Wessington Springs News

Erin Walti/Sun Chamberlain will travel back in time as the Dakota Running Irons will hold the first annual River City Shootout event at the Chamberlain Rodeo Grounds this weekend.

RAPID CITY - Philip's Jeff O'Connell had an all-around effort for his team Friday at the Class B state boys track meet.

Black robes and square caps were the fashion of the day Sunday at both the Sioux Falls Arena and the Washington Pavilion of Arts and Science during simultaneous commencement ceremonies.

Dr. Tom Dean of Wessington Springs has been named Practitioner of the Year by the National Rural Health Association.

If the wind continues to blow across the hills near Wessington Springs, a local wind farm could end up as one of the top performing wind facilities in South Dakota.

PIERRE a ' A Wessington Springs man pleaded guilty Monday to a federal charge of trafficking in American Indian artifacts and old military items taken illegally from the banks of the Missouri River in South Dakota.

Alternate sites near Winner and White Lake are being considered for a wind farm that would have at least 100 turbines.

When it comes to wind-energy development, South Dakotans have talked the talk for some time now.

A dozen new calves were welcomed into the world by a wet storm that left 10 inches of snow on the rural Mitchell farm of Bob DeBoer.

Area lawmakers gathered in Mitchell Thursday to reflect on the achievements and disappointments of a complex and unconventional legislative session.

Iowa Senator Chuck Grassley has had harsh words for AIG this past week. And, he's been backtracking ever since.

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The South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service is offering two cow-calf training sessions Friday in Wessington Springs and Plankinton.

Laura Wehde/Republic Twelve-year-old Taylor Sinkie helps out at the J.R. Watkins booth at the 19th annual Farm and Home show Monday in Wessington Springs.

Office of the Governor 500 E. Capitol Ave. Pierre , SD 57501 773-3212 www.state.sd.us MEDIA ADVISORY: Friday, February 13, 2009 CONTACT: Joe Kafka or Roxy Everson at 605-773-3212 News Tips for the week of ...

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Every year the state subsidizes the State Fair with $775,000 dollars from the general fund.

Associated Press - January 25, 2009 3:25 PM ET EAGLE BUTTE, S.D. - Five men have been indicted so far on federal charges of looting or selling Native American artifacts from land along the Missouri River in ...

Sen. Tom Hansen said he isna t surprised by Gov. Mike Roundsa proposal to cut $773,643 from the State Faira s budget, but hea s confident a compromise will be made that will keep the fair alive in 2009.

A lawmaker from Wessington Springs says he thinks he can persuade his colleagues on the Legislature's Appropriations Committee to agree to some level of funding for the South Dakota State Fair.