Unusual weather brings welcome rain to northeast South Dakota
Some unusual weather events were reported in northeast South Dakota recently, but area producers welcomed the timely rains that came with them.
Shelterbelts, one of the great soil conservation measures of the 1930s, are being removed
In the late 1930s, farmers all across the Great Plains planted trees. After the dust storms that swept away essential topsoil, tree planting was a sign of hope for a brighter future. Today, many of those trees are being cleared away.
Sending wind energy back east is one reason for proposed transmission line through northeastern S.D.
Utility companies are studying and taking comments on routes for a proposed transmission line that would run about 150 to 175 miles between proposed substations in Big Stone City, S.D., and Ellendale, N.D.