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Next year, Manitou will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Gehl plant opening in Madison – although the plant didn’t come under Manitou ownership until 2008. To celebrate, the company is planning a significant expansion. This was just one tidbit of information Jeff Minnaert, plant manager, provided...

Fifty years after Gehl Corporation first opened its manufacturing facility in Madison, Manitou Group is planning to open its new expansion in 2023. Manitou Group Madison Plant Manager Jeff Minnaert talked about why the company decided to expand in Madison and Yankton during the Lake Area Improvement Corporation’s Annual Meeting last week.

Picture- front row sitting (l to r): Lily Sunde, Alison Vacanti, Kylie Krusemark, Olivia Flemming, Fiona Donelan, Mallorie Schultz, & Raena Rost BACK row standing (l to r): Abbey Allen, Katharine Comes, Alexandra Gutierrez, Abigail Morse, Alex Ersland, Nathan Ricke, Peyton Wolf, Eleni Sims, Aspen Dahl, & Treyton Smith *Not pictured: Makira Wrage, Elijah Olson, & Bella Maxwell.

Rising junior seven-footer JT Rock currently holds offers from Iowa State, Nebraska, Purdue, Creighton, Wisconsin and South Dakota State, with interest from Iowa, among.

What made you decide you wanted to be a football player?. I knew I wanted to be a football player after my junior year of high school. Originally I thought I could be a division 2 or NAIA basketball player. After my junior year I ended up going to a some camps and was first offered by South Dakota State and committee. My brothers and my late father also had a large role in my participation of football.

2022 at his home. Service times are currently pending. Arrangements are entrusted with Rustand-Weiland Funeral Chapel.

In an attempt to get their second Cornbelt victory of the year, the Humboldt-Hartford Wood Ducks were in striking distance, until a strong eighth inning from the Flandreau Cardinals. The game was low scoring early on, with only three total runs from the two squads after four innings. The Cardinals...

Mosinee 2023 Tight End Davin Stoffel has committed to South Dakota State, per a tweet he sent out today. Stoffel was second on the team with 46 catches for 675 yards and 10 touchdowns. Author: Steven Okonek.

Towards the end of this week, the Madison Summer Tennis Program will be having an end of the season play day. The program has over 100 young participants playing within the Madison Summer Tennis program. The end of the season play day will be held on Thursday, June 30th starting at 5:30pm. They will be playing some group games and it will also allow the players to show off their skills.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - Even though there’s been plenty of local talents in boxing and other martial arts coming out of South Dakota recently, those sports’ advocates know that there’s still plenty of room to grow. But they say there’s slow and steady progress, especially for those that showed out for “Rumble at the Falls 2″.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - On the women’s side of the Summit League, South Dakota State is adding weapons for it’s 2024 team. Flandreau Flier Claire Sheppard announced that she would be committing to the Jackrabbits. The six-foot-one guard/forward still has two years left in high school, but has quickly grabbed the attention of programs in the region. Sheppard also had a scholarship offer in the Big Ten from Nebraska.

It has been said Rick Hieb looks at the South Dakota State University campus as his campus. His attention to making sure everything looks perfect is one of the reasons why he has been named June’s Civil Service Employee of the Month. Hieb, the lead worker in the grounds...

South Dakota State landed a commitment from one of the state’s brightest young stars on Friday, with Flandreau junior-to-be Claire Sheppard announcing via Twitter that she plans to play for the Jackrabbits. A 6-foot-1 wing, Sheppard has already played three years of varsity basketball with the Fliers with two still left, and established...

BROOKINGS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) - South Dakota State Athletic Director Justin Sell has announced the hiring of Kristina McSweeney as head coach of the Jackrabbit softball team. “I am thrilled to welcome Kristina and her family to South Dakota State,” said Sell. “She is a proven winner with a...

Kristina McSweeney will be the new head coach at South Dakota State, sources confirmed to Extra Inning Softball on Friday. McSweeney will join the Jackrabbits from Arkansas Tech, where she spent the last decade as the Golden Suns’ head coach. McSweeney guided the ATU program to more than 300 wins during her tenure.

Alabama basketball will face familiar foe next season as they will be hosting the South Dakota State Jackrabbits at home for the second straight year. The game will be played on December 4 at Coleman Coliseum and should be an early test against a really good mid-major team. In last...

A violent thunderstorm ripped through the area late Monday night and early Tuesday morning leaving mass destruction in its wake. As heavy rains poured, and lightning lit up the night sky, high winds ripped limbs off trees, leaving many residents with a mess. Power went out several times throughout the night. However, the real damage struck outside of town with massive amounts of hail that pounded a 4½-mile swath between Manchester and Lake Preston.

Everyone loves golfing, and it is even better when it can be done year-round. In Lake Preston, with the opening of the Lake Preston Indoor Country Club, people will now have that opportunity. The indoor club will have two golf simulators, allowing up to four people at each simulator, whether they are hitting the driving range or playing games.