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Two suspects arrested on drug charges
An man and a woman were arrested in Madison on Wednesday on drug-related charges when officers with the Madison Police Department served a search warrant at a residence on the 800 block of S.W. 4th St. in ...
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Bethesda Lutheran facility in Watertown to close in 2014
The Bethesda Lutheran Communities Intermediate Care Facility, which provides care for 73 people with intellectual and developmental disabilities in Watertown, will close Aug. 31, 2014, the facility announced Tuesday. The state will oversee a transition plan that will help the residents and their families and guardians find new residences. Relocation meetings will begin in July 2013 and continue ...
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River of Life church celebrates 80 years
The church's founding dates back to 1933. "It started in a tent where the junior high is now," said the Rev. Dan Harwell. "Assembly of God was born out of that meeting." In the 1930s, week-long services were held in the tent. To commemorate that beginning, a tent will be set up at River of Life Sunday for the anniversary celebration. The anniversary celebration takes ...
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Reinhiller resigns as Chesters principal
Chester Area High School Principal Mike Reinhiller has turned in his resignation. Reinhiller turned in his resignation at the school board meeting earlier this month during closed session. Chester Superintendent Mark Greguson said that Reinhiller plans to pursue other avenues of his career. Reinhiller's departure marks the third administrative change at Chester ...
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Habeger Busser to wed
Kaitlin Habeger and Jacob Busser, both of Madison, announce their engagement and forthcoming marriage. The future bride is the daughter of Gary and Rhonda Habeger of Madison. She is attending Dakota State University pursuing a degree in elementary/special education and also is employed at ECCO, Inc. Her fiance is the son of Leon and Lisa Busser of Colton. He is a graduate of Chester Area High ...
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Cars For Les claims 16-18U title at Fathers Day Tournament
Winning championships were Steineke Construction, South Dakota Flash, Diamond Shock, Smash, Brandon Power and Cars For Les. Steineke Construction beat the BV Slammers 9-7 to win the 10U Division on Sunday at Baughman/Belatti Park. South Dakota Flash stopped BV Shock 7-2 to win the 12U "A" Division. Winning the "B" Division of the 12U was the Diamond Shock over Flandreau, 9-2. ...
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Nick Barger moves up 12 spots to place eighth in feature race
At I-90 Speedway near Hartford, Nick Barger of Madison came from his 20th starting position to place eighth in the B-Modified "A" Feature on Saturday. Barger had to qualify for the "A" Feature through the "B" Feature earlier in the night. He placed fifth in the "B" Feature to start the 20-car "A" Feature in dead last. In his heat race, Barger ...
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Zingmark earns Eagle Scout rank
Lucas Zingmark became an Eagle Scout with Troop 5 on June 2. The Eagle Court of Honor led by Scoutmaster Steve Olson was held at Trinity Lutheran Church. Zingmark, son of Dennis and Tammy Jo Zingmark, started as a Cub Scout almost 12 years ago and worked his way up the ranks. During that time, he attended scout camps at Shetek in Minnesota, Lewis & Clark in Yankton and Medicine Mountain in ...
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Scientists discuss new photo-taking satellite
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Nearly 120 scientists and engineers from around the world are meeting in South Dakota this week to discuss operational and technical issues with collecting images from the Landsat 8 ...
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Former state lawmaker Johnson dies
Johnson served in the House of Representatives from 1968 to 1977. Gov. Nils Boe appointed Johnson to fill a vacancy in the district, and he was re-elected to serve three more ...
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Author teacher of endangered Lakota language dies
Albert White Hat, who was instrumental in teaching the endangered American Indian language to new generations for nearly four decades, died last week at a hospital in South Dakota, according to language preservationists and fellow members of his Rosebud Sioux Tribe. He was ...
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Missouri moves to lift ban on foreign farm owners
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Weeks before a Chinese conglomerate agreed to buy Smithfield Foods Inc. in the largest such takeover of a U.S. business, Missouri lawmakers quietly approved legislation removing a ban on foreign ownership of agricultural land.The northern Missouri legislator whose amendments to a pair of larger bills helped push the plan through the Legislature and onto the desk of Gov. ...
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Hughes County approves zone change for pulse plant
HARROLD, S.D. (AP) -- Hughes County Commissions have approved the final plat and zoning changes needed to construct a new pulse processing plant set to be near ...
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South Dakota may turn ancient site into state park
Blood Run is a 1000 acre archeological site on the South Dakota-Iowa border, it is an area that was inhabited for over 8,500 years until the 1700s and became a place of primary importance to the Oneota people and later the Native American Omaha tribe, which now resides on the Omaha Reservation which straddles Nebraska and Iowa. The site is one of immense cultural, historical and symbolic important and there are plans afoot to turn it into a state park for the enjoyment of all.
The site is already a U.S National Historic Landmark and is part of the U.S National Register of Historic Places due to the fact that it contains ancient structures built by the Oneota people. Oneota is a designation used by archeologists in referring to a cultural complex that occupied the Great Lakes and eastern plains regions between AD900 and the 1700s. Read more
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