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Ft. Pierre Women of Today Donate and Plant Trees to City

FT. PIERRE, S.D. – Fort Pierre Women of Today along with Modern Woodmen raised money through a fundraiser at Pizza Ranch along with other fundraisers to donate to the Cities of Fort Pierre and Pierre to be used to replace trees in City parks damaged by the flood.  The total donation is $1,500.00.   Pictured...
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Man wins nearly $230,000 on slots at South Dakota Casino

DEADWOOD, S.D. (AP) – A South Dakota man who won nearly a quarter of a million dollars at a Deadwood casino doesn’t have any particular plans for how he and his wife will use the money.    Joseph and Eleanor Tomac of Keldron say that they will use the $228,979 that Joseph won at the slot...
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South Dakota Takes Step to Prevent Spread of Asian Carp

PIERRE, S.D. (AP) – South Dakota’s Game, Fish and Parks Commission has adopted an emergency rule on baitfish to help prevent the spread of troublesome Asian carp in the state.   The rule bans the taking of bait from the East Vermillion River, West Vermillion River and Firesteel Creek below Lake Mitchell. It applies to both...
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Heavy rain causes flash flooding in northeast South Dakota

  WATERTOWN, S.D. (AP) – Heavy rainfall led to flash flooding in parts of eastern South Dakota.  The National Weather Service reported that Watertown got as much as 4 inches of rain in less than two hours early Wednesday. That led to street flooding, and the flooding of as many as 10 rooms at the...
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