Hunger in the Dakotas hides in plain sight
Are there hungry people in your community? Yes. But we may not see them because they look just like everybody else.
New Weather Station in Marshall County
via SDSU Extension BROOKINGS, S.D. — Thanks to a public-private partnership, Marshall County has a new weather station. The station, sponsored by Full Circle Ag of Britton, reports live weather and ag data. It will operate as a part…
Fitness centers a growing trend in Dakota small towns
Many area communities now offer an option that until a few years ago was only available in larger communities: A place to exercise, with specialized machines and sometimes classes available—and no need to exercise in the cold and snow.
Local businesses count on holiday shoppers
By Heidi Marttila-Losure, Dakotafire Media Reporting by Doug Card, The Britton Journal; Bill Krickac, Clark County Courier; and Jessica Giard Pushing crowds. General chaos. That’s the national image of Black Friday (and, with the change in store’s door-opening hours,…
Resources for rural communities, November 27, 2013
The following is from Christine Sorensen, rural development coordinator for the U. S. Department of Agriculture-Rural Development in Pierre, S.D. Read on for valuable resources for rural communities, including several grant opportunities.
FiredUp: Beauty is part of the structure of building to last
“If you consider only utility, the things you build will soon be useless. This building is boarded up because nobody has a use for it. Nobody has a use for it because nobody wants to be in it. And nobody…
Thousands of veterans among Dakotans to receive less in SNAP benefits starting Friday
About 4,300 South Dakota veterans and 2,200 North Dakota veterans will see their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program food benefits reduced Friday when the temporary increase in SNAP benefits runs out.
STUDY: Dakotans are ‘friendly and conventional’
South Dakotans and Midwesterners comprise a region that is “friendly and conventional,” according to a new social psychology study.
Unleaded gasoline being phased out in South Dakota
By November, regular unleaded 87 octane gasoline won’t exist in South Dakota.
Jackley files suit against EPA
South Dakota has joined North Dakota, Nevada and Texas in filing a lawsuit against the United States Environmental Protection Agency for its failure to comply with action mandated by the federal Clean Air Act. The suit was filed in federal district court in North Dakota.