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01/07/10 WASHINGTON - After touring American battle zones this week, Sen. John Thune said he sees significant progress in Iraq but remains concerned about President Obama's plan to begin withdrawing troops from Afghanistan by July 2011. Thune, R-S.D., met with Afghan president Hamid Karzai and members of Karzai's Cabinet on Wednesday. He later spoke to reporters by conference call from Kabul, saying ...
01/07/10 WASHINGTON - After touring American battle zones this week, Sen. John Thune said he sees significant progress in Iraq but remains concerned about President Obama's plan to begin withdrawing troops fro...
 01/06/10 Construction of a wind farm near Ree Heights and an addition to the Miller hospital were two of the major stories in the Heartland Region during 2009.
01/03/10 SHARAN, Afghanistan -- The pre-mission brief concluded, combat engineer Sgt. Darrin Lewno of Wilmot, S.D., called together the assembled route clearance crew, all members of the 211th Engineer Company, South Dakota Army National Guard.
12/22/09 Darin Bartscher scored 20 points as Bridgewater-Emery beat Canistota 62-55 in overtime on Monday night in Bridgewater in boys basketball action. Brandon Schwans added 15 points and Brandon Berg added 12, including a basket with two seconds left to tie the score in regulation for Bridgewater-Emery (2-2, 1-1). Tyson Kaiser grabbed 10 rebounds for Bridgewater-Emery.
11/19/09 Mobridge-Pollock (3-1): Dayton Jensen, sr.; Rocky Maier, sr.; Ashton Norder, sr.; Tyler Schaefbauer, sr.; Tyler Stricherz, sr. Stanley County (2-2): Robby Jeffries, jr.; Cody LeCompte, so.; Josh Rogers, jr.; Kyle Tibbetts, sr.
11/11/09 Veterans honored in Rapid City on Wednesday ran the gamut from South Dakota National Guardsmen and Ellsworth Air Force Base airmen serving in war zones to gray-haired men and women who served their country more than 60 years ago.
10/27/09 Defense - Vince Martinez (Doane). The sophomore safety from El Paso, Texas, had two interceptions in the Tigers' 24-12 win at home against Dordt. One of his interceptions he returned a conference-record 100 yards for a TD. Another pick he ran back 69 yards, setting up a Doane score.
10/17/09 PIERRE DEF. BRANDON VALLEY 19-25, 26-24, 25-22, 25-19 in Pierre - Kelsey Oligmueller had 17 kills and 18 digs for the Lady Govs. Amber Olson had 10 kills and four blocks, Amanda Stout 29 assists and five aces, Allison Guindon six blocks and Mandi Atkins 22 digs.
10/15/09 Top 20 - Brandon Krein (Est) 16:57.4; Blake Saathoff (Est) 17:08.4; Bo Butler (War) 17:14.9; Trevor Ward (Est) 18:14.5; Michael Simon (Ips) 18:16.3; Brandon Haas (Fre) 18:21.2; Matthew Zirbel (Sum) 18:25.1; Bogdan Denisov (DS) 18:27.7; Alex Droog (AC) 18:31.4; Landon Lee (DS) 18:41.6; Derek Barondeau (Fre) 18:45.8; Derek Geditz (Ips) 18:46.6; Dalton Lone (Lan) 18:48.6; Austin Minard (Fre) 18:50 ...
 10/14/09 A Riverside Colony request to build a holding pond so it can start utilizing technology to eliminate livestock manure odors has been approved by the Beadle County Commission.
10/14/09 In Class 11AA only, the top 16 highest power rated teams will qualify for the first round of the playoffs. In 11A, 11B and 9-man, the top three highest power rated teams in each region will automatically qualify for theplayoffs.
10/02/09 On Thursday, the first day of a scaled-down system of driver's licensing stations across South Dakota, mayors of some towns that lost services were urging Gov. Mike Rounds to reconsider the decision. The 15 driver's licensing stations were closed as part of a plan to reallocate staff to stations such as Sioux Falls and Rapid City, where a high volume of licenses are processed, said Cindy Gruber ...
 10/01/09 Posted: Wednesday, Sep 30th, 2009 Ardith E. Endahl, 85, of Clifton, Texas, and formerly of Lane, died Monday, Sept. 28, 2009, at Clifton Lutheran Sunset Home.
09/30/09 The South Dakota Department of Public Safety says driver licensing stations will remain open in Mission and Wagner.
 09/30/09 Mission and Wagner originally were on the closure list. But Gov. Mike Rounds reviewed the plan and told the department to continue serving those communities.
 09/25/09 De Smet, SD (AP) _ The Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern railroad will gradually increase the maximum speed for all trains operating on the main line after completing upgrades in the De Smet area. Track speed will increase to 15 mph following recent improvements to increase safety and upgrade the rail corridor infrastructure. read more
09/23/09 Kiley Velgersdyk had 12 kills and two blocks to lead Sioux Falls Christian past Parkston 25-13, 25-14, 25-14 in volleyball action Tuesday night at the Chargers' gym. Amanda Van't Hul had 29 set assists and Morgan Stern had seven aces as the third-ranked Class A Chargers improved to 9-2. Abby Van Gorp led the defense with seven digs. For Parkston (6-3), Molly Murtha had 10 kills and Emma Murtha ...
09/19/09 The 211th Sapper from Madison and De Smet will spend the next year providing security for NATO forces in Afghanistan
 09/19/09 The men and women of the 211th engineer company of Madison and De Smet were activated today. They are preparing to deploy to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. |