Faulk County News

Gov. Mike Rounds asked the South Dakota Highway Patrol to cut $2 million from its budget during the 2008 legislative session as part of the broader effort to balance the state's books.

Crews have finished tearing down the 19,000 square-foot building that contained the old Faulk County Memorial Hospital after attempts to sell the structure failed.

Row crop harvest continues to lag behind normal progress during the week ending Oct.

Soggy fields and more rain continue to hold up South Dakota's row-crop harvest. The weekly crop report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture says statewide last week, there were only two days suitable for field work.

Gov. Mike Rounds will present Don Meyer, Northern State University men's basketball coach, with a "Saved by the Belt" award at 5:30 p.m. Friday at NSU's Jerde Hall in Aberdeen.