Alcester News

A 22-year-old Clear Lake woman faces life in prison for the death of her newborn baby.

Getting there Chatsworth is outside Bakewell in Derbyshire. The park is open all year, with free access.

Donald M. 'Don' Severson of Platte will celebrate his 80th birthday Thursday, June 19.

I was pretty nervous the first time I met Linda's Dad, Len Trudeau, at a family picnic in Alcester 28 years ago.

The field of Statehouse candidates was narrowed in many districts throughout South Dakota in Tuesday's primary election.

A day after a historic vote, Union County seemed to be returning to some form of normalcy.

Voters in Union County on Tuesday approved rezoning for what would be the first new U.S. oil refinery in more than 30 years.

Pro- and anti-Hyperion forces appear to have targeted voters in the extreme southeast tip of Union County.

Vickie Larsen, an Alcester businesswoman, said she isn't happy with the way Union County officials handled her request for information about their crackdown on the size of election signs, many of which read ...

The Save Union County Ballot Question Committee will sponsor a rally at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Spink Cafe in Spink.

The Citizens for Hyperion ballot question committee collected another $5,000 from Greater Siouxland Inc.

In two weeks, voters in Union County, will head to the polls to decide whether to allow county commissioners to re-zone land for Hyperion's 10-billion-dollar "energy center." Monday, Governor Mike Rounds toured ...

United Way of Siouxland's Heather Hennings, director of resource development, is the 2008 Emerging Leader of the Year. via ArgusLeader.com

The South Dakota Highway Patrol has released it's final report on a car/bus crash near Madison on March 26th. via KSFY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, May 13, 2008 605.367.5700 Lake County Bus Crash: Investigation Complete Pierre , SD The South Dakota Highway Patrol has completed its investigation of the March 26, 2008 fatal ... via South Dakota State

“That will carry on many more years and be multiplied in many cities.”

Last fall, Cory Grimm was among students at Sioux Falls Seminary who sought to help struggling people in the city's center and to understand something of their lives. via ArgusLeader.com

The owners of an Alcester farm that was searched for clues in a 37-year-old cold case can question investigators and have access to some evidence before a judge decides whether to let the case continue. via KELO-TV Sioux Falls

Auxiliary elects new officers The regular meeting of Clay Auxiliary to Post #3061 was held Tuesday evening April 15, with President Delores Gregg presiding. via Plain Talk Online

“Think of all the tax base lost.”

As a supporter of the Hyperion oil refinery project and in answer to some of the opponents who seem to be interested only in stopping any semblance of progress in Union County, I am moved to state my opinion on ... via Argus Leader

“I guess now I see, 'Why would I bury something that would help somebody else?' ”

Jill Callison * jcallison@argusleader.com * April 24, 2008 For about a month after Julie Erickson underwent a corneal transplant, her left eye, ordinarily hazel, shone with a brilliant blue. via Argus Leader