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Groton Daily Independent
Friday, Oct. 27, 2017 ~ Vol. 25 - No. 110 ~ 13 of 48
News from the
Wisconsin hunter survives being shot in South Dakota
FORESTBURG, S.D. (AP) — A Wisconsin man survived being shot in the nose while pheasant-hunting in South Dakota.
South Dakota’s Department of Game, Fish and Parks says the 73-year-old man was shot in the left nostril by another hunter in his group on Sunday afternoon on private land near Forestburg.
The Daily Republic reports that the man was taken to a Mitchell hospital. He received stitches and was discharged that evening.
Authorities didn’t release the man’s name.
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Information from: The Daily Republic, http://www.mitchellrepublic.com
Perdue tours South Dakotas, touts improving soil health
ABERDEEN, S.D. (AP) — U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says replenishing and sustaining soil health is a priority for him.
The American News reports Perdue toured the prairie pothole landscape in northeast South Dakota on Thursday. He said using soil health as a basis for federal farm payments might be a way to encourage farmers to employ more sustainable land practices.
Perdue says improvements in genetics and technology can help farmers improve soil health, which can increase their crop yields.
Perdue also met with Natural Resources Conservation Service staff from South Dakota and North Da- kota, with improving the wetland determination process a main topic. Farmers have long been critical of the process.
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Information from: Aberdeen American News, http://www.aberdeennews.com
Additional tow-plows make snow clearing more ef cient
RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) — Snow plowing in the Black Hills this winter season just got more ef cient.
The state Department of Transportation is adding three tow-plows to its winter eet of snow clearing equipment, with one each going to Rapid City, Custer and Yankton.
Tow-plows are pulled behind regular blade trucks, allowing two lanes of highway to be cleared of snow simultaneously. The Rapid City Journal reports the state says the tow-plows save about $1.65 per mile.
The department has about 400 plow trucks that operate from 5 a.m. to 7 p.m. clearing snow. ___
Information from: Rapid City Journal, http://www.rapidcityjournal.com
2019 Mitchell Corn Palace murals to honor the military
MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) — For one year, Mitchell’s biggest tourist attraction will serve as a monument to the military.
City of cials say the theme of the 2019 corn murals on the Corn Palace will be “A Salute to the Military.” Speci c designs will be released later.
The Corn Palace bills itself as the world’s only palace dedicated to the commodity. It features murals made of hundreds of thousands of ears of corn and draws about 200,000 tourists each year.
Director Scott Schmidt says the military theme is timely given the recent christening of the USS South Dakota submarine.
The Daily Republic reports that it will be the rst time since 1916 that the Corn Palace will feature a