SOUTH DAKOTA
Forum Communications IT personnel talk new initiatives, future technology at conference
FARGO, N.D. - More than 20 information technology personnel from around the Forum Communications Co. network gathered here Tuesday afternoon to discuss common digital initiatives around the network a...
Posted on 6/18/13 at 2:34 PM
Massacre of Historic Bridges in the USA Underway?
At the beginning of this year, fellow pontist James Baughn predicted in his website, the Historic and Notable Bridges of the US, that there would be fewer demolitions for 2013, providing hope for ma...
Posted on 1/22/13 at 6:08 AM
The Sioux Falls Falls!
Last fall my family and I took a little jaunt over to Falls Park in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The Sioux Falls - on the Big Sioux River - are a many-layered falls, with something to be found for ever...
Posted on 5/16/12 at 6:45 PM
Jobs returning to politicians' radar
This year started with Minnesota political leaders emphasizing the need to create jobs, but the states deficit problem sidetracked much of that talk. Now, Democratic Gov. Mark Dayton and Republican l...
Posted on 8/19/11 at 10:34 AM
Crowns and cheese
What dairy product would you find the most challenging to promote? That question was posed to the three candidates vying for the South Dakota Dairy Princess crown Wednesday, during the Central Plains...
Posted on 4/1/11 at 12:05 AM
Prescribed burn gets out of control
DICKINSON, N.D. — Ranchers south of Hettinger, N.D., and Lemmon, S.D., are wondering what they’re supposed to do for grazing lands after what was intended to be a prescribed burn in the Grand River National Grasslands got out of control.By Dustin Monke , April 04, 2013
Hunters charged in lion killing
MITCHELL, S.D. — Two area men are among three hunters charged with illegally using dogs to tree and kill a mountain lion Feb. 1 in Pennington County.By Ross Dolan/Forum News Service , April 03, 2013
As others see it: Time to expand social media investigations
South Dakota Secretary of Corrections Dennis Kaemingk told the Daily Republic that the DOC’s use of social media to locate walkaway inmates and parole absconders is “in its infancy.”By Mitchell (S.D.) Daily Republic , April 03, 2013
S.D. marijuana case goes to Supreme Court
ALEXANDRIA, S.D. — An Alexandria man who claimed the marijuana growing in his yard was “nothing more than a patch of weeds and grasses” has lost an appeal to the South Dakota Supreme Court.By Chris Mueller/Forum News Service , March 28, 2013
As others see it: S.D. records open, but not easily accessible
Last week, The Daily Republic noted how Davison County has switched to digital record-keeping. The new system, known as Odyssey, will file and store all sorts of court-related records, as part of an $11 million statewide conversion from an older, outdated system.By Mitchell (S.D.) Daily Republic , March 13, 2013
Jobless rate spikes in S.D.
Rise of nearly 1 point called seasonal by observersMITCHELL, S.D. - More people were listed as unemployed in January in Mitchell than any time since March 2011.By Tom Lawrence , March 11, 2013
As other see it: Time for South Dakota to consider texting while driving vote
South Dakota has an odd attitude when it comes to betterment through government. Residents of this state have an individual spirit, evidently, and that spirit seems to resist most anything that government does to protect us from ourselves.By Mitchell (S.D.) Daily Republic , March 08, 2013
South Dakota native: Even rural, primarily white areas will see changes
MITCHELL, S.D. — While America is diversifying at an increasing rate, South Dakota remains one of the least diverse places in the country and is only beginning to be touched by immigration, according to a Mitchell native who studies demographics and their sociological implications.
By Tom Lawrence, Forum News Service , January 24, 2013
Historic Blood Run on verge of becoming South Dakota state park
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — After years of private fundraising and piecing together property parcels that for centuries were home to thousands of Native Americans, South Dakota officials are ready to make the picturesque acreage along the Big Sioux River a state destination.By Associated Press , January 13, 2013
Two teens die in S.D. accident
ALPENA, S.D. – Two Huron teenagers died in a one-vehicle crash on 92nd Avenue about one-quarter mile south of 220th Street near Alpena on Sunday, Oct. 14.October 15, 2012
As others see it: Council should support texting ban
We’ve long been frustrated by the Legislature’s hesitancy to ban texting while driving in South Dakota.By Mitchell (S.D.) Daily Republic , September 21, 2012
Ceremony on Minnesota-South Dakota border marks U.S.-Dakota War anniversary
By Associated Press , August 17, 2012
Jasper man facing multiple rape charges in South Dakota
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A Jasper man is facing nine counts of first-degree rape, according to court documents filed this week in Minnehaha County, S.D. Charges may also be pending in Minnesota, according to a spokesperson with the Minnehaha County Sheriff’s Office.June 20, 2012
As others see it: An example of teamwork
We recently heard an interesting tale of working together in the name of regional pride and community betterment.By Mitchell (S.D.) Daily Republic , May 09, 2012
As others see it: Councilman stays true to his work
Vernon Brown deserves a medal and here’s why: Brown is upset that the Sioux Falls City Council — of which he is a longtime member — has been given a reprimand by the South Dakota Open Meetings Commission.By Mitchell (S.D.) Daily Republic , March 19, 2012
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