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Parenting classes set for Brookings, Huron and Watertown in March
BROOKINGS Child and Family Resource Network at South Dakota State University will hold four parenting classes throughout March to focus on helping parents discover what their childrens behaviors could mean. Understanding Me Up to Age 3 is a four-week class series that helps parents of children from birth to age…
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South Dakota students complete states basic law enforcement training
PIERRE South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley congratulates the 42 students who will graduate Friday from the state Basic Law Enforcement Certification Course in Pierre. The recruits, who represent 23 different state and local law enforcement agencies, will graduate after completing 13 weeks of 520 hours of course work. The…
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Applications open for master gardener, horticulture course in South Dakota
BROOKINGS Applications are now being accepted for the South Dakota State University Extension Master Gardener and Home Horticulture training course. SDSU Extensions Master Gardener program helps gardening enthusiasts become expert volunteers. Once certified, Master Gardeners can host community programs and workshops to provide research-based information to their communities. Applications for…
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Names released in deadly Deuel County crash
DEUEL COUNTY A 68-year-old Toronto woman died Feb. 14 in a two-vehicle crash in Deuel County. Nancy L. Meyer, the driver of a 2012 Chevrolet Impala, was traveling south on state Highway 15 when she lost control on icy roads and slid across the center line directly in front of…
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‘Understanding Grief’ classes begin March 7 in Brookings
BROOKINGS Brookings Health Systems free six-week educational series, “Understanding Grief,” will begin March 7. The class series is led by social worker Donna Bumann. Sessions will be Thursdays through April 11 from 5:15 to 6:30 p.m. at Brookings Health Systems Conference Room C. The classes are designed to help those…
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South Dakota’s teacher shortage a matter of pay, pipeline
Editor’s note: This is the sixth in a series of stories on children that Jackie Hendry, producer and host of South Dakota Public Broadcasting’s “South Dakota Focus” will write for South Dakota News Watch. Each month, she previews the upcoming show. HARRISBURG Education is not immune to South Dakota’s ongoing…
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Toronto woman dies in two-vehicle crash in Deuel County
DEUEL COUNTY A 68-year-old Toronto woman died Wednesday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash in Deuel County. The names of those involved have not been released pending notification of family members. Preliminary crash information indicates the driver of a 2012 Chevrolet Impala was traveling south on state Highway 15, lost control…
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Sled hockey jamboree coming back to Brookings this weekend
BROOKINGS While locals and visitors are enjoying some relaxation and taking in the wide selection of indoor and outdoor activities that are part of 2024 Frost Fest, about 150 athletes, plus their friends and families, are coming to town looking for some action on the rink at Larson Ice Center,…
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South Dakota keeping cautious on its budget for 2025
Financial experts are cautious heading into the 2025 fiscal year, expecting South Dakota to have one of its lowest increases in revenue in the last 15 years. At the Joint Committee on Appropriations meeting Tuesday morning at the Capitol, the Legislative Research Councilprojected $2.43 billion in ongoing revenuefor fiscal year…
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Hearing in Moody County deputy’s death will take place in Brookings
The formal arraignment for the man accused first-degree murder in the death of a Moody County deputy sheriff is now scheduled for the Brookings County courthouse. A grand jury in Moody County reviewed the charges against 40-year-old Joseph Gene Hoek of Sioux Falls in the death of Ken Prorok on…
