Harrisburg News

Hundreds of people turned out Thursday for a H1N1 flu vaccine clinic in the Expo building at the W.H. Lyon Fairgrounds.

Right now, substitutes are more valuable than ever as many teachers fall prey to the H1N1 flu.

Katie Gordon had 14 kills and 17 digs to lead No. 4 Class AA Brookings past No. 5 O'Gorman 23-25, 25-15, 25-18, 25-20 in non-conference volleyball action Tuesday night at the Knights' gym.

The South Dakota Highway Patrol is investigating a serious rollover accident near Harrisburg.

Substitute teachers are stretched thin lately because of H1N1 and seasonal flu, and it's especially tough on smaller communities.

Have you seen Harrisburg lately? A common statement made by people who haven't been through town for some time is: "I can't believe how much growth has happened here." Or another one we hear often is: "I remember when there was nothing but farm fields out here." Certainly, Harrisburg is growing.

Three former Harrisburg High School students are in the hospital with life-threatening injuries and a fourth sustained minor injuries after an alcohol-related accident early this morning in rural Harrisburg.

The McCook County Sheriff's Office, with the help of Second Chance Rescue Center of Sioux Falls, has seized 12 horses from a farm near Spencer.

You won't find Teckla Ball running from one end of an airport terminal to the next, trying to catch a flight.

After a record-cold Saturday during the annual pumpkin festival, Nancy Olson covered her crop with tarps in preparation for record snowfall Sunday and Monday.

In our attempt to find out what Sioux Falls residents think the city's priorities ought to be in the future, one theme came through regularly: Maintain the quality of life in this community.

The South Dakota Transportation Department has given nearly $715,000 to six cities in a program that encourages students to walk and bike to school along safe routes.

Scores from the consolation round of the state soccer tournament in Aberdeen: AA Boys Consolation - Sioux Falls Roosevelt 7, Sioux Falls Washington 5 ; Yankton 2, Rapid City Stevens 0 AA Girls Consolation - Sioux Falls Washington 4, Yankton 1; O'Gorman 2, Roosevelt 1 A Girls Consolation - Sturgis 2, Vermillion 0; Belle Fourche 3, Sioux Falls ...

Grant Hustad of Glenwood, Minn., recently acquired land four miles southwest of Harrisburg and has commitments on six of 30 powerboating lots.

Growth is nothing new in the town of Harrisburg. In 2000, the population was just 900, but now the city has grown to five times that in less than 10 years.

When Tony Anderson's father was killed in a collision with a van while bicycling in August, it helped him realize the ongoing conflict between cyclists and motorists.

Harrisburg School District voters will decide Nov. 17 whether to approve a $14,055,000 bond for a new elementary school.

Harrisburg voters will soon decide on a $14 million plan that would pay for a new elementary building and land for three more schools.

Sioux Falls is among the nation's 50 fastest-growing metro areas, and Rapid City is close behind.

With a small ball python peaking out his lower coat pocket, Jim Fowler told a group of students in Harrisburg about the time a 400-pound wild gorilla charged at him, beating its chest.