SPEARFISH, South Dakota, Aug. 10 -- Black Hills State University issued the following news: President Laurie S. Nichols announced the hiring of Scott Larson as the next Director of Athletics at Black Hills State University. "Scott brings with him a strategic vision and unmatched NCAA knowledge that will elevate Black Hills State athletics," Nichols said. "I was impressed by the strong pool of applicants. Ultimately, it was the continued success of student-athletes, coaches, and athletics under  more

ABERDEEN, South Dakota, Aug. 9 -- Northern State University issued the following news: Northern State University officials are pleased to announce the appointment of Bea Smith as the new Director of the Northern Innovation and Startup Center, effective Aug. 21, 2023. The Northern Innovation and Startup Center aims to cultivate an environment in Aberdeen that embraces technology, celebrates innovation and encourages a fail-forward mentality among entrepreneurs. With an impressive background in c  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 12 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Aug.11, 2023: Governor Noem advanced the "Freedom Works Here" national workforce recruitment campaign this week during the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. Governor Noem took the "Freedom Works Here" NASCAR stock car for a spin at the Buffalo Chip. "The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally attracts people from all over to our great state of South Dakota. This makes it the perfect opportunity to promote 'Freedo  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 9 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: Today, Governor Kristi Noem signed Executive Order 2023-12, which declares a disaster in Edmunds and Spink Counties, allowing them to receive Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) funding to help repair damages incurred from the severe spring flooding. On June 2nd, Governor Kristi Noem signed Executive Order 2023-08, which declared a disaster in the counties of Brown, Clark, Cod  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 12 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Aug.11, 2023: Today, Governor Noem signed Executive Order 2023-13 to guard against conflicts of interest in state government. "The legislature is responsible for enforcing their own constitutional requirements and conflict of interest rules," said Governor Noem. "However, state agencies can do some quality control, and that is what this Executive Order accomplishes." Article 3, Section 12 o  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Aug. 9 (TNSres) -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: A Wyoming coal mine might be the last place you'd think to be investing in research on next-generation renewable energy strategy, but that's exactly what Amy McBrayer, Ph.D., has undertaken during doctoral studies at South Dakota Mines. Her work focuses on building mathematical models to help surface mining companies strategize and plan mining operatio  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Aug. 12 -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: Nicholas Uilk was recently named the inaugural Klingbeil Endowed Educator in Precision Agriculture at South Dakota State University. Shortly after graduating from SDSU with his bachelor's degree in agricultural systems technology in May 2008, Uilk began his teaching career at SDSU in January 2009 as an instructor in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering. He served in that position   more

SPEARFISH, South Dakota, Aug. 10 -- The South Dakota Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The South Dakota Department of Transportation (SDDOT), in collaboration with the City of Spearfish and HDR, Inc., will hold an open house public meeting at High Plains Western Heritage Center (825 Heritage Dr.) in Spearfish on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. (MT) to discuss and gather input on preliminary recommendations for the Colorado Boulevard corridor. The publi  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 11 -- The South Dakota Department of Transportation issued the following news release: South Dakota counties recently received $8.33 million to repair and rebuild culverts and small bridges on township and county secondary roads. The South Dakota State Legislature established the Rural Access Infrastructure Fund (RAIF) in 2021 to help counties and townships inventory their small structures, plan needed improvements, and pay for the cost of repair or replacement. Funds  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Aug. 12 -- The South Dakota Department of Transportation issued the following news release: South Dakota counties recently received $8.33 million to repair and rebuild culverts and small bridges on township and county secondary roads. The South Dakota State Legislature established the Rural Access Infrastructure Fund (RAIF) in 2021 to help counties and townships inventory their small structures, plan needed improvements, and pay for the cost of repair or replacement. Funds  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- South Dakota State University issued the following news on Aug. 7, 2023: In South Dakota, agriculture production is big business. As an industry, agriculture has a $32.5 billion economic impact annually and employs over one-third of all workers in the state through ag and allied industries. Crop production is an essential element to both the industry and the South Dakota economy. However, projected increases in temperature and rainfall could significa  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Aug. 8 (TNSres) -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: Everyone has felt the frustration of trying to find an important item that is out of stock. It's the job of supply chain and product managers to keep in-demand products on the shelves, but this job can be a massive challenge compounded by a huge range of variables, from basic supply and demand to overseas conflict to unstable weather patterns to labor and market disrup  more

LARAMIE, Wyoming, Aug. 8 -- The University of Wyoming issued the following news release: The University of Wyoming is part of a coalition of esteemed Northern Plains research institutions that has been awarded a grant of nearly $100,000 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to bring together research support professionals across the region. The group -- spearheaded by South Dakota State University (SDSU) and including other research institutions from South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana an  more