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Brady Knight is planning a trip to Texas to help feed the homeless. He said the Winner community has been very generous in donating items for his cause.

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ESULTS Thursday Men’s League 4/17/25 Gregory Lanes, 174½-125½; Northern Plains, 158½-141½; Stukel Eagle Ranch, 153-147; CATS, 149-151; 9 & Wiggle, 144-156; Home Town Auto, 143½-156½; Blue Lightning, 138-162; Rod’s Sport Shop, 133½-166½; HTG: 9 & Wiggle, 842; HTS: 9 & Wiggle, 2374; HIG: Dusty McKenzie, 248; HIS: Dustin Stukel, 668. End of season roll off: 9 & Wiggle (485½) vs.

The South Dakota Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR) and the South Dakota Farm Bureau (SDFB) are honored to recognize longstanding South Dakota family farms and ranches through the Century Farm and Ranch program at this year’s State Fair.

Moving livestock is an inescapable part of a rancher’s life, and it can be labor intensive, especially if a producer uses a rotational grazing system designed to improve rangeland and soil health. But what if it doesn’t have to be? Enter virtual fencing, a system in which livestock wear special collars designed to keep them inside boundaries marked by lines on a GPS map instead of by wires and fenceposts.

On April 1, 2025, Food & Water Watch filed a motion to intervene in a federal lawsuit on behalf of Ranchers Cattlemen Action Legal Fund United Stockgrowers of America, Western Organization of Resource Councils, Latino Farmers and Ranchers International, and the Alabama Contract Poultry Growers Association to defend new commonsense protections safeguarding farmers and ranchers from meatpacker discrimination, retaliation, and deception under the Packers & Stockyards Act. The lawsuit, filed by the National Chicken Council, Meat Institute, and other industry groups, seeks to strike down these protections to greenlight continued abuse.

This is the fourth of eight articles being published through eight newspapers in an eight county area bringing awareness to the community regarding extreme dry conditions expected in 2025. Managing for green leafy grass maintains an active living root.

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Nancy Geaghan, owner of Serenity Hair Salon, presented a check to Kara Kirwan, a director of Gregory County Laps of Love. Nancy Geaghan donated a portion of January and February sales from Serenity Hair Salon to Gregory County Laps of Love.

The State Fair and perennial State Fair entertainer Sherwin Linton are excited to invite entertainers of all ages to submit their acts for consideration to be featured on the Centennial Stage during the 2025 South Dakota State Fair.