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Elkton School Board considers resignations of superintendent and teacher
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - The Elkton School Board held a meeting on Wednesday to discuss the revision of guest policies after a registered sex offender was invited into a classroom as a guest speaker. Wednesday’s meeting was the first meeting with public comment since parents and staff...
How a century-old cattle barn became a big Minnesota wedding venue
MURRAY COUNTY, Minn. — There's a 95-year-old barn in Murray County with quite the story."Very small towns, very homey area, everybody's a family. That's a big part of what I love around here," Thresa Daniels said.Daniels also loves the farm feel of Murray County, which is fitting because she spends most of her days working in a barn."It was a cattle barn. There were animals in here, dirt floor, cattle stalls," she said.The building served that purpose for nearly 80 years before it pulled up stakes and moved cross-county.FINDING MINNESOTA: Annandale junkyard draws thousands, gives cars second chance at lifeIt...
SMSU, Sioux Falls split series on the diamond
MARSHALL, Minn. (Dakota News Now) - The Southwest Minnesota State baseball team used a strong pitching performance from Kolby Kiser to earn a 3-2 victory in game one to help the Mustangs gain a split with the University of Sioux Falls and secure a spot in the upcoming NSIC tournament. USF scored two runs in the sixth inning to rally for a 4-3 victory in the nightcap to earn the split.
SBA recognizes SMSU grad Layne Lozinski as Young Entrepreneur of the Year
Originally Layne Lozinski wanted to be an agricultural banker. But the 23-year-old Southwest Minnesota State University (SMSU) graduate spent the summer before he started college working for a large tiling company and he fell in love with the jobs, the equipment, the variety of projects and working outside in a business that is still tied to agriculture. He also realized the demand for additional tiling operators in the area. So, he switched gears, and founded Maxx Drainage, LLC in December 2020, at the age of 19, fully launching about five months later. He takes a lot of satisfaction in taking ownership of his work.
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