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Sports

Volleyball from Saturday

PREP VOLLEYBALL

Burke def. Tripp-Delmont/Armour, 7-25, 25-18, 25-19, 25-10

Centerville def. Iroquois, 25-18, 25-16, 25-15

Hamlin def. Estelline/Hendricks, 25-23, 25-20, 25-15

Hill City def. Sturgis Brown, 25-14, 25-15, 25-13

Kadoka Area def. Faith, 25-21, 25-21, 25-22

Linton-HMB, N.D. def. Faulkton, 25-19, 25-19, 25-20

Madison def. Ethan, 25-12, 25-9, 25-16

Milbank def. Britton-Hecla, 25-19, 25-18, 25-19

New Underwood def. Jones County, 25-14, 22-25, 25-19, 25-14

Pierre def. Sioux Falls O’Gorman, 25-13, 25-15, 25-8

Potter County def. Lyman, 25-14, 25-13, 25-15

Watertown def. Brookings, 25-23, 25-14, 25-23

Chester Challenge=

Arlington def. Deubrook, 26-24, 25-20, 23-25, 25-23, 16-14

Chester def. Winner, 28-26, 26-24, 19-25, 16-25, 15-7

Elkton-Lake Benton def. Bridgewater-Emery, 25-18, 25-14, 20-25, 25-21

Sioux Valley def. Elk Point-Jefferson, 32-30, 25-23, 25-17

Warner def. Parker, 25-16, 22-25, 25-16, 25-18

Dupree Triangular=

Edgemont def. Dupree, 25-17, 25-10, 25-21

Newell def. Dupree, 3-0

Newell def. Edgemont, 25-23, 25-9, 25-12

South Dakota-Wyoming Border Wars Tournament=

St. Thomas More def. Douglas, 25-21, 25-10

St. Thomas More def. Rapid City Central, 25-20, 22-25, 25-18

St. Thomas More def. Spearfish, 25-15, 30-28

Thunder Basin, Wyo. def. Douglas, 25-4

Thunder Basin, Wyo. def. Rapid City Central, 25-15, 25-8

Thunder Basin, Wyo. def. Spearfish, 25-14, 25-11

News, Story

Governor Noem Announces Small Business and Healthcare Provider Relief Program

Governor Kristi Noem announced the launch of the Small Business and Healthcare Provider Relief Program, which will utilize up to $580 million in Coronavirus Relief Fund (CRF) dollars to assist small businesses, community-based healthcare providers, and non-profits negatively impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Together, South Dakota is rebounding from COVID-19, but some businesses and organizations took a hit from this pandemic,” said Governor Noem. “These folks are the lifeblood of our communities and economy, and it’s our turn to give back to them. I’m grateful to the legislature for stepping up and providing guidance for this program.”

There are five components of this program:

  • The Small Business COVID Interruption program will provide up to $400 million to help eligible South Dakota small businesses who experienced a reduction in business as a result of the pandemic. Specifics can be found here.
  • The Small Business Startup program will provide up to $10 million in direct grants to recently started eligible South Dakota businesses whose growth has been impacted as a result of the pandemic. Specifics can be found here.
  • The Acute Care in Hospitals program will provide up to $15 million to eligible hospitals that are licensed by the state to provide acute inpatient care. Specifics can be found here.
  • The Small Nonprofit COVID Interruption program will provide up to $40 million to eligible South Dakota small nonprofits who have experienced negative impact as a result of the pandemic. Specifics can be found here.
  • The Community Based Healthcare Providers program will provide up to $115 million for eligible community providers who have experienced a reduction in business as a result of the pandemic. Specifics can be found here.

Eligible businesses and organizations will be able to apply for these various grants from October 13-23, 2020. For assistance, please contact our call center from 8:00 am to 5:00 pm Monday through Friday at 605-937-7243. You can also email covid.bizgrants@state.sd.us or covid.healthcaregrants@state.sd.us.

To learn more about the Small Business and Healthcare Provider Relief Program, visit COVID.SD.GOV.

Sports

Football scores from Friday

PREP FOOTBALL

Aberdeen Central 35, Rapid City Stevens 0

Alcester-Hudson 48, Elkton-Lake Benton 36

Baltic 34, Parker 28

Belle Fourche 31, Spearfish 6

Bridgewater-Emery 41, Garretson 9

Brookings 21, Pierre 14

Canistota 48, Bon Homme 8

Canton 34, Tri-Valley 14

Castlewood 55, Great Plains Lutheran 0

Chester 53, Britton-Hecla 6

Clark/Willow Lake 50, Dakota Hills 8

Custer 42, Lead-Deadwood 0

Dakota Valley 38, Lennox 21

Elk Point-Jefferson 48, McCook Central/Montrose 44

Faith 60, Hill City 6

Faulkton 58, Sully Buttes 50, 2OT

Florence/Henry 50, Waverly-South Shore 0

Gayville-Volin 56, Centerville 6

Hamlin 36, Arlington/Lake Preston 6

Harding County 58, Newell 6

Harrisburg 46, Sioux Falls Lincoln 42

Herreid/Selby Area 34, Ipswich/Edmunds Central 16

Hitchcock-Tulare 34, Potter County 14

Howard 68, Oldham-Ramona/Rutland 18

Irene-Wakonda 33, Avon 26

Kadoka Area 23, Philip 6

Kimball/White Lake 28, Burke 22

Langford 48, Estelline/Hendricks 6

Lemmon/McIntosh 62, Dupree 12

Lyman 28, New Underwood 0

Mobridge-Pollock 48, Redfield 6

North Border 28, Northwestern 8

O Gorman 31, Watertown 29

Platte-Geddes 42, Gregory 6

Rapid City Christian 80, Bison 0

Sioux Valley 42, Beresford 20

Sisseton 48, Aberdeen Roncalli 26

St. Thomas More 45, Douglas 18

Sturgis Brown 42, Mitchell 20

Tea Area 30, Sioux Falls Christian 9

Viborg-Hurley 34, Hanson 26

Wall 50, Jones County/White River 0

Webster 12, Flandreau 6

West Central 33, Madison 14

Winner 50, Miller/Highmore-Harrold 0

Wolsey-Wessington 46, Colome 0

Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central 19, Chamberlain 0

Yankton 44, Huron 3

POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS=

Sioux Falls Roosevelt vs. Rapid City Central, ccd.

News, Story

South Dakota Proclaims October as “Careers in Construction” Month

The Associated General Contractors of South Dakota (AGC), along with Governor Kristi Noem via an Executive Proclamation, is proud to proclaim October 2020 as “Careers in Construction Month” across South Dakota.
The key aspect of the AGC’s on-going workforce development goal is to show students career opportunities available in construction which is an essential industry. With the ever-growing need for skilled professionals in the construction industry, there has never been a better time for education and industry to work together to help students build successful construction career pathways that are stable and rewarding.
Celebrating the award of a $50,000 Start Today SD Pathway Partnership Initiative contract to build high quality youth apprenticeship programs, the AGC of SD has launched new construction career opportunities through youth apprenticeships. Building on AGC of SD’s current registered Federal Apprenticeships, it is currently recruiting junior and seniors throughout the state to enroll in the program and earn while they learn with member contractors. The Apprenticeships include:
  • Commercial Carpentry
  • Heavy Equipment Operator
The AGC of SD is working in conjunction with South Dakota High Schools as well as post-secondary institutions to create construction career pathways directly into industry or through post-secondary education in a construction-related degree, diploma or certificate program.
Careers in Construction month was started nationally by The National Center for Construction Education and Research (NCCER) and their Build Your Future initiative. (http://byf.org/events)
The AGC of South Dakota is a voluntary trade association of more than 500 contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, vendors and service firms.
Sports

Football for Friday night

Football

Miller/Highmore-Harrold at Winner on Country 1260

Colome at Wolsey-Wessington

Gregory at Platte/Geddes on Magic 93

Chamberlain at Woonsocket/Wessington Springs/Sanborn Central in Wessington Springs

Burke at Kimball/White Lake

Lyman at New Underwood

Wall at Jones County/White River

Bridgeport at Valentine

Ainsworth at North Central

Sports

Volleyball from Thursday

PREP VOLLEYBALL

Aberdeen Roncalli def. Clark/Willow Lake, 25-23, 25-15, 25-14

Alcester-Hudson def. Beresford, 25-7, 25-13, 25-13

Arlington def. Lake Preston, 25-9, 25-6, 25-12

Bridgewater-Emery def. Avon, 25-17, 25-23, 18-25, 29-27

Brookings def. Yankton, 25-16, 24-26, 25-18, 16-25, 15-12

Colome def. Stanley County, 25-19, 25-22, 25-13

Corsica/Stickney def. Burke, 25-17, 24-26, 25-18, 25-20

Edgemont def. Sioux County, Neb., 21-25, 27-25, 25-19, 18-25, 15-10

Elkton-Lake Benton def. Deubrook, 25-16, 26-24, 26-28, 25-14

Estelline/Hendricks def. Dell Rapids St. Mary, 25-13, 25-22, 25-14

Garretson def. Canton, 25-18, 25-19, 25-15

Gayville-Volin def. Menno, 25-16, 25-16, 25-19

Hamlin def. Redfield, 25-20, 25-15, 25-21

Harding County def. Baker, Mont., 25-19, 26-24, 25-17

Highmore-Harrold def. Wessington Springs, 25-13, 25-16, 25-16

Hitchcock-Tulare def. Miller, 25-10, 25-20, 25-18

Huron def. Pierre, 25-22, 25-22, 25-16

Jones County def. Dupree, 25-7, 25-14, 25-7

Langford def. Great Plains Lutheran, 21-25, 25-16, 25-18, 25-18

McCook Central/Montrose def. West Central, 25-16, 25-19, 18-25, 27-25

Northwestern def. Faulkton, 25-19, 25-10, 25-17

Oldham-Ramona/Rutland def. DeSmet, 25-23, 27-25, 15-25, 25-21

Philip def. Faith, 28-26, 25-21, 25-13

Platte-Geddes def. Gregory, 25-11, 25-13, 25-17

Rapid City Stevens def. Spearfish, 25-14, 25-11, 25-15

Sioux Falls Christian def. Sioux Falls Lincoln, 30-28, 25-18, 21-25, 20-25, 15-10

St. Thomas More def. Lead-Deadwood, 25-13, 25-19, 25-16

Sunshine Bible Academy def. Iroquois, 23-25, 25-20, 25-15, 22-25, 15-10

Tri-Valley def. Elk Point-Jefferson, 25-27, 25-17, 25-22, 25-22

Tripp-Delmont/Armour def. Sanborn Central/Woonsocket, 25-19, 25-19, 15-25, 15-25, 15-11

Watertown def. Sioux Falls Roosevelt, 23-25, 25-18, 25-23, 25-23

Waverly-South Shore def. Florence/Henry, 25-19, 25-23, 25-19

Webster def. Sisseton, 25-17, 21-25, 25-21, 25-23

Winner def. White River, 25-13, 25-16, 25-9

News, Story

White Cane Day in South Dakota

 Governor Kristi Noem has proclaimed October 15, White Cane Day in South Dakota.

The white cane with the red band around the bottom is used to identify a person who is blind or visually impaired in all fifty states and most countries around the world.

South Dakota Department of Human Services Secretary Shawnie Rechtenbaugh said, “The goal of White Cane Day is to bring public awareness and to recognize the white cane as a tool of independence for blind pedestrians on our streets and in our communities.”

Motorists are reminded of the requirement to stop for anyone using a white cane or walking with the assistance of a guide dog so the individual can safely cross the street.

South Dakota’s Division of Service to the Blind and Visually Impaired provides a full range of services that result in optimal employment and independent living outcomes for citizens who are blind or visually impaired.

On October 6, 1964, the United States Congress, by joint resolution designated October 15 of each year as “White Cane Day”.

Sports

Schedule for Thursday

Cross Country

Winner Area at Parkston Invite

Ainsworth and Valentine at Southwest Conference Meet in Gothenburg

 

Volleyball

Corsica/Stickney at Burke

Colome at Stanley County

Gregory at Platte/Geddes

Parkston at Kimball/White Lake

Jones County at Dupree

Winner at White River

Valentine at Gordon-Rushville