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IT'S BUSINESS: Fast facts on Jordan Johnson
Daily Freeman Journal - Iowa
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Jordan Johnson is the new Executive Director for Legacy Learning-Boone River Valley– BRV, located at 719 Seneca Street. Johnson began this new position on July 21. She has a dual role, working between the Produce Pottery Station and the Legacy...
Libertyland and Sports Complex Spark Renewed TIF Debate in Rapid City
KOTA - South Dakota
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The proposed $125 million Libertyland USA theme park and a $132 million indoor sports complex have reignited debate over Tax Increment Financing (TIF) at recent Rapid City Council meetings. Critics argue the city is overusing TIFs—citing concerns...
New Redfield, South Dakota, homes help community
Watertown Public Opinion - South Dakota
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S & S Rentals has expanded its housing development efforts into Redfield, South Dakota, due to city support and housing demand. Redfield's city government has actively facilitated housing development. The collaborative approach to housing...
South Dakota Bucks Trend with Manufacturing Job Growth Amid Steep National Decline
Voice of Alexandria - Minnesota
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After decades of offshoring, the United States is attempting a manufacturing revival. Under the Biden administration, federal programs like the CHIPS and Science Act, the Inflation Reduction Act, and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act...
A 40-Year Fabric:South Dakota Magazine Celebrates 40th Year Of Telling SD Stories
Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan - South Dakota
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It’s hard to argue that any publication within the state of South Dakota gives a better representation of the state, its people and its culture than South Dakota Magazine. Last Friday, the magazine celebrated its 40th anniversary with some music...
South Dakota government phone systems, websites went dark Tuesday
96.9 KDLO - South Dakota
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August 20, 2025
August 20, 2025 PIERRE, S.D.–State government telephone systems and websites in South Dakota went down across several departments Tuesday, limiting systems and services. As of Tuesday evening, the reason for the outage was still unknown. Some...
Shuttered local newspapers across Wyoming and South Dakota come back to life because of their big audience of 10,000
Fortune
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A dozen recently shuttered newspapers across Wyoming and South Dakota are set to publish again, after buyers stepped up within days to prevent the rural communities from becoming “news deserts” where little or no local media remains. The swift...
Plainsman, three other South Dakota papers purchased by Champion Media
The Huron Daily Plainsman - South Dakota
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By Benjamin Chase of the Plainsman HURON – After a long week of putting the final touches on a deal to keep open the four South Dakota newspapers which had been shuttered by News Media Corporation on Wednesday, August 6, the final papers were...
Johnson Supports Data Centers In SD, Calling Anti-Development Rhetoric ‘Un-American’
Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan - South Dakota
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SIOUX FALLS — The United States can win the “AI race,” but not without the infrastructure and data centers necessary to develop the emerging technology, U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson told members of the Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce on Friday....
"Another Gold Rush Could Bring Open Pit Mines To South Dakota’s Black Hills"
The Environmental Magazine
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August 20, 2025
"SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — A gold rush brought settlers to South Dakota’s Black Hills roughly 150 years ago, chasing the dream of wealth and displacing Native Americans in the process. Now, a new crop of miners driven by gold prices at more than $3,000...
Congressman speaks in support of data centers in SD, calling anti-development rhetoric ‘un-American’
News Center 1 - South Dakota
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August 22, 2025
SIOUX FALLS — The United States can win the “AI race,” but not without the infrastructure and data centers necessary to develop the emerging technology, U.S. Rep. Dusty Johnson told members of the Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce on Friday....
Jackley aims to give $79M in opioid settlement funds to Sioux Falls, Rapid City
Mitchell Daily Republic - South Dakota
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August 20, 2025
SIOUX FALLS — South Dakota’s two largest population centers could receive as much as $79 million in settlement money in an effort to combat addiction, bolster rehabilitation and prevent substance abuse. South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley...
Power now been restored to State of South Dakota’s Data Center
Hub City Radio - South Dakota
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August 20, 2025
PIERRE, S.D.(DRGNews & KELOLAND)- Update: Power has been restored after the State of South Dakota faced widespread computer issues. According to a press release from the state’s Bureau of Information Technology (BIT) as of 3:53 p.m. Wednesday,...
Are South Dakota's liberal days behind it?
SDPB Radio - South Dakota
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On today's show... South Dakota once sent liberal politicians to Washington. It all started with an ambitious political professor named George McGovern. Marc Johnson is a political historian and a fellow at the Mansfield Center at the University...
Sioux Falls City Council finalizes rules for removing temporary dwellings
Sioux Falls Live - South Dakota
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August 20, 2025
The City of Sioux Falls will have new guidelines to follow when removing tents, tarps and other temporary shelters often built by homeless residents along the Big Sioux River. The City Council on Tuesday approved an ordinance that requires that...
Sanford researchers receive major grants from the National Institute of Health
Dakota News Now - South Dakota
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August 21, 2025
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Three Sanford researchers have been awarded more than $8 million by the National Institute of Health to study a variety of medical and health issues. The researchers, Dr. Leah Irish, Dr. Pilar de la Puente and...
State & city government leaders debate Rapid City’s TIF district votes
KOTA Territory News - South Dakota
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August 20, 2025
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) - Rapid City Council has recently voted in favor of establishing multiple tax increment financing (TIF) districts, and some individuals have voiced their opposition. Three state legislators - Representatives Taffy Howard...
South Dakota State losing $66 million in federal research funding on cattle, bison and soil health
KPVI - Idaho
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A cow in a pasture near Eureka in September 2024. (Joshua Haiar/South Dakota Searchlight) South Dakota State University is working to get back about $66 million in federal funding it lost when the Trump administration canceled a grant program it...
Rep. Dusty Johnson discusses agriculture, energy merger, and veterans’ recognition
Northeast South Dakota News
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August 21, 2025
Rep. Dusty Johnson, who has represented South Dakota’s at-large district in the U.S. Congress since 2019, shared updates on his recent activities and state issues through a series of posts on August 21, 2025.In a post published early that day,...
Bill Joel, 'East of Wall' take us from Long Island to South Dakota | Streamed & Screened
The Arizona Daily Star
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Although he has largely stopped writing and recording music since 1993's "River of Dreams," Billy Joel has remained a steady force on classic rock radio (or streaming) as well as at New York's Madison Square Garden.With so many documentaries and...