October 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 […]

SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) — A one-vehicle crash on Interstate 90 near Spearfish has killed a Sturgis man.buy zithromax online https://www.epsa-online.org/wp-content/languages/new/prescription/zithromax.html no prescription The Highway Patrol says 30-year-old Kurtis Tallmage died at a Rapid City hospital from injuries he suffered in the crash Wednesday afternoon. A Sturgis woman riding in the car suffered injuries that the […]

RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that an advertising company filed against Rapid City over rules for electronic billboards. U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Viken says Lamar Advertising failed to prove it’s entitled to damages. The company four years ago challenged regulations for electronic billboards that were approved by voters, […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota farmers this year produced less spring wheat and winter wheat than last year but more durum wheat. The Agriculture Department’s annual small grains summary estimates South Dakota spring wheat production at 60.5 million bushels, down 16 percent from 2014, and winter wheat production at 42.7 million bushels, down […]

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Two colleges on opposite sides of South Dakota are planning building projects. The Rapid City Journal reports that the School of Mines and Technology is starting work on a $6 million upgrade to its chemistry building. The Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan reports that officials recently launched a $750,000 fundraising […]

MCLAUGHLIN, S.D. (AP) — A Florida real estate tycoon is selling a ranch in the Dakotas that has been a source of frustration for area ranchers.buy xenical online https://redemperorcbd.com/wp-content/languages/new/prescription/xenical.html no prescription Maurice Wilder tells the Capital Journal ( ) that the 22,000-acre Wilder Buffalo Ranch on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation will be auctioned Oct. […]

ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — Authorities have identified a man who died in a forklift accident in Aberdeen. Police say 43-year-old Jason Alden, of Mellette, died Tuesday when he was pinned under a storage shed that was being moved with the help of the forklift. Police Capt. Eric Duven says Alden was standing by as another […]

HARRISBURG, S.D. (AP) — A friend of one of the men credited with subduing a student authorities say shot the high school principal in Harrisburg says Activities Director Joey Struwe was prepared for such an incident. Jim Dorman is Struwe’s friend and also a colleague — he is activities director at Lincoln High School in […]

HARRISBURG, S.D. (AP) — The wife of Harrisburg’s high school principal says Kevin Lein isn’t likely to miss much time from school after being shot in the arm by a student. Amy Lein tells the Argus Leader newspaper ( ) that her husband was discharged from the hospital after a short stay Wednesday and returned […]

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A second straight monthly survey of nine Midwest and Plains states suggests a slowdown in the region’s economy. A report issued Thursday says the overall Mid-American Business Conditions Index dropped to 47.7 last month, compared with 49.6 in August. Creighton University economist Ernie Goss oversees the survey, and he cited the […]