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VIEWPOINT | Honor donors, volunteers – and contributions of John Morrell & Co.
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (130+ words) Guest column by Rick Knobe I have been thinking about giving lately. The recent death of our local billionaire Denny Sanford helped me focus on it more. People writing big checks we call philanthropists. A fancy word. Big check writers…...
Bird flu forces South Dakota producers to cull 280K in 30 days
3+ day, 11+ hour ago (114+ words) McPherson, Turner County commercial turkey meat farms latest hit by avian influenza The latest round of confirmed bird flu cases at two South Dakota turkey farms is raising the number of poultry to be culled once more. According to the…...
Latest bird flu cases in poultry flocks signal start of HPAI surge in South Dakota
1+ week, 5+ day ago (105+ words) More than 77,000 birds in commercial flocks affected by disease after virus found in Edmunds, Hamlin facilities A second pair of South Dakota poultry farms have been hit by bird flu less than 30 days after an initial outbreak last month. According…...
Beating a dead pandemic | Banking on journalisms future with The Collegian | Marijuana markets | The Scout's next big step | Aug. 29, 2026 Ben Nesselhuf
2+ week, 1+ day ago (180+ words) The Dakota Scout Beating a dead pandemic | Banking on journalisms future with The Collegian | Marijuana markets | The Scout's next big step | Aug. 29, 2026 Ben Nesselhuf Hundreds honor legacy of T. Denny Sanford and billions donated Banker, philanthropist funded health care, child services,…...
Guess who's back? | Recharged with a second chance | Civic engagement: ER edition | Foreigners, 'canucks' & headline wars | In the shadow of 'the seating incident"
2+ week, 1+ day ago (182+ words) Guess who's back? | Recharged with a second chance | Civic engagement: ER edition | Foreigners, 'canucks' & headline wars | In the shadow of 'the seating incident' The Dakota Scout Guess who's back? | Recharged with a second chance | Civic engagement: ER edition | Foreigners, 'canucks…...
Senate lockdowns | Tonnes the Tie Breaker | Fighting for public education | Reading a room & to a room | Getting it wrong | High growth, high costs
2+ week, 1+ day ago (182+ words) The Dakota Scout Senate lockdowns | Tonnes the Tie Breaker | Fighting for public education | Reading a room & to a room | Getting it wrong | High growth, high costs Hundreds honor legacy of T. Denny Sanford and billions donated Banker, philanthropist funded health care,…...
America first | AI warfare | Data taxing | Pheasants, fields & friends | Congressional courage | Trump's priority
2+ week, 1+ day ago (162+ words) The Dakota Scout America first | AI warfare | Data taxing | Pheasants, fields & friends | Congressional courage | Trump's priority Hundreds honor legacy of T. Denny Sanford and billions donated Banker, philanthropist funded health care, child services, education, quality of life and more COUNTERPOINT | Turnout…...
Hundreds honor legacy of T. Denny Sanford and billions donated
2+ week, 1+ day ago (188+ words) Banker, philanthropist funded health care, child services, education, quality of life and more Miles Beacom and Dana Dykhouse remembered their former boss, T. Denny Sanford, during Sanford’s memorial service Aug. 29. (Jonathan Ellis/The Dakota Scout) Hundreds turned out Saturday to honor…...
Running while building | From S.D. Trade to the U.N. | Being Brittany Lindberg's husband | The Scout's Iranian subscribers
2+ week, 1+ day ago (203+ words) The Dakota Scout COUNTERPOINT | Turnout in local elections matters – so does who turns out Guest column by Gregory LaFollette Government use of Flock surveillance pits privacy fears vs. public safety benefits Local South Dakota governments, state officials struggle to decide…...
Mitakuye Owas’in festival brings Native culture to Levitt at the Falls
2+ week, 2+ day ago (332+ words) Event features Native American music, arts and dancing Immerse yourself in Native American culture through art, music and dance Saturday at the fourth annual All My Relatives Festival at the Levitt at the Falls from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. The free festival features…...