February 2015
Excerpts From Recent South Dakota Editorials
Editors: Please note that The Associated Press welcomes editorial contributions from members for the weekly Editorial Roundup. Three editorials are selected every week. Contributions can be made by email at [email protected]. ___ Capital Journal, Pierre, Feb. 22, 2015 Questioning our president’s love for his country is divisive Former New York City mayor Rudy Giuliani and […]
South Dakota Sheep Production Down But Optimism On The Rise
NEWELL, S.D. (AP) — Jack Orwick is a fourth-generation rancher who seems caught in a fading industry. But his family has been raising sheep in Newell for more than 100 years, so he’s not about to turn gloomy despite some recent bad numbers. Newell, known as the Sheep Capital of South Dakota, has had Orwicks […]
Powerball Lottery Ticket Sold In Brandon Worth $10,000
BRANDON, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota lottery officials say a Powerball ticket sold in Brandon is worth $10,000. The ticket matched four of five white ball numbers and the Powerball in Saturday’s drawing to win the game’s third prize, at odds of 1 in about 649,000. The winner has about six months to claim the […]
Bids For Proposed Mitchell Fine Arts Center Well Over Budget
MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — The Mitchell School District might shelve plans to begin construction within a few months on a fine arts center after bids came in well over budget. Architects estimated the base cost of the project at .buy vilitra generic https://cialisnextdaydeliveryusa.com/vilitra.html over the counter 8 million. The lowest construction bid was $14.6 million. […]
Opposition From Neighbors Might Thwart Possible Wind Farm
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — Fierce opposition from neighbors shot down an Aberdeen company’s attempt to gauge the wind capacity in Lincoln County for a possible wind farm. Dakota Power Community Wind wanted to put up towers to measure wind speeds in the area and determine whether a wind farm would be a good investment. The […]
South Dakota Man Arrested In Sioux City Prostitution Ring
NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota man who paid $1 million over a four-year period for sex with an exotic dancer has been arrested in a Sioux City prostitution ring. The Argus Leader ( ) reports 54-year-old David Karlen of De Smet is charged with soliciting a prostitute. He was among more […]
1 Killed, 3 Injured In Three-vehicle Crash Near Pierre
PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Authorities say a Huron woman was killed and three others were injured in a three-vehicle crash near Pierre. The Argus Leader ( ) reports 79-year-old Marcella Larsen died in the Friday night accident. She was a passenger in an SUV that nearly collided head-on with another vehicle driven by a teenager. […]
Rapid City Wine Workshop Planned For Home, Commercial Makers
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — South Dakotans interested in learning how to grow grapes and other fruit for wine can pick up some insight next weekend at a workshop in Rapid City. The first session from 7-9 p.m. Friday at the SDSU Extension & 4H Building at the Pennington County Fairgrounds is designed for both […]
Abuswai: Arab and Muslim lives matter
Last week, Craig Stephen Hicks was arrested for murdering three of his neighbors in Chapel Hill, N.C. — Deah Shaddy Barakat, 23, Deah’s wife Yusor Mohammad Abu-Salha, 21, and Yusor’s sister, Razan Mohammad Abu-Salha, 19. Shady Barakat was a Syrian-American who studied dentistry at the University of North Carolina. Shady Barakat was involved in his community and was dedicated to […]
Celebrity award season is a popularity contest
Springtime welcomes the ever-so-exciting celebrity awards season, in which someone’s favorite celebrity is nominated for best actor, best singer, etc. These awards are demeaning. For one thing, awards tell celebrities that they have to work hard throughout the year so they can win a statue to represent the hard work they did in comparison to their peers. […]