Posted: Wednesday, Jun 19th, 2013
Swimmers at the Olympic-size swimming pool at Splash Central get their first experience of what the pool offers as it opened for the first time on Monday. ...more
Posted: Wednesday, Jun 19th, 2013
HURON -- Greater Huron Development Corporation is transferring a quit claim deed for property in the West Industrial Park to the city temporarily while it works with the state to recruit a company to occupy a new 50,000-square-foot speculation building at the site.
The building is expected to be completed within the next two weeks, said GHDC Executive Director Jim ...more
Posted: Wednesday, Jun 19th, 2013
Countryside Dental held their customer appreciation picnic Monday at Campbell Park. On hand to entertain the crowd was a live band, ballon animals, hot dogs and burgers, a bouncy house and face painting. Brenon Farmer flips burgers during the event and Karlie Bigelow (left) gets her face painted. ...more
Posted: Wednesday, Jun 19th, 2013
SIOUX FALLS (AP) -- The number of irrigation permits is soaring in South Dakota, due to a lingering drought and to lucrative market prices for crops such as corn, wheat and soybeans.
The state Department of Environment and Natural Resources approved 173 irrigation permits last year. So far this year it has issued 279, and 121 applications are pending. In ...more
Posted: Monday, Jun 17th, 2013
Huron's Lake Gogolin eyes an incoming pitch during a game against Brandon Valley on Saturday at Memorial Ball Park Stadium.
Next, Huron third baseman Avery Del Grosso concentrates on the ball while making a play during a game against Brandon Valley.
Huron edged Pierre 11-10 in the opening game of the day, but was edged 9-8 by Brandon ...more
Posted: Monday, Jun 17th, 2013
Today is the second and final day of the 16th Annual Huron Area Antique Power Show and Flea Market. On the South Dakota State Fairgrounds there will be antique cars, farm equipment and stationary gas engines of many makes and brands on display along with the flea market. The Richland 4-H club will be
providing the lunch stand. A ...more
Posted: Monday, Jun 17th, 2013
HURON -- The Huron School District is proud to announce that the district has been awarded the 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program Grant by the South Dakota Department of Education.
This five-year grant, which begins 2013-2014, will provide $150,000 a year to support a K-8 Tiger After School program with academic tutoring for grades 9-12. The Huron ...more
Posted: Monday, Jun 17th, 2013
HURON -- One person was taken by ambulance to Huron Regional Medical Center and the northbound lanes of Lincoln Avenue Southwest were temporarily closed following a two-vehicle crash just before noon on Friday, police said.
Tiffany Gascoigne of Huron was northbound on Lincoln Avenue Southwest and Jodi Parkhurst-Laird was eastbound on Ninth Street Southwest when the accident occurred.
Police said ...more
Posted: Monday, Jun 17th, 2013
A professional skydiver swoops to the ground at the Constitution Center during a Flag Day celebration Friday in Philadelphia. AP PHOTO ...more
Posted: Monday, Jun 17th, 2013
HURON -- South Dakota Farmers Union has hired two summer interns, Clay Hoffman of Winner and Logan Kopfmann of Huron, to help work on agricultural policy, observe rural initiatives first hand, and help advocate on behalf of South Dakota's farmers.
"I'm very pleased that Clay and Logan have joined the Farmers Union team this summer," said Mike Traxinger, Farmers ...more
Posted: Saturday, Jun 15th, 2013
The Wildflowers comprised of Jodi Jensen, left, and her daughter, Ashley Hurley, perform Thursday night at Campbell Park. Next Thursday night Seven Day Jones will open the program at 7 p.m., followed by the Huron Municipal Band at 8 p.m. ...more
Posted: Saturday, Jun 15th, 2013
There were a few scary moments at South Town Hair in Huron Thursday morning when a driver's foot slipped off the brake onto the gas pedal and the 2008 Ford Taurus went up over the curb and sidewalk and crashed through a wall into the salon. The driver, Sandra McCormick of Carmel, Calif., was operating a rental vehicle from Huron ...more
Posted: Saturday, Jun 15th, 2013
HURON -- Huron police are investigating reports of a scam targeting the Huron area. Residents have reported being contacted by an individual claiming to represent a well-known sweepstakes drawing and advising victims that they have won a 2013 Mercedes Benz and $850,000 in cash.
The caller apparently asks a number of questions in an attempt to gain personal information, then ...more
Posted: Friday, Jun 14th, 2013
HURON -- Olsen Implement, one of the area's oldest businesses, has been sold to a family operation in north central South Dakota. The transaction was completed on Thursday.
The new owner, Premier Equipment LLC, is owned and operated by four brothers of the Lindskov family. The company has cattle and farming operations, a hunting preserve, and agriculture and construction equipment ...more
Posted: Thursday, Jun 13th, 2013
Huron's Chamber of Commerce held this month's mixer at Andrew's Antique's near Lake Byron.
Andy Gross, the owner of the antique store, also shares another store location, Mirrors, with hair stylist Lori Heller.
The town location doubles as an antique store and hair salon. Both locations have enlisted the help of Dawn Marshall, who works at the antique ...more
Posted: Thursday, Jun 13th, 2013
IROQUOIS, Iroquois is one of 10 South Dakota communities to share a total of $900,000 in grants as part of the Safe Routes to School program.
The communities will provide $24,720 in local or in-kind matches.
Iroquois is receiving a grant of $5,878.
The program will address specific concerns within the communities. They include activities that encourage walking and biking ...more
Posted: Thursday, Jun 13th, 2013
SIOUX FALLS -- Kristi Noem announced Tuesday she will seek re-election to South Dakota's lone U.S. House seat next year rather than challenge former Gov. Mike Rounds for the Republican U.S. Senate nomination.
Noem, 41, had been mentioned as a possible Senate candidate by some Republicans who believe Rounds is not conservative enough on tax and budget issues, but she ...more
Posted: Thursday, Jun 13th, 2013
HURON, A revised schedule for Huron's new recycling program indicates when enrolled residents can expect to receive their containers and when weekly collections will begin.
• Week of June 17: Deliver recycle containers for Monday.
• Week of June 24: Pick up Monday's recycling; deliver Tuesday's recycle containers.
• Week of July 1: Pick up Monday's and Tuesday's recycle containers; ...more
Posted: Thursday, Jun 13th, 2013
SIOUX FALLS (AP) -- South Dakota's Democratic Party is criticizing Republican U.S. Sen. John Thune for opposing the farm bill that has passed the Senate.
Thune issued a statement Monday saying the Senate missed an opportunity to improve federal agriculture policy, while his Democratic counterpart, Sen. Tim Johnson, voted in favor of the bill.
Thune said the Senate bill reauthorizes ...more
Posted: Wednesday, Jun 12th, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Senate on Monday passed a five-year, half-trillion-dollar farm bill that expands government subsidies for crop insurance, rice and peanuts while making small cuts to food stamps.
The bill passed on a bipartisan 66-27 vote. The legislation, which costs almost $100 billion annually, also would eliminate subsidies that are paid to farmers whether they farm or not. ...more
Posted: Wednesday, Jun 12th, 2013
HURON -- For those who have been storing recyclables at their residence since the city approved the start of a new recycling program several months ago, the wait is nearly over.
City commissioners on Monday OK'd a contract with Advance Recycling Systems of Sioux Falls to handle city-delivered recyclables.
At the same time, Solid Waste Superintendent Dale Fortin announced that ...more
Posted: Wednesday, Jun 12th, 2013
HURON -- The Huron School Board continued their work on section C of the policy handbook, approved Transport-ation and Building Superinten-dent Rex Sawvell and Business Manager Kelly Christopherson as owner representatives concerning the new elementary school construction project, ratified the negotiation agreement with both the classified and administrators as well as held a public meeting concerning the 2013-14 budget.
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During a rain soaked day in Huron the South Dakota Outdoor Expo went on rain or shine and will so today albeit with a much better forecast. An owl from the "Owls of North America" program is pictured. The program is sponsored by the South Dakota Department of Game, Fish and Parks. The programs will continue on Sunday.
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HURON -- Dairy goats from across the Midwest strutted their stuff at the Fair grounds Saturday, competing for "Best in Show" in their breed groups. Judges for the show were Chuck Pedersen, Ziggy Ginest, and Josh Kaplewski. The breeds included Alpine, Lamancha, Nigerian Dwarf, Nubian, Oberhasli, Recorded Grade, Saanen, and Toggenburg, all of which are efficient milk-producing goat breeds.
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Posted: Monday, Jun 10th, 2013
This fire was set by the Huron Fire Department for training purposes Saturday
morning and afternoon. The structure was located on Highway 14 near Olsen Implement and J.D. Concrete.
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Posted: Monday, Jun 10th, 2013
HURON -- Relay For Life for Huron and the surrounding community was held Friday night, promoting cancer awareness and prevention while honoring those who have fought the battle with cancer.
The American Cancer Society is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year and the progress made by the program in that century. Meg Lee, a community relations coordinator for ACS, ...more
Posted: Monday, Jun 10th, 2013
HURON -- Like all parents around the world, when Phil Schumacher looks at his young children, he wonders about their future.
As a meteorologist -- based at the Sioux Falls National Weather Service office -- he brings a unique perspective. He has a clear understanding of the impact of climate change.
But Schumacher is also willing to share that knowledge. ...more
Posted: Monday, Jun 10th, 2013
LUDLOW (AP) -- The crash of a crop-spraying plane in western South Dakota has killed the pilot.
The Harding County Sheriff's Office tells KELO-TV that the plane went down just east of Ludlow shortly after 7 p.m. Thursday.
The Dewey County Sheriff's Office identified the pilot as Doug Kraft, of Timber Lake. He died at the scene.
Kraft was ...more
Posted: Saturday, Jun 8th, 2013
Members of Dominant 7 from Northern State University performed the 2013 opening of Campbell Park Family Activities Program. It is the 27th year that the park has been hosting evening programs and every Thursday this summer, with the exception of the Fourth of July, running up to the South Dakota State Fair, there will be live entertainment for those attending. ...more
Posted: Saturday, Jun 8th, 2013
MILLER - Former rep. John B. Heilman Jr. of Miller died Tuesday. He was 92.
Heilman served in the House of Representatives from 1953 to 1954.
Gov. Dennis Daugaard has ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff at the Capitol on Monday, the day of Heilman's funeral.
His obituary can be found in the records section. ...more
Posted: Friday, Jun 7th, 2013
A crane operator slowly lowers a section of the Winter Park water tower Wednesday while on the ground the panels are cut into smaller pieces. A crew from Iseler Demolition of Romeo, Mich., had the subcontract to dismantle the tower, believed to have been erected in 1924. CB & I of Plainfield, Ill., is constructing the new water tower in ...more
Posted: Friday, Jun 7th, 2013
PIERRE -- As the weather warms up and the risk of mosquito bites increases, now is the time for South Dakotans to get in the habit of using insect repellent to prevent West Nile virus (WNV).
"Just as we prepare for flu season each fall, we need to be prepared for the West Nile virus every summer," said Dr. Lon ...more
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