Elkton News

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.

Minnesota & Eastern Railroad trains will soon be traveling faster in the Brookings area and points east, and the company is now alerting motorists to the changes.

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.

Bryce Hansen, 36, farms with his father 10 miles north of Elkton, raising hogs, corn, and soybeans.

“Other families might spend time playing kickball in the backyard”

Stephanie Gebhart will participate in her 11th Howard Wood Dakota Relays on Saturday - proving that time flies at a pretty good clip, even for those who tend to outrun everything else. via ArgusLeader.com

“We enjoy the company of the other people”

ROGER KASA/PLAINSMAN Ruby Johannsen and Cindy Schilling, right, check over some of the items for sale in the "Always Your Design" booth at the South Dakota Quilters Guild spring retreat Friday at Huron Event ... via The Plainsman

An Elkton man was injured in a fight outside the Elkton Bar early Sunday morning. via ArgusLeader.com

“I guess it won't bring ratings up, or it's getting too long”

It never became a people's war. It had a stunning call to arms in the 9-11 attacks and one grand advance on Baghdad by a volunteer army. via ArgusLeader.com

Four area residents - three Republicans and one Democrat - have filed petitions so far for the race for two Brookings County Commission seats. via Brookings Register Online

“Go back to sleep, Margaret, there's no (expletive deleted) elephant out there.”

Everyone now and then a national publication prints an article that causes me to say: "Gee, I wish I had written it." That happened with the current Elks Magazine in a piece written by Tom R. Kovach titled "The ... via Plain Talk Online

By Duane Winn Two women escaped serious injuries in a one-car rollover Wednesday afternoon on Highway 75. via Pipestone County Star

Elkton school gets major boost from Minnesota consolidation ELKTON, S.D. Condemnation of a 91-year-old school building in Lake Benton, Minnesota, has meant more students for the Elkton School District. via KXMA-TV Dickinson

Karol Selken and Christopher Madill exchanged wedding vows Sept. 1, 2007, in Elkton, S.D. Parents of the couple are Mark and Jan Selken of Elkton and Jim and Kathy Madill of Cedar Falls. via Waterloo Courier

The customer service efforts of four local businesses were recently saluted by the South Dakota Office of Tourism. via Rapid City Journal

You can vote or serve in the military at 18 years old. In all legal matters, you are considered to be an adult at 18. via ArgusLeader.com

“I think last year the egg cracked, and I'm pretty sure that it's going to continue to really flourish in the next few years”

More than four years after South Dakota built its first wind farm, the windiest state in the US is set to launch its second. via Iran Daily

President Bush laid a wreath today in honor of 87 firefighters killed in the line of duty last year. via KOTA

“We've been setting here for 20 years watching them go up in Minnesota, and it's about time Brookings County got some of the tax revenue”

The state's second large wind farm is expected to start producing electricity in December. via Rapid City Journal

We frequently hear about the potential of wind energy in South Dakota. We have steady winds on the plains with plenty of land for "wind farms." Businesses large and small are cropping up to help harvest the ... via Madison Daily Leader

“That we here highly resolve, that the dead shall not have died in vain.”

Kuehl died last year in a freak accident after responding to a brush fire. He was struck in the head when a tow cable snapped. via KSFY-TV Sioux Falls