WMU, Missouri River Energy Services updating agreement
The Watertown Municipal Utilities Board agreed to approve a new power sale agreement with Missouri River Energy Services at its…
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S.D. executives warn of coming price increases
Inflation is affecting South Dakota businesses before it reaches consumers, and two executives say tariffs, artificial intelligence demand, high interest…
Brad Johnson column: Federal government funds S.D. conservation, cuts people who do it
The federal government has found a strange way to practice conservation: put billions of dollars on the table, then cut…
US senator from South Dakota subjects Postal Service to multiple pressure points
About two years ago, U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, started hearing increasing complaints about slow mail delivery. Veterans weren’t…
Funding restored for South Dakota homeless veterans service following DOGE cuts
A nonprofit welfare agency will expand a homeless veterans housing program in southeastern South Dakota following restoration of DOGE-era funding…
Doug Allen column: Nearly all of your information is up for sale
The purpose of advertising is to sell us something. Today, the first thing many advertising platforms attempt to sell us…
USDA union leaders rally against proposed DC downsizing
A group of current and former U.S. Department of Agriculture employees are calling on the Trump administration to halt the…
Brad Johnson column: Before spending millions on flood control, remember thousands of years
Twenty-seven years ago, the federal government reached a startling conclusion about one of South Dakota’s most unusual watersheds. After years…
Farm and Food: Big Bacon’s Farm Bill carve-out needs to be carved out
Farm Bills are often loaded with “special interest” lard that favors, say, crop insurance companies, international grain merchandisers, meatpackers, a……
USDA cuts programs to aid new and Native American farmers
In his dual roles as a cattle rancher and chairman of the Lower Brule Sioux Tribe, Boyd Gourneau was hopeful…
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