May 2015

The Institute for Supply Management, formerly the Purchasing Management Association, began formally surveying its membership in 1931 to gauge business conditions. The Creighton Economic Forecasting Group uses the same methodology as the national survey to consult supply managers and business leaders. Creighton University economics professor Ernie Goss oversees the report. The overall index ranges between […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — A health care industry consulting firm says about 9 percent of rural hospitals in South Dakota are vulnerable to closure. The estimate comes from iVantage Health Analytics, a Maine-based firm that compiles a hospital strength index based on data about financial stability, patients and quality indicators. Fifty hospitals in rural […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A federal board has revised a license granted to a company that wants to mine for uranium in western South Dakota. The Atomic Safety and Licensing Board of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission a year ago issued a license to Powertech Uranium Corp. for the proposed Dewey-Burdock mine near Edgemont. Powertech […]

SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) — A Wisconsin woman is facing an animal neglect charge in South Dakota for allegedly having 42 dogs and cats in a sport utility vehicle. Spearfish police officers responding to an animal welfare call last weekend found the 36 toy-breed dogs and six cats inside the vehicle. The Black Hills Pioneer reports […]

BLUNT, S.D. (AP) — Police are investigating the theft of more than 450 pounds of copper wire from Oahe Electric Co. in Blunt. Copper is a target for thieves because it can be sold for scrap metal. Oahe Electric Manager Rodney Haag tells KCCR radio that the copper stolen from that business is worth about […]

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A new monthly survey report says April results suggest that slow economic growth remains ahead for nine Midwestern and Plains states. The survey report issued Friday says the overall Mid-America Business Conditions Index rose to 52.7 from 51.4 in March. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss oversees the survey, and he says […]

HILL CITY, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota wildlife officials have stock Deerfield Reservoir near Hill City with large lake trout. The South Dakota Game, Fish and Parks Department says crews have released 55 large trout into the reservoir. The fish average 27 inches in length and were acquired from the Saratoga National Fish Hatchery in […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The South Dakota Highway Patrol says it is targeting 14 counties with sobriety checkpoints in May. The monthly checkpoints are done as a way to discourage people from drinking and driving.buy zovirax generic gaetzpharmacy.com/zovirax.html no prescription The counties scheduled for sobriety checkpoints in May are: Bennett, Brown, Charles Mix, Codington, Edmunds, […]

ROY LAKE, S.D. (AP) — The state Department of Game, Fish and Parks is looking for someone to operate the Roy Lake Resort in northeastern South Dakota. The operation on Roy Lake State Park offers year-round outdoor recreation, including camping, fishing and boating in the summer and ice fishing, waterfowl hunting and snowmobiling in the […]

WOUNDED KNEE, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota’s Shannon County will now be Oglala Lakota County, removing the name of a man who Oglala Sioux Tribe activists say helped with negotiations that were a precursor for the breakup of tribal lands. The name change, which is official Friday, follows an April proclamation from the governor. More […]