April 19, 2015
Hundreds Of Mourners Say Goodbye To Fallen SD Firefighter
BRANDON, S.D. (AP) — Hundreds of mourners have turned out to honor a South Dakota firefighter killed in the line of duty. A funeral for Steven Ackerman was held Sunday in Brandon. Ackerman died April 12 while fighting a house fire that also killed homeowner David Smith. Ackerman was a 14-year volunteer with nearby Valley […]
South Dakota Couple Finds Success In Leather Goods
NEWELL, S.D. (AP) — A western South Dakota man who got his start as a master of leather crafts selling chaps behind the chutes at rodeos now sells hundreds of pairs around the world. Jack Gully and his wife, Kelly, have owned and operated K Bar J Leather Co. in Newell for more than a […]
SD National Guard Holding Food Drive Across The State
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Volunteer members of the South Dakota National Guard are holding a food drive across the state. The volunteers will be accepting non-perishable food donations from the public through June 8 at any Army National Guard armory in the state and at the Air National Guard base in Sioux Falls. The […]
Church Catering To Hispanic Population Opens In Madison
MADISON, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota man has started a church catering to Madison’s growing Hispanic population. The Madison Daily Leader reports that Francisco Vargas has started the church Cristo Viene. Vargas has experience as a pastor and has been doing radio ministry for 13 years. The new church is currently hosting its services […]
Government Officials In Sioux Falls Want New Building
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Government officials in Sioux Falls and Minnehaha County say they need more office space to provide basic public services to a growing metropolitan area and want a new building. The Argus Leader reports that city council members and county commissioners are planning to build a new government building in central […]
SD Shop Crafts Stagecoach To Be Used At Safari Park In Japan
LETCHER, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota shop has built a scaled-down stagecoach that will soon be used by children visiting a safari park in Japan. Craftsmen at Hansen Wheel and Wagon Shop in Letcher spent about a year building the stagecoach for the Fuji Safari Park. Shop owner Doug Hansen tells The Daily Republic […]
Thousands Expected For Firefighter Funeral In Brandon
BRANDON, S.D. (AP) — Firefighters from around the country are expected Sunday at the funeral of a fire man killed in Brandon. Steven Ackerman died last Sunday while fighting a house fire that also killed homeowner David Smith.buy trazodone online rxbuywithoutprescriptiononline.net/trazodone.html no prescription Ackerman was a 14-year volunteer with nearby Valley Springs Fire and Rescue. […]
VIDEO: VFD investigating cause of fire extinguisher incident in Coyote Village
A fire extinguisher set off early Sunday morning prompted an evacuation of all four floors in Coyote Village. At around 2 a.m., first responders from the Vermillion Fire Department, Clay County Emergency Medical Services and the University of South Dakota Police Department were called to Coyote Village after being alerted of heavy smoke on the fourth floor. Shannon […]
Winning Numbers Drawn In ‘Dakota Cash’ Game
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the South Dakota Lottery’s “Dakota Cash” game were: 03-08-18-24-26 (three, eight, eighteen, twenty-four, twenty-six)