Category Archives: Local News

South Dakota monarch discovered in Mexico A tagged monarch butterfly from South Dakota was recently discovered in Mexico, after traveling 1,653 miles during its migration. The butterfly, tagged through an Outdoor Campus tagging effort in the fall of 1997, was picked up by researchers in El Rosario, Mexico, according to … Read Article →

Area state legislators among FU honorees Two West River legislators were honored at the annual convention of the S.D. Farmers Union in Rapid City on Dec. 12. State Representatives Dean Schrempp of Lantry and Jerry Apa of Lead were recognized for their efforts to repeal the controversial state tax on … Read Article →

Clay County project receives federal funds Senator Tom Daschle has announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Department of Rural Development has awarded over $780,000 in assistance to community projects in Clay County, Kimball and on the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe reservation. "The further development of our rural communities … Read Article →

Police officer in school: Presence is for prevention, rapport, resource Officer Theron Ahlers, right, visits with Ruth Parsons, left, and Sarah Decker, center, during lunch hour at Vermillion High School. Ahlers recently began serving as the School Resource Officer at VHS. He will also spend time at Vermillion Middle School. … Read Article →

Board approves plan to expand high school by David Lias The Vermillion School Board unanimously agreed Monday to complete plans calling for building expansions of Vermillion High School. The project would renovate and expand the high school library and construct a new commons, kitchen, auditorium and auxiliary gymnasium with locker … Read Article →

Board of Regents agrees to work with Sioux Falls schools The Board of Regents took a major step in bringing quality public higher education to South Dakota's largest city by approving an agreement with the Sioux Falls School Board to share a single building to be constructed at the site … Read Article →

Children benefit most from budget South Dakota's children will benefit the most from Governor Janklow's proposed budget for state government. If legislators approve it, Janklow's proposal for the fiscal year 2000 budget will provide needed health insurance for 3,000 more children, provide more money per school student, and continue wiring … Read Article →

Current gasoline prices noted; statewide average down AAA's pre-Christmas Fuel Gauge Survey, taken Dec. 8, shows the statewide average price of self-serve unleaded gasoline at $1.0354 per gallon, down .2053 cents from one year ago, and down 4 cents from the pre-Thanksgiving Day survey taken on Nov. 17. The national … Read Article →