Monthly Archives: October 2006

USDA rural development funding awarded The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development in South Dakota presented rural business opportunity grant (RBOG) funds in the amount of $50,000 to Planning and Development District III located in Yankton. The funding will be used to promote sustainable economic development in rural … Read Article →

Extra caution advised during fall harvest time Fall is an exciting season filled with many activities. One such activity that drivers in South Dakota will observe is the farmers harvesting their crops. All drivers need to be extra cautious during the fall, paying close attention to amber flashing lights and … Read Article →

Area patients thankful for local blood donors With the Thanksgiving holiday quickly approaching, we can be thankful for many things such as friends, family and neighbors. Without the continuing support of blood donors, patients would not have a chance for another tomorrow. People live such busy lives and yet taking … Read Article →

Is hearing loss affecting your life? Hearing for most of our lives has been as natural as breathing. You listen with ease and without concentrating; you interact and socialize without consciously thinking of hearing. You can be awakened by a child's movement in bed. As time goes, however, you may … Read Article →

State Historical Society Press offers picturing the past The South Dakota State Historical Society Press has released Picturing the Past: South Dakota's Historic Places, by Jay D. Vogt and Stephen C. Rogers, with photography by Scott Myers. Picturing the Past is the fourth book published by the Press this year … Read Article →

SDSU climatologist: Chances good for warmer winter in SD Chances are good that South Dakota will see a warmer-than-average winter. South Dakota State University Extension State Climatologist Dennis Todey said that's because an El Nino event, a warming of the ocean surface off the western coast of South America, is … Read Article →

South Dakota kindergarten immunization among highest in nation South Dakota boasts some of the highest immunization rates in the nation for kindergarten children according to a just released report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The percentage of South Dakota kindergarten students fully vaccinated for each of six … Read Article →

Engaged Wayne and Cheryl Larson of Sioux Falls announce the engagement of their daughter, Erica, to Michael Bottolfson, son of Leonard and Mary Bottolfson of Vermillion. Miss Larson is a graduate of The University of South Dakota and now works as a special education teacher for the Vermillion School District. … Read Article →

Youth Focus "We need to make sure that no boy or girl in America is growing up without having in his or her life the presence of a responsible, caring adult. Where else does a child learn how to behave? Where else does a child learn the experiences of the … Read Article →