Variety of local, county-wide and state-wide elections scheduled



For anyone who may not have already noticed, 2014 is an election year. It will begin in April with local school board and town and city elections, continue into June when the primary elections are held and culminate with the general election in November. Positions are open for election on the Herreid city council and the Mound City and Pollock […]

Sundogs caught on camera



Rancher Relief helping hundreds; local fundraiser set for Feb. 15



Four short months after the devastating winter storm Atlas struck western South Dakota, the Rancher Relief Fund (RRF) is poised to disburse an additional $3.3 million to hundreds of livestock producers in the impacted area. Cory Eich, President of the South Dakota Cattlemen’s Association, noted, “We can’t thank the Rancher Relief Fund donors enough. The outpouring of support from around […]

SDSU Pierre Regional Center

Weathering Risk on the Ranch

There is a risk management seminar scheduled for Miller on Feb. 5th, 2014 beginning at 10 am and ending at 3 pm. The workshop, titled “Weathering Risk on The Ranch”, will focus on opportunities and challenges of weather and climate-related risk management. Speakers will include Cody Knutson from the UNL Drought Mitigation Center who will discuss the how’s and whys […]

Community groups come together for fundraiser for Selby boy



The Selby Lions Club will work as a team with the Walworth and Campbell County 4-H, Selby Area School groups and family and friends of Chance Gregg for a benefit lunch and auction. Chance is a 4th grader at Selby Area School. He is an active 4-Her, with an interest in livestock. This past year at Walworth/Campbell County Achievement Days, […]

Weathering Risk on the Ranch workshop set for Feb. 5 in Miller



SDSU Extension is hosting the Weathering Risk on the Ranch workshop Feb. 5 in Miller. “This workshop will focus on opportunities and challenges of weather and climate-related risk management,” said Laura Edwards, SDSU Extension Climate Field Specialist. The workshop will be held at The Hondah on Main St. in Miller and runs from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Topics include: […]

SDARL Program is seeking participants from ag industry



Farmers, ranchers and agribusiness people ages 25-55 are encouraged to apply for the next South Dakota Agricultural & Rural Leadership (SDARL) class. Applications and all information are available online at sdarl.org for SDARL Class VIII. The deadline to apply for SDARL Class VIII is March 31. Applicants will interview in April, and the class will be announced in June and […]

Local chapter makes donation to project



Local Modern Woodmen of America members have put their hands where their hearts are. Members of the Herreid Modern Woodmen chapter came together to help fund and erect the new goal posts on the football field at the Clyde Schoeck Sports Complex in Herreid. The project was part of the organization’s Good Neighbor’s Program, a nationwide program that gives Modern […]

Rep. Hoffman Reports



Greetings to District 23 from your SD Legislature. We started the 2014 session on January 14th with the State of the State’s address by Governor Dennis Daugaard and the following day the State of the Judiciary was given to us by Chief Justice David Gilbertson. We found out South Dakota is very healthy and one of only a few states […]

Sen. Brown Reports



We have completed the first two weeks of the legislative session. Bills are slowly starting to enter the process and it is becoming clearer which issues will be the most contentious. This past week the senate had three bills that dealt with the Common Core standards being implemented in our K-12 schools. One of the bills was a very good […]