Correctional Officer Laid To Rest

04/18/11 He protected the public and Saturday morning the public remembered his service and sacrifice. Correctional officer Ronald "RJ" Johnson died Tuesday after two inmates attempted to escape at the South Dakota State Penitentiary, and was laid to rest Sunday.

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Melrose Jewelers Is Now the Leading Online Breitling Watch Retailer in Sioux Falls, South Dakota

04/18/11 Melrose Jewelers, USA's #1 Online Breitling Retailer, Today Announced That It Has Become the # 1 Online Breitling Retailer in South Dakota Including Sioux Falls, Rapid City, Aberdeen, Watertown, Brookings, and Mitchell

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Funeral To Honor Correctional Officer

04/14/11 The Law Enforcement community will pay their respects to correctional officer Ron Johnson during funeral services Saturday.

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OBIT: Cynthia Ann PoorBear

03/17/11 Cynthia Ann Poor Bear, 63, of St. Michael, ND, passed away early Monday morning, March 14, 2011 at her home in St. Michael, ND.

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Legislature Passes Final Budget Bill

03/11/11 The South Dakota legislature has left Pierre with a balanced budget. It passed both the House and Senate Friday.

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2 appointed to SD Arts Council

02/26/11 PIERRE, S.D. (AP) - The governor has appointed Mary Bordeaux of Pine Ridge and Lynne Byrne of Sioux Falls to the South Dakota Arts Council.

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SD House panel rejects bill on open records

02/02/11 PIERRE, S.D. (AP) _ A South Dakota House panel has killed a pair of bills that sought to make public the names of people who attend some state-sponsored events and those who stay at a state-owned vacation cabin in the Black Hills.

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South Dakota House panel rejects bills on open records

02/02/11 The main sponsor of the bills, Democratic Rep. Mitch Fargen of Flandreau, says the requirement to release the names should be put in state law because the next governor might not want to reveal that information.

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College Football: USD signs 12 recruits for football

02/02/11 South Dakota head coach Ed Meierkort announced that 12 student-athletes have signed a national letter of intent to join the Coyote football team.

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Budget cuts and public's right to know addressed at Newspaper Day at the Legislature

02/01/11 Governor Dennis Daugaard's proposed budget cuts and the public's right to know about county, city and school business were hot topics during the annual South Dakota Newspaper Association's Day at the Legislature held at the Pierre Ramkota January 27.

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Former SD governor spared from lawsuit deposition

01/28/11 (AP:SIOUX FALLS, S.D.) A federal magistrate judge says former South Dakota Gov. Mike Rounds doesn't have to answer questions from lawyers for an Indian tribe that is suing the state over a gambling compact.

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Sunday's sports scoreboard:

01/24/11 Roger Federer (2), Switzerland, def. Tommy Robredo, Spain, 6-3, 3-6, 6-3, 6-2. Tomas Berdych (6), Czech Republic, def. Fernando Verdasco (9), Spain, 6-4, 6-2, 6-3.

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South Dakota Boys How They Fared

01/23/11 Associated Press - January 23, 2011 3:55 PM ET Class AA 1. Sioux Falls O'Gorman (10-1) beat Brookings 70-45.

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Roundup: Beresford edges Canton

01/22/11 The fifth-ranked Class A Beresford girls held off a surging ninth-ranked Canton squad to win 49-48 in overtime in girls basketball action Friday in Beresford. Alyson Johnsen scored 14 points and Jessica Finch had 12 points and eight rebounds for Beresford, which led 36-27 going into the fourth quarter. Canton outscored the Watchdogs 16-7 in the fourth quarter to force overtime. Taryn Twite added ...

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Prep roundup: Roosevelt girls edge Gazelles

01/19/11 Abbey Fujan's 16 points paced second-ranked Class AA Roosevelt to a 57-55 non-conference girls basketball win over fourth-ranked Yankton on Tuesday in Yankton. Fujan was 7-for-9 from the field and she also had 10 rebounds. Roosevelt (8-1) led 36-31 at halftime. For Yankton (7-3), Emily Anderson had 14 points and Heather Ray 10. Chloe Cornemann had five assists. The Rough Riders shot 46.2 percent ...

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Messiah Association helps pay tribute to Bob Branson

01/07/11 Published: Friday, January 7, 2011 at 7:32 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, January 7, 2011 at 7:32 a.m. WINTER HAVEN - Robert "Bob" Branson dearly loved The Messiah Association of Winter Haven.

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Vermillion tops W. Central

01/07/11 Tanner Settles hit a basket in the lane with 2.6 remaining to send Vermillion past West Central 47-46 on Thursday in Vermillion. Settles scored the basket - his only points of the night - after grabbing an offensive rebound. Austin Krier scored 16 points and Nile Morecraft had 15 for Vermillion. Tanner Anderson added 11 points and seven steals. For West Central, Mitch Brockhouse had 11 points ...

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Boeck family highlights state's rare moments

01/05/11 The Tim and Anita Boeck family of Arlington filled a list of rare moments in 2010 all by themselves. When the South Dakota Sportswriters Association compiled its rare moments, the Boeck family was all over it. First, the Boeck list, then the others: Feb. 9: Arlington senior girls basketball player Allison Boeck scored her 1,000th career point.

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A quiet, humble teacher and elder

01/01/11 Deeply spiritual Garrett Wilson was one of the last few in the state to speak Dakota as their first language.

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'Angel' brings hope to youths on reservation

01/01/11 Raven Soulliere's mission as a counselor with a federal Department of Education program called TRIO Talent Search is to guide low-income elementary, middle and high school students toward college. But as a friend, a scold, a confidant, she might very well be saving lives even as she transforms them.

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