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Rangeland Days, in Belle Fouche, is an opportunity for youth to learn more about South Dakota resources, our Rangelands. After a day of active learning, youth have the opportunity to complete and measure how much they have learned by participating in a contest within their age division. Congratulations to:

Southeast Technical College has awarded 172 full-ride Build Dakota Scholarships to incoming students. The competitive scholarship is in its 11th year, and the program has set recipient records for four consecutive years. All of this year’s scholars have an industry sponsor that financially supports the scholarship.

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BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State University Extension Better Choices Better Health – South Dakota will host an educational webinar and community gatherings at locations throughout the state on July 10, 2025, for Chronic Disease Awareness Day.

South Dakota State University Extension is hosting an educational soil health workshop for women and couples involved in agriculture on June 20, 2025, at the Sweetheart Ranch near Iona. This hands-on workshop is a collaboration with the Svoboda family of Sweetheart Ranch and The Resilient Ranch Coach, operated by Sarah Svoboda, and will focus on the relationship between soil health, grazing management and cattle production.

After spring planting is complete, agricultural producers in South Dakota should make an appointment with their local Farm Service Agency (FSA) county office to complete crop acreage reports before the applicable deadline.

The boards that oversee South Dakota’s 10 public colleges are drafting policies in accordance with a new state law that will allow students to carry concealed weapons on campus. Starting July 1, 2025 the fouryear and technical institutions will no longer be able to restrict the lawful concealed carry of firearms and weapons on campuses.

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Gregory community members stepped up in a big way this June, turning compassion into action at the most recent Gregory Community Blood Drive. Thanks to their generosity, 31 units of blood were collected from 24 donors – enough to support up to 93 patients in local hospitals, many of whom are cancer patients in urgent need of blood during treatment.

Merriam’s Midway Shows carnival on the midway and the Craft Fair in the Opsahl-Kostel Funeral Home kick off the 76th Annual Czech Days celebration on Thursday, June 19, 2025. The Tabor Bluebirds baseball game with Lesterville will be at 7:30 p.m. in Leonard Cimpl Park followed by the Rich Schild Memorial fireworks display will conclude the first day of the Czech Days celebration.