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Flag raising begins each day at South Dakota Farmers Union Camp. Flag raising followed by singing, followed by breakfast – this is a camp tradition, and it has been for 90 years.

The South Dakota Board of Regents (BOR) recently announced the launch of the Gateway to Teacher Education undergraduate certificate, a new initiative aimed at providing students across South Dakota with a head start in pursuing a career in K-12 teacher education. This program introduces students to the rewarding teaching field while equipping them with essential courses to better prepare them for future goals. This certificate is uniquely positioned to be delivered on campus, online, and through South Dakota’s High School Dual Credit program.

Local drivers are already celebrating some smoother streets around town as work continues on 42 blocks slated for resurfacing. Just the first step of applying gravel was a huge improvement, but now the milling and packing have begun.

The Lindsey Family will make their first appearance at Prairie View Gospel Barn on Tuesday, August 6. Traveling and playing music throughout the United States and Canada, The Lindsey Family sings and plays positive-oriented music, mostly in the acoustic tradition, with other instruments and styles as appropriate.

Jim and Dulce Frank have taken their time to find just the right people for their management team at Silver Threads Assisted Living Facility, and that search has resulted in Kelly Klaudt as manager and Misti Mills as assistant manager.

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley announced that a Winner man has been sentenced to 25 years in prison, with 10 years suspended, after earlier pleading guilty to third-degree rape of a person incapable of giving consent.

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley praised a U.S. District Court’s preliminary injunction that stops a new U.S. Department of Education Title IX rule. The rule was scheduled to take effect on August 1, but has now been stopped in South Dakota and the five other 8th Circuit states who joined the lawsuit.

The deadline to submit Track 1 and Track 2 applications to the FSA Office is August 14, 2024. This deadline includes applications that are postmarked by this date.

Funeral services set for Belinda Gunvordahl Funeral services for Belinda Gunvordahl, age 71, of Burke, SD, will be held on Thursday, August 1, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at the Union Baptist Church in Burke, SD. There will be a prayer service on Wednesday at 7:00 p.m. at the church. Visitation will be one hour prior to both services at the church. Claussen Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

MarriaGes Khristopher Michael Warnke, 27, of Fairfax, SD, to Jerica Nicole Hilkemann, 24, of Fairfax, SD, on July 20, 2024, in Fairfax, SD. C ourt Kim Leitha Roffers, 68, Rapid City, SD, speeding on a state highway, fine $39.00, court costs $50.00, surcharges $28.50.