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The South Dakota Department of Corrections is providing notification to law enforcement and the public about the pending release of state prison offender Glenford Old Lodge. Old Lodge, age 35, was be released from prison on May 15, 2025, after serving the entirety of his sentence for sexual contact without consent from Hughes County.

South Dakota Attorney General Marty Jackley warns consumers that a familiar text message scam, where people are ordered to pay a tax for traveling on South Dakota’s roads and bridges, has been reported again in the state.

The Dallas Fire Department fundraising party was deemed a success. Last Friday night Dallas back drop was set ablaze with smoky food & fiery singing performances. Local Dallas volunteer firefighter Doug Lane won the two round trip tickets to Las Vegas, NV.

The University of Sioux Falls congratulates 515 students who made the Spring 2025 Dean’s List. Nicolaus Nelson of Bonesteel, SD, majoring in Business Administration and Accounting Christian Spann of Gregory, SD, majoring in English and Secondary Education To qualify, students must be enrolled in at least 12 semester hours and earn a term GPA of 3.5 or greater on a 4.0 scale..

Madison L. McCarthy of Herrick, SD was among 3,591 graduates who received degrees from the University of Nebraska - in Lincoln, NE during commencement exercises on May 3, 17 and 18, 2025.

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The Burke High School Rodeo was held Friday, May 2, 2025 and Saturday, May 3, 2025 at the Burke Rodeo grounds. It was a beautiful weekend for a rodeo, with the sunshining.

Commentary by Bill Bullard, CEO, R-CALF USA The U.S. has a long, successful history of preventing, containing, and eradicating foreign animal diseases from the U.S. cattle herd. This success was accomplished through decades of cooperation between the Department of Agriculture and America’s cattle producers.