Aurora News

It's not unlike a religion where those who have the least often have the most faith.

Even if I were to live down to that mock driver's license photo I doubt if I could conjure up a redneck period like the one I've been experiencing lately.

Patricia Stricherz of rural Dell Rapids has announced her candidacy for District 8 House of Representatives.

An Aurora man suffered minor injuries in a single-vehicle crash between Brookings and Aurora Monday evening.

BROOKINGS - The branches of the 90-foot ash tree bobbed and weaved in the heavy wind while eight arborticulture students rigged up a pulley system lashing the big tree to a smaller tree across the yard of ...

Firefighters were on the scene within minutes, but in that short time a fire in a barn south of town had fully engulfed the structure.

Posted by: Doug Lund - 06/10/2008 12:00 AM Les Paul turned 93 this week. I'm guessing a lot of you..especially those of you under 40..haven't the remotest idea of who Les Paul is.

“I don't let personal feelings get involved in my decisions. I try to do what's right for the people.”

"Quite frankly, we're right in the middle of a lot of things that I kind of want to see through: the space needs issue, which is very difficult to deal with. via Brookings Register Online

The National Weather Service issued a tornado watch for the following South Dakota counties: Aurora, Beadle, Bon Homme, Brookings, Brule, Buffalo, Charles Mix, Clark, Clay, Davidson, Douglas, Faulk, Hamlin, ... via Argus Leader

“That's higher than it would have been around the local market here”

As the fledgling biofuels industry develops, more than ethanol eventually could be pumped out of a Woodbury plant. via Lansing State Journal

VeraSun Energy broke ground on a new facility last week that will tap into ethanol for oil. via Domestic Fuel

The South Dakota Resources Coalition will hold its second annual Earth Day banquet Monday at Nicky's Restaurant in Madison. via Argus Leader

“The award is particularly meaningful considering that 2007 was the first year our plants produced more than 1 billion gallons of ethanol”

Several ethanol plants have received the CSX Chemical Safety Excellence Award for their commitment to rail car maintenance and safety, as well as safe loading practices. via Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers a...

The following have been named to the board of the Sioux Empire Society for Human Resource Management: Barb Cole, program coordinator; Tammy Loos, program coordinator; Greg Johnson, work force readiness; Jen ... via ArgusLeader.com

"Vote as you please, but please vote!" officials are reminding area residents less than a week away from a combined municipal/school election. via Brookings Register Online

Sign-up Now for a Free Test Drive of a New Sales Prospecting and Leads subscription services. via Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal

“Until that's part of the county highway system, I don't see where the county has any responsibility for that. We do have other places to spend our money on our own highway system.”

It was a regular meeting of the Brookings County Commission on Tuesday morning. But for a goodly chunk of the commissioners' time, the City of Brookings took center stage. via Brookings Register Online

“People are converting wetlands every day if that's the interpretation.”

One of the largest recipients of federal farm payments in South Dakota is at risk of losing them. via Argus Leader

“Selection of the corporate headquarters location constitutes a milestone in the progress of closing the merger”

Brookings, S.D. and St. Paul, Minn., Feb. 7, 2008 - VeraSun Energy Corp. and US BioEnergy Corp. via Electric Energy Online

“Making the production of wheat a profitable occupation is very important to me.”

PIERRE - Gov. Mike Rounds has named an Aurora County farmer to a four-year term on the South Dakota Wheat Commission. via ArgusLeader.com