Marion News

The South Dakota Art Museum in Brookings is showing paintings of two South Dakota artists.

The South Dakota Art Museum in Brookings is showing paintings of two South Dakota artists.

Flooding across the Midwest is threatening corn production this year, and the ethanol industry sees the resulting price hike threatening to overwhelm the price of its product and seriously hurt profits.

Southeastern Electric Cooperative's annual membership meeting was held at the Marion High School on June 12, 2008.

At $1,000 a day to run a tractor, and with fertilizer costs triple what they were a year ago, Ron Ortman already farms on a tight margin of profitability.

“About 50 people so far have asked us if they could vote today”

Renee Holman and Toni McLain manned a table at the rally Thursday for Sen. Hillary Clinton where they notarized petitions for people seeking absentee ballots. via Argus Leader

“We both just broke down so hard. It was one of the most amazing phone calls we ever received”

Jonnie Tate Finn * For the Argus Leader * April 5, 2008 It took Jim and Jennifer Zulk nearly seven years to meet Jennalyn Rose, their 9-month-old daughter. via Argus Leader

US BioEnergy Corporation , a leading ethanol producer in the United States, announced today that US Bio Marion, its Marion, S.D. ethanol plant, began production in February. via Business Wire

“We can learn from other states in winning the war on meth”

Legislative leaders from both chambers say the state needs to do more to protect South Dakotans from unknowingly buying a home that had been used as a methamphetamine lab. via ArgusLeader.com

PIERRE - Theft of copper wire is a growing problem in South Dakota, an official with a rural electric cooperative told legislators this morning. via Argus Leader

The Family and Consumer Science Leaders of America chapter and elementary students in Marion are participating in the Souper Bowl of Caring organization. via ArgusLeader.com

“Back in 2005 when we had the ice storm in the Parkston area, we had crews helping out here from Missouri”

A crew from Southeastern Electric Cooperative in Marion is helping to restore power to areas in the southern plains that have been affected by the recent ice storms that are responsible for 25 deaths and close ... via Argus Leader

“One of the ways research says kids pick up messages is with subliminal advertising, so we've done that by buying playground balls that have anti-tobacco messages on them”

The Yankton School District is one of 55 districts across the state that has received grants from the Department of Health to improve and promote tobacco control. via Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan

“Enough clothes for about 10 days and our trucks. Two guys and a truck and that's about it”

The ice storm has left thousands without power. Utility crews are scrambling to get everything back up and running, but its too much for them to handle. via KSFY-TV Sioux Falls

A tree shrouded in ice stands along "Old 44" Sunday morning. PHOTO BY JEREMY WALTNER The first blast of winter struck the Freeman community in the form of snow and ice Saturday, Dec. via Freeman Courier

“He wanted to do some hunting before he was laid up in the hospital”

Kathleen Clark of Georgetown will always remember her son as a survivor.

When he was a child, Winston 'Burney' Clark spent six days in the hospital for treatment of third-degree burns on his leg after spilling gasoline on his pants and they caught fire. When he was learning to ride his bicycle, he was hit by a car. He broke his leg when it was run over by a tractor in his backyard. And he once accidentally shot himself with buckshot when an old rifle misfired.

Just a few years ago, he hung upside down from a tree while setting up a tree stand during a hunting trip and broke his ankle. Read more

“We're shooting for over a thousand head this year. They had a thousand head last year, in their seventh year, and we're pushing on that number right now and hopefully by next week we will reach that goal”

A flurry of livestock events is again planned during this year's North Star Classic, which opens Nov. via Minnesota Farm Guide

DE SMET - Hunters in Lake Henry, southeast of De Smet, have found the body of a man reported missing in Turner County. via ArgusLeader.com

“Like its corporate mascot, the search-engine giant has established itself at the top of the food chain ...”

He's 'Stan' on 'Nightline,' but not at Google By Bill Harlan, Journal staff Friday, November 16, 2007 The Tyrannosaurus rex on the lawn at Google's world headquarters in California is not the South ... via Rapid City Journal

Officials are searching for a missing Marion man who has been missing for more than two weeks. via KELO-TV Sioux Falls