June 2015

HOT SPRINGS, S.D. (AP) — A new Miss South Dakota has been crowned. Miss Oahe, Autumn Simunek (shuh-mah-nik) of Hot Springs, was crowned Miss South Dakota 2015 Saturday night in Hot Springs. Simunek also won the preliminary talent award Thursday night. For her talent, she performed the classic pop vocal “Hallelujah.” Simunek is the second […]

WATERTOWN, S.D. (AP) — Schools in Watertown are working to preserve student-made banners that were signed by President Barack Obama during his visit last month. Each school decided to make posters to welcome Obama to the northeastern South Dakota city, the Watertown Public Opinion ( ) reported. Lincoln Elementary Principal Susan Patrick said they hoped […]

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — Day care providers in Aberdeen are seeing high demand for infant care. Bethany Brooks, who opened her day care in January, said she gets calls constantly about openings for infants. And so does operator Jodi Gardner, who said she regularly turns away people who need infant care. “I could run a […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — An employee of the U.S. Postal Service in western South Dakota has been indicted on a theft of mail charge. Authorities are accusing Daniel Newman, of Rapid City, of embezzling letters, post cards, packages, bags and other mail between November and March. Authorities say Newman stole money, gift cards and […]

BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) — The annual 4-H Public Speaking Contest at the Sioux Empire Fair is taking applications from club members from more than 40 eastern South Dakota counties. Karelyn Farrand is a 4-H youth character education field specialist with the South Dakota State University Extension. Farrand says the contest gives 4-H members an opportunity […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The Capitol Lake Visitor Center in Pierre will be hosting a free outdoor concert this summer featuring traditional music artists Bob and Sheila Everhart. The July 10 concert is being organized by the museum of the South Dakota State Historical Society at the Cultural Heritage Center. The Everharts, from Anita, Iowa, […]

VERMILLION, S.D. (AP) — A South Dakota museum that owns the earliest known cello has lent the unique piece to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. The Amati “King” cello, which dates back to the mid-16th century, is on special loan from the National Music Museum in Vermillion. National Music Museum director Cleveland […]

STRATFORD, S.D. (AP) — Lloyd Jark may have a house in Sioux Falls, but his heart is clearly in Stratford. The longtime resident has been a pillar for continued vitality in the town of approximately 70 people. Grain elevators used to be the hub of many small agricultural communities. The same thing went for Stratford […]

WATERTOWN, S.D. (AP) — Kennedy Grangaard turned 10 on June 15. She spent the day surrounded by friends, as well as her mother and grandmother. There were presents. There were school girl giggles and cupcakes. Lots and lots of cupcakes. Kennedy had a very special wish this year, and it was a wish so big […]

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — The winning numbers in Saturday evening’s drawing of the South Dakota Lottery’s “Dakota Cash” game were: 05-09-11-14-21 (five, nine, eleven, fourteen, twenty-one)