May 2015

DELMONT, S.D. (AP) — State and federal officials have wrapped up an assessment of tornado damage to homes and businesses in Charles Mix and Douglas counties, including the town of Delmont. Last week’s assessment is the first step in determining whether aid will be made available through the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Small […]

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) — Some people who remember old Woodrow Wilson Middle School in Sioux City are wondering what happened to the vibrant mural that once graced the building. The Sioux City Journal reports ( ) that the building opened in 1925 and was torn down 80 years later to make way for a […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Heavy weekend rains have led to some flash flooding in western South Dakota. The flooding prompted officials to close a few roads in Rapid City, and water submerged parts of a bike path. Emergency officials are cautioning people to stay away from the edges of swollen rivers and creeks and […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Gov. Dennis Daugaard is asking residents to fly the U.S. and South Dakota flags at half-staff in observance of Memorial Day. His proclamation is in accordance with one signed by President Barack Obama. Flags are to be flown at half-staff from 8 a.m. until noon and at full-staff from noon until […]

WEBSTER, S.D. (AP) — On the hour-and-a-half drive between Aberdeen and Watertown on Interstate 29, Webster is the town in between. A simple trip west on four-lane U.S. Highway 12 versus a quick jump on the interstate. Ruby Tuesday for dinner in Aberdeen versus. Applebee’s in Watertown. That enviable location gives the 1,800 Webster residents […]

MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — Students at an eastern South Dakota high school are rallying around an agriculture teacher during his bout with cancer. The Tri-State Neighbor ( ) reports Mitchell High School teacher Jeff Hoffman joined his students at the state Future Farmers of America convention weeks after having his leg amputated to stop the […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Sioux Falls officials are determining the fate of a downtown mosaic celebrating diversity that’s falling apart. The Argus Leader (http://argusne.ws/1R9sDEB) reports the colorful 496-foot CommUnity Youth Mosaic is missing tiles and others are stained. It was built in the late 2000s out of a vision form schoolchildren, and it became […]

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — The National Music Museum in Vermillion is offering free admission this summer to active duty military personnel and their families. The Blue Star Museum program is available from Memorial Day through Labor Day. Nationwide, more than 2,000 museums are participating in the program sponsored by the National Endowment of the Arts, […]

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — Researchers at state universities in the Dakotas and Iowa will spend this summer analyzing changes in agricultural land use over the past decade. The Tri-State Neighbor reports this will be the universities’ first comprehensive analysis about land use changes and the reasons behind them. The responses of more than 1,000 mail-in […]

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — Voters in Vermillion will head to the polls next month to decide the fate of the city’s day care ordinance. The Equalizer reports the Vermillion City Council has set the special election for June 30. The ordinance calls for in-home day care providers to register with the city and provide a […]