Elk Point News

Hyperion Resources of Dallas, Texas, has identified a site near Elk Point as a leading contender for the $10 billion refinery.

Posted by: Cory Heidelberger - 06/23/2008 8:08 AM And now for some guest Republican commentary from District 8 House candidate Patricia Stricherz.

Gov. Mike Rounds says opponents of a proposed oil refinery in Union County should not expect to create lengthy delays in the project by filing lawsuits against it.

Gov. Mike Rounds says opponents of a proposed oil refinery in Union County should not expect to create lengthy delays in the project by filing lawsuits against it.

They lost the first battle at the polls on June 3, but the Save Union County Committee isn't conceding its war against the oil refinery proposed for their area by Texas-based Hyperion Resources.

It was a bitterly-contested election, pitting neighbor against neighbor. But people in Union County hope they can move forward, regardless of where they stand on the Hyperion issue.

The field of Statehouse candidates was narrowed in many districts throughout South Dakota in Tuesday's primary election.

Former President Bill Clinton made another campaign stop in Southeast South Dakota.

Pro- and anti-Hyperion forces appear to have targeted voters in the extreme southeast tip of Union County.

Flashing a smile, Joyce Bortscheller briefly hugged Hyperion Energy Center executive Preston Phillips as she greeted him in the backyard of her home here.

Voters in Union County, South Dakota, have approved a plan to build the country's first new oil refinery in more than 30 years.

Voters head to the polls in Union County South Dakota to vote if county land should be re-zoned to allow Hyperion Resources to build a 400-thousand barrel a day oil refinery.

Chelsea Clinton will be in South Dakota campaigning for her mother, presidential candidate Sen.

AgWeb.com Editors DuPont's Pioneer Hi-Bred in Des Moines, Iowa, and Curry Seed Company based in Elk Point, S.D., have reached an agreement regarding the purchase of the "Curry Seed" brand name, according to a ...

Josh Verges * jverges@argusleader.com * May 28, 2008 A South Dakota penitentiary inmate with a history of threatening to harm authority figures has been sentenced to four more years for mailing threats to an ...

Posted by: Cory Heidelberger - 05/25/2008 8:42 AM Back in March, I posted about the full slate for the District 8 South Dakota State House race.

At Gov. Mike Rounds' suggestion, Hyperion Resources considered sites in western South Dakota for a planned oil refinery before settling on the Elk Point area as the preferred site, the Sioux City Journal ...

A South Dakota judge heard arguments today that a man serving a life sentence for murder deserves a new trial because a witness against him committed perjury in a separate matter concerning another crime.

Verizon Wireless customers in the southeast corner of the state who use their phones for Internet services should be noticing improved service.

A recent interview on the evening news had a gentleman explaining how he was against the Hyperion oil refinery near Elk Point because he just had built a fancy house and planned to retire and live forever in ... via ArgusLeader.com