights law - Aberdeen News
Section 5 currently applies to the states of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. It also covers certain counties in California, Florida, New York, North Carolina and South Dakota ...
18 May 2012 This Hour: Latest Iowa news, sports, business and entertainment - WOI-TV
Police have identified the victims of the Thursday night shooting in south Des Moines as 30-year-old Serif Hidic and 49-year-old Robert Smoot. Both were found dead ... South Dakota and Wyoming. The survey focuses on 200 rural communities with an average ...
18 May 2012 South Dakota Rollover Could Solve Missoula Burglaries
A vehicle involved in a high speed chase near Rapid City may have been loaded with evidence taken in a string of robberies in the Target Range area of Missoula. Arrested after the rollover was a juvenile from Missoula, and 29-year-old Stephen McCann, who are both in custody in South Dakota.
18 May 2012 Hoven, SD Paint-South Dakota volunteers to revitalize 22 homes in 20 communities - Chamberlain-Oacoma Sun
Paint-South Dakota, in its 15th year, is a statewide program that matches volunteers with homeowners that need help. This year, 14 groups are painting 22 houses in Roslyn, Centerville, Hoven ... the house from weather, maintains its appearance ...
18 May 2012 Belle Fourche, SD BFHS student is on program for Kids Speak - Rapid City Journal
Belle Fourche High School sophomore Kassie Willard said she did a lot of research on distracted driving before joining Rapid City students as speakers for Kids Speak sponsored at a South Dakota Voices for Children event Friday, May 11, in Rapid City.
18 May 2012 Watertown, SD Two South Dakota Youth Honored for Volunteerism at National Award Ceremony in Washington, D.C. - Ya
South Dakota’s top two youth volunteers of the year, Maren Johnson, 17, of Watertown and Kadon Leddy, 12, of Stockholm, were honored in the nation’s capital last night for their outstanding volunteer service during the presentation of The ...
18 May 2012 Martin, SD Wanted SD Man Found In Southern MN - KELOLAND TV
A South Dakota man wanted for a parole violation following a meth ... denied who he was but then told them "you got me", and authorities made an arrest. He's being held in the Martin County Jail without bond and will likely return to Sioux ...
18 May 2012 Troops Who Helped With Withdrawl Come Home
More than 60 members of South Dakota's 139th Brigade Support Battalion are back home after spending a year overseas.
18 May 2012 South Dakota Storms Become Art
Storm clouds and severe weather events across KELOLAND are now pieces of art at a new exhibit at the Washington Pavilion.
18 May 2012 Mansfield, SD PREP SOCCER ROUNDUP: No. 3 Heelan cruises past Unity Christian - Sioux City Journal
Tymkowicz, who scored goals in each half, has a team-leading 13 goals for Coach Shawn Mansfield’s Crusaders. Wessling, who assisted on Tymkowicz’s first goal, hiked her season goal total to seven, getting one in each half. Heelan (12-1), which had a 16 ...
18 May 2012 Mansfield, SD Appeals court upholds key voting rights provision - Evening Sun
It also covers certain counties in California, Florida, New York, North Carolina and South Dakota, as well as some local jurisdictions in Michigan and New Hampshire. Tatel, an appointee of President Bill Clinton, was joined in his ruling by ...
18 May 2012 Martin, SD 2 men awarded medals for capturing wanted bank robber - msnbc.com
Mateski, Martin and two other roommates were in the living room at their Bloomington home when a stranger barged in through the front door. The intruder was 44-year old William Roy St. John of South Dakota. Already wanted for two bank robberies in the Twin ...
18 May 2012 Crooks, SD Paris' Crazy Horse topless dancers call off strike - Worldnews.com
Until he was killed at the Soldiers' Town on White River, he was wounded only twice, once by accident and both times by some ... in the Slim Buttes area of present-day northwestern South Dakota. She was the wife of No Water, who had a reputation ...
18 May 2012 Ron Paul Endorsed by South Dakota State Rep. Jon Hansen
2012 Republican Presidential candidate Ron Paul was endorsed today by South Dakota State Representative Jon Hansen .
18 May 2012 Iroquois, SD Ruby K. Walter, 88, of Sioux Falls, and formerly of Iroquois - Plainsman
SIOUX FALLS — Ruby K. Walter, 88, of Sioux Falls, and formerly of Iroquois, died Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at the Bethany Lutheran Home in Sioux Falls. Her funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Bethesda Church in Huron with the Rev ...
18 May 2012 Corona, SD Constellation Brands Signs Distribution and Broker Agreements in 14 States - Yahoo Finance
The firms were selected based on pre-established criteria and have been appointed as follows: RNDC will serve as the exclusive distributor for wine and spirits brands in North and South Dakota ... Kim Crawford, Corona Extra, Black Velvet ...
18 May 2012 Harrison, SD Summer weather forecast cloudy for upper Midwest - Des Moines Register
WASHINGTON — The U.S. government came out with its summer forecast on Thursday, but Iowans and other upper Midwesterners remain in the dark on what the weather will likely ... Rippey said the eastern part of South Dakota and northern parts ...
18 May 2012 Survey: farming helps economy grow in rural states - WHBF TV
The survey covers rural areas of Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming. The survey focuses on 200 rural communities with an average population of 1,300.
18 May 2012 White River, SD Badlands blend beauty and grandeur into one wild vacation - St. Louis Post-Dispatch
South Dakota's driveability fit well with my lack of airfare funds ... To reach the trail's namesake "notch" above a cliff overlooking the White River Valley, hikers have a rare and slightly daunting opportunity to scale a steep log ladder leading to ...
18 May 2012 Survey: farming helps economy grow in rural states - Denver Post
The survey covers rural areas of Colorado, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota and Wyoming. The survey focuses on 200 rural communities with an average population of 1,300.
18 May 2012 Spearfish, SD Let the games begin
SPEARFISH — Hundreds of eyes followed Taylor Harwood as he carried the Special Olympics flame down the center of the Young Center floor. Thursday during the opening ceremonies at Black Hills State Uni
18 May 2012 Despite Grant, South Dakota Will Wait on Health Insurance Exchange
South Dakota has been awarded a $5.9 million federal grant to continue research into the possibility of a state-run health insurance exchange. But Gov. Dennis Daugaard says the state will continue to wait for the outcome of the lawsuit challenging …
18 May 2012 Pierre, SD Aberdeen, Pierre, Devils Lake Centers To Close - KFGO
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) - Mail processing centers in Aberdeen and Pierre in South Dakota and Devils Lake, North Dakota are among the 140 slated for consolidation by February. Nearly 250 centers will close as the nearly bankrupt U.S. Postal Service moves ...
18 May 2012 Avon, SD Alcoa Foundation Presents Sustainability Awards to Young Talent at Intel ISEF 2012 Special Awards C
Alcoa Foundation announced six winners in two award categories, Sustainable Water Management and Sustainable Material Use, at the 2012 Intel International Science and Engineering Fair , held yesterday in Pittsburgh.
18 May 2012 Belle Fourche, SD SOUTH DAKOTA BIRD TOUR - Aberdeen News
The South Dakota Grassland Coalition's sixth annual Bird Tour will be June 8-9 in rural Belle Fourche. Watch and record bird species and hear presentations from land owners and conservation experts. Lessons include how land management practices ...
18 May 2012 Gregory, SD High school track and field: Aberdeen Central tunes up for state meet - Aberdeen News
No team points were kept at the meet which included six Eastern South Dakota Conference teams. “We didn't run anybody hard,” said Central boys' coach Greg Murley. “It was windy, but the kids went out and competed hard. Our relay times are ...
18 May 2012 Martin, SD Evidence mixed for Zimmerman's self-defense claim - Rapid City Journal
When George Zimmerman tries to convince a judge or a jury that he shot Trayvon Martin in self-defense, the evidence in the case appears to be a mixed bag. More than 200 pages of photos and eyewitness accounts released by prosecutors Thursday show he and ...
18 May 2012 White River, SD Crop watchers: Fast start spurs smiles - Tri-State Neighbour
Apparently, South Dakota hasn’t had an infestation in many years ... but there was some hail to the north of Ideal near the White River and in the Presho area the first weekend in May. Some of the winter wheat in those areas was damaged.
18 May 2012 Nenana's Haken to play college soccer in Nebraska - Fairbanks Daily News-Miner
After spending time in South Dakota, Nebraska and Indiana and almost wandering through Pennsylvania, the Nenana senior settled on Midland University in Fremont, Neb., singing to play goalkeeper for the Warriors men’s soccer team. Everything from the size ...
18 May 2012 Hudson, SD Mary and Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s tumultuous life - Newsday
Mary and Robert Kennedy Jr. once had a Hudson Valley family filled with daily prayers ... His road to recovery actually began with his September 1983 arrest by South Dakota police for carrying a "small amount" of heroin as he was on his way ...
18 May 2012 Mission, SD Regional rights court probes case of rebels killed in famed Peruvian hostage rescue - Aberdeen News
He calls the mission "a clean and extraordinary operation considered ... Another defendant, then-army Col. Jesus Zamudio, is a fugitive but managed to renew his national ID card in 2008 and sign his pension rights over to his wife, suggesting ...
18 May 2012 Mission Hill, SD Gavins Point Celebrates 60-Year Anniversary Of Groundbreaking - Yankton Daily Press
Karl Mundt, South Dakota Gov. Sigurd Anderson and Nebraska Gov ... The flood waters spread to the foot of Mission Hill and within a few miles of Gayville, and miles of Highway 50 between Yankton and Vermillion were submerged.
18 May 2012 Hurley, SD First Dakota National Bank Awards Scholarships - Yankton Daily Press
In addition, First Dakota National Bank and the South Dakota Bankers Foundation have teamed up to ... Mahalia Olson, Kimball; Laura Hurley, Sioux Falls; and Zachary Schneider, Sioux Falls.
18 May 2012 Freeman, SD Eagles Sweep 4B Track Titles - Yankton Daily Press
CENTERVILLE — A year after suffering a leg injury in the state meet, Lauren Sokolowski is determined to make up for some lost ground ... Another freshman girl won a pair of events, as Freeman’s Cailey Roth finished first in the 1600-meter ...
18 May 2012 Gregory, SD IN THE NATION AND THE WORLD - Philadelphia Daily News
Mr. Brown didn’t get credit at first, though, and “had to go through some legalities to get it right, but we knew, once we heard the song, that’s Chuck Brown,” said Gregory ... James Abdnor, 92, a South Dakota Republican farmer ...
18 May 2012 Interior, SD Badlands blend beauty and grandeur into one wild vacation
Made up of 244,000 acres of rolling grasslands and serrated rock formations, Badlands National Park largely is a landscape of canyons, steep pinnacles, buttes, ridges and spires. The area also is rife with fossils.
18 May 2012 Interior, SD Apartments rise quickly along St. Joe
A new apartment building near the South Dakota School of Mines & Technology is on schedule to go from foundation to finished in just five months.
18 May 2012 Martin, SD Nolasco, Marlins fall to Beachy, Braves 7-0 - Bismarck Tribune
Beachy finished with 122 pitches. Freeman homered and Chipper Jones, Michael Bourn, Martin Prado and Tyler Pastornicky each had two hits as the Braves outhit the Marlins 12-5. The Braves improved to 18-5 with Jones in the starting lineup. They are 6-10 in ...
18 May 2012 Custer, SD Custer House Birthday - KFYR-TV
But there was something a little special about today, May 17. The Custer House that stands guard over Fort Abraham Lincoln looks original. But it`s only been standing for 25 years. "There was nothing there. In the 1930s the CCC came and put foundations ...
18 May 2012 Lyons, SD WCFD adds aerial truck to its fleet - Daily Freeman Journal
The Rosenbauer truck was constructed by Heiman Fire Equipment of Lyon, South Dakota. Annually, Rosenbauer supplies an estimated 700 trucks nationwide, said company spokesman Rob Imhoff. Quint refers to the fire functions of the truck: pumper, water tank ...
18 May 2012 Fort Thompson, SD Man pleads not guilty to alleged assault - Mitchellrepublic.com
FORT THOMPSON — A Fort Thompson man accused of assaulting a Bureau of Indian Affairs officer appeared in federal court Monday and pleaded not guilty. FORT THOMPSON — A Fort Thompson man accused of assaulting a Bureau of Indian Affairs ...
18 May 2012 De Smet, SD FYI Calendar - Yankton Daily Press
JUNE 22-24 — South Dakota County Music Festival in Madison ... JULY 5-8, 13-15, 20-22 — Laura Ingalls Wilder Pageant in De Smet. thru JUNE 5 — Exhibit of works by Cheryl Peterson Halsey at the G.A.R. Hall Gallery, Yankton.
17 May 2012 Watertown, SD Watertown teen helps recycle soap to save lives - KSFY.com
"I started with just six hotels in my hometown in Watertown, South Dakota, and in the last two years. I have grown into 110 hotels with a network of over 500 volunteers that help me to collect the soap," Johnson said. One of those hotels was the Hampton ...
17 May 2012 Bryant, SD Pasco Youth Symphony tunes up for debut - Tampa Bay Online
Both have extensive musical backgrounds. Bryant has been playing violin for 20 years and teaching strings for 13 years. She's performed with the South Dakota State Symphony, played in national competitions and toured Europe. Bryant also played ...
17 May 2012 Yankton, SD Yankton learning more about synthetic drugs - KSFY.com
Yankton is just one of several communities that is dealing ... Manufacturers are always looking for ways to change chemical compounds to skirt the law but Matson says South Dakota is on the right track. "I don't care what drug it is if you decrease the ...
17 May 2012 Mellette, SD Attorney: Accuser of Hunter's son changes story - Bismarck Tribune
Todd Shapiro is the attorney for 17-year-old Darius McClinton-Hunter. He told reporters Thursday that a recording was made Wednesday of a conversation between the girl and a teenage friend of the Hunter family. The attorney says the alleged victim does "a ...
17 May 2012 Goodwin, SD Prep boys golf: Tom Dey retires as Sacred Heart coach after 3-straight state titles - Sedalia Democ
North Dakota and South Dakota. “I don’t even know how that happened,” he said. “It’s neat to be honored like that and it’s just a reflection of the boys and the team’s success.” Dey will also be stepping down from his role as an assistant ...
17 May 2012 Mellette, SD Free South Dakota Fishing This Weekend - KELOLAND TV
"Here's an opportunity. If you haven't been in South Dakota's outdoors, here's an opportunity to get out there and experience and do it at our expense and see if you like it," Regional Fisheries Supervisor Todd St. Sauver said. As with all ...
17 May 2012 Kennebec, SD Heidepriem Remembers Abdnor - KELOLAND TV
He says the Senator just laughed at the accident. With no family of his own ... But Heidepriem says the Kennebec rancher's connection to South Dakota stayed strong. After a lifetime of service, the state he loved will now pay service to him.
17 May 2012 Martin, SD Autopsy: Evidence of marijuana found in Trayvon Martin's urine and blood - Grand Forks Herald
Medical examiners found evidence of marijuana in Trayvon Martin's system after he was fatally shot by a neighborhood watch volunteer, an autopsy report released Thursday shows. The report was included in a large amount of evidence released by ...
17 May 2012 Spearfish, SD High School Track: Schultz leads Custer to region title, Spearfish gets girls’
CUSTER — Of course, Tyler Schultz would do something no other South Dakota schoolboy ever has before on his final heave of the shot put in his home ring.
17 May 2012 Pierre, SD Aberdeen, Pierre Mail Facilities To Close - KELOLAND TV
Two South Dakota cities will lose their mail processing facilities in less than a year. The U.S. Postal Service announced Thursday that Aberdeen and Pierre are among 140 facilities that will close early next year. All of the mail will be ...
17 May 2012 Pierre, SD Aberdeen, Pierre, Devils Lake Postal Service centers to close - Bismarck Tribune
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. - Mail processing centers in Aberdeen and Pierre in South Dakota and Devils Lake, N.D., are among the 140 slated for consolidation by February. Nearly 250 centers will close as the nearly bankrupt U.S. Postal Service moves forward with a ...
17 May 2012 Pierre, SD Aberdeen, Pierre, Devils Lake postal centers to close - INFORUM
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Mail processing centers in Aberdeen and Pierre in South Dakota and Devils Lake, N.D., are among the 140 slated for consolidation by February. SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — Mail processing centers in Aberdeen and Pierre in South ...
17 May 2012 Webster, SD New Wild Turkey Federation ‘Grand Slam’ is mind-blowing - Minden Press-Herald
It was nine years ago this month when a far-fetched dream of mine became reality as I squeezed the trigger on a Merriam's gobbler in the Badlands of South Dakota. The 21 pound gobbler completed my quest for a coveted Grand Slam. The fans of an Eastern ...
17 May 2012 Astoria, SD Apparent suicide of RFK Jr.'s estranged wife adds to perception of Kennedy family misfortune -
She was there when the clan buried Michael Kennedy, killed in a New Year's Eve skiing accident in 1997 ... with her family at its annual ball at Manhattan's Waldorf Astoria. Caruso reported from New York. Associated Press writers Verena Dobnik ...
17 May 2012 Lemmon, SD Lyla Mae Sevon - Star-Tribune
Inurnment will follow at a later date at Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, South Dakota. Lyla was born on December 26, 1930 to Fred Hunt and Ione Tate in Lemmon, South Dakota. On September 3, 1949 Lyla married Wayne Sevon in Lead ...
17 May 2012 Delmont, SD HAGEN: Glanzer should be considered state’s greatest small-town coach of all time - Mitchellrepub
Thirty-two of those seasons were spent as head coach of the Armour High School Packers, and the last five were with the cooperative Tripp-Delmont/Armour. He finished with 617 wins, three state championships and 12 state tournament appearances.
17 May 2012 Vienna, SD Greece's Golden Dawn most extreme of Europe's far right parties to enter Parliament - Abe
Associated Press writers Elena Becatoros in Athens, Angela Charlton in Paris, George Jahn in Vienna, Victor Simpson in Rome, Mike Corder in Amsterdam, Pablo Gorondi in Budapest and Louise Nordstrom in Stockholm contributed to this report.
17 May 2012 DSU president retires - Bolivar Commercial
he has also served as executive vice president and acting president of the University of South Dakota and as a vice president of Thiel College in Pennsylvania and executive assistant to the president of Suomi College, now Finlandia University, in Michigan.
17 May 2012 Harrison, SD Weather forecasters offer little insight on Iowa summer - Des Moines Register
The U.S. government came out with their summer forecast on Thursday, but Iowa residents are in the dark as to what the weather will be for them ... Rippey said the the eastern part of South Dakota and northern parts of western Iowa are plagued ...
17 May 2012 Wallace, SD A new journey begins in Williston - Williston Daily Herald
I am originally from the Hanceville, Ala., area. I graduated from Hanceville High School in May of 2000. I then attended Wallace State Community College in Hanceville from the fall of 2003 until the spring of 2006. While there, I majored in liberal arts.
17 May 2012 Montrose, SD Today’s forecast: Good chance of westward glances - Tri-State Neighbour
If a person could wear out glass by looking through it, the west-facing panes would have been eroded to paper-thinness during the years I played Pee-Wee, Midget, VFW Teener and American Legion baseball for my hometown of Montrose, S.D. How many ...
17 May 2012 Spearfish, SD James Abdnor, Former South Dakota Senator, Dies at 89 - Worldnews.com
Other scenic byways include the Badlands Loop Scenic Byway, the Spearfish Canyon Scenic Byway, and the Wildlife Loop Road Scenic Byway. In US presidential elections, South Dakota is allotted 3 of of 538 votes in the Electoral College.
17 May 2012 Spearfish, SD KOTA Territory women kick–off their heels today, and get to down to business in spearfish.
Kota territory women kick–off their heels today, and get to down to business in spearfish.
17 May 2012 Coyote Track and Field Qualifies 13 for NCAA West Preliminaries - University of South Dakota Coyote
VERMILLION, S.D. - The South Dakota track and field teams ... She is qualified in the discus after firing a school-record throw of 165-9 at the Kansas Relays on April 18, a distance that is 35th-best in the region. Mosley also qualified in the shot put ...
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- Thune makes Outdoor Life Top 25
South Dakota Sen. John Thune , a Murdo native with a passion for pheasant hunting, has been named one of the Outdoor Life Magazine's Top 25 for leadership on outdoor issues.
- Heidepriem Remembers Abdnor - KELOLAND TV
He says the Senator just laughed at the accident. With no family of his own ... But Heidepriem says the Kennebec rancher's connection to South Dakota stayed strong. After a lifetime of service, the state he loved will now pay service to him.
- Iowa Attorney General settles with shoe manufacturer - KWWL
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