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As Sturgis Rally attendance slows, planners try to build for the future

As Sturgis Rally attendance slows, planners try to build for the future

STURGIS, S.D. – Jayda Hammer is precisely the type of person that Sturgis Motorcycle Rally managers are targeting as they try to develop the next generation of rally attendees to keep the event rolling for another 50 years or more. Hammer is a 19-year-old woman from Aberdeen whose extended family

Bee colony loss at ‘unsustainable’ rate, hurting ag industry and consumers

Bee colony loss at ‘unsustainable’ rate, hurting ag industry and consumers

For more than a decade, beekeepers in South Dakota and around the country have been fighting against historically high annual colony loss rates of more than 30%. The continued loss of colonies has the potential to affect roughly 100 different agricultural crops across the country and could raise food prices

As population plummets, Hyde County civic leaders seek solutions: ‘It takes a special person to want to live here’

As population plummets, Hyde County civic leaders seek solutions: ‘It takes a special person to want to live here’

HOLABIRD, S.D. – The morning of July 24 arrived with endless blue skies and an equally vast Monday workload for fourth-generation Hyde County cattle rancher Seth Zilverberg. He and his father, Don, hit the fields to bale alfalfa while the moisture content was right. Too wet and the alfalfa will

Carbon dioxide pipeline proposals in South Dakota: What you need to know

Carbon dioxide pipeline proposals in South Dakota: What you need to know

For more than a year, a highly divisive debate has raged in South Dakota over two proposed carbon dioxide pipelines that would capture the toxic gas from ethanol plants and carry it to North Dakota and Illinois for disposal underground. The stakes are extremely high on both sides of the

Gov. Noem’s claims of transparency called into question

Gov. Noem’s claims of transparency called into question

For more than 40 years, South Dakota journalist Kevin Woster has produced material for the state’s two largest newspapers, its largest TV station and for South Dakota Public Broadcasting, where he remains a writer and commentator. Now semi-retired, Woster continues to report on a variety of statewide topics. And

Noem’s ‘demanding’ style sparks staff turnover, turmoil: ‘It’s a tough gig’

Noem’s ‘demanding’ style sparks staff turnover, turmoil: ‘It’s a tough gig’

Lee Schoenbeck, a power broker in the South Dakota Legislature as President Pro Tempore of the Senate, had a telling response when asked about the record pace of staff turnover in Gov. Kristi Noem’s administration, including a prolonged search for a sixth chief of staff less than five years

Age of South Dakota farmers rise – along with land and input costs

Age of South Dakota farmers rise – along with land and input costs

DIMOCK, S.D. – Ron Neugebauer has been farming in South Dakota for more than 60 years. He began in the early 1960s when he was in high school. By the time he was 30 years old, he and his brother had taken over the family farm after their father died.