Tag: rural
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Faulkton Out of School Program seeking director
Though the project is still in its infancy, a Faulkton Out of School Program Steering Committee is now to the point where they are looking to hire someone as a program director.
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Day County family keeps old-fashioned family farming alive
A year ago, Kenny Anderson bought an old International Power Binder because he didn’t want the tradition of the Andersons harvesting grain by hand to go away. Anderson’s son and grandson, Bryan and Hayden Anderson, had never operated a vintage binder until this month when they and Kenny harvested a field of oats on the…
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Coming Home: Webster woman’s musical background leads to lifelong passion
It’s late in the middle of the night night and Joanne Herr can’t sleep. So, she goes to her living room to do the one thing she knows will help. She plays music.
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Two Dakotas follow different paths on Medicaid expansion
The two Dakotas are similar in many respects, but at least for now have fallen on two different sides of this issue. With North Dakota enacting the Medicaid expansion, how will the two states fare differently if South Dakota does not expand Medicaid? Check out two infographics to see how Obamacare would affect you and…
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A good season to try cover crops
Due to the adequate moisture many areas of the state have received, this year may be a good year to try cover crops, said Ruth Beck, SDSU Extension Agronomy Specialist.
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Cool weather expected to stay awhile
The latest update to the August climate outlook was released this week, with a forecast of cooler than average temperatures for most of South Dakota. Rainfall forecasts show no clear leaning toward wetter, drier or near normal for the next month, said Laura Edwards, SDSU Extension Climate Field Specialist.
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Coming Home: Rood’s roots run deep on Webster area century farm
There have been a lot of changes in the computer industry since 1963, when Jim Rood started his career as an engineer. “There’s been a lot of changes, but it’s been fun to watch (the industry grow),” he said
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Waubay apiarist as busy as his bees
When he isn’t keeping busy as a county commissioner or working with his construction equipment, Waubay resident Gary Block is the travel agent for a semiload of “busy bees” who pollinate crops all over the country on a year-round basis.
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Webster Avera Clinic will close
Aberdeen based Avera St. Luke’s announced plans to close its east Hwy. 12 clinic on July 25.
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Farmers markets sprout, take root
Communities across the nation, including dozens in the Dakotas, are joining in a growing nationwide trend of forming markets with a very short farmer-to-consumer transportation system: goods go straight from the farmer’s hands to the consumer’s.