Beresford News

The South Dakota Cooperative Extension Service has set dates and locations for row-crop clinics and private pesticide applicator recertification meetings.

South Dakota Farmers Union has a new vice president. Wayne Soren of rural Lake Preston will assume the vice presidency after Beresford farmer Larry Birgen stepped down Wednesday.

A mobile ultrasound health screening company will travel to South Dakota in December, the second such company in a month to schedule visits to the state for what some critics say is a procedure best left between a patient and his or her doctor.

According to the National Fire Protection Association, 72 percent of the more than 1.2 million firefighters in the United States are volunteers.

A book-signing for 'It's Only Hair,' written by Christine Mager Wevik of Beresford, will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at Cover to Cover, 5115 S. Louise Ave.

The Alcester Community Chorus has three upcoming performances of Handel's Messiah this month.

It wasn't too long ago that Derek McIntosh, a soldier of the 113th Cavalry got word of another possible deployment.

A Union County business earns national honors for increasing exports. Sioux Corporation of Beresford, South Dakota makes heavy industrial power washers and steam cleaners.

A Beresford, South Dakota man has been arrested for felony rape. The Union County Sheriff tells us, 27-year-old Dustin Oberg, is charged with first degree rape.

You can have your picture taken with Santa today. From 11:00 to 3:00 PM at the Firehouse Brewing Company in Rapid City will have Jolly Saint Nick on hand to get you in the Christmas spirit.

The weak U.S. dollar makes American products more attractive in other nations, which creates opportunities for South Dakota small businesses, U.S. Sen.

Unabated by the brightness of a full moon, a major meteor shower has sky watchers excited to see as many as 30 shooting stars an hour over the Americas - and more than 300 over Asia.

Henry Van Oort of Rock Rapids, Iowa will celebrate his 90th birthday with an open house from 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov.

A Cornell University professor and author from Ithaca, N.Y., will discuss race, rhetoric and sport at a free lecture at South Dakota State University.

BERESFORD - From eye exams to massages and from gutters to embroidery, the newest commercial district in town is a diverse mix of businesses.

Last Thursday, the State of South Dakota closed drivers exam stations in three cities: Beresford, Canton and Clear Lake as a way to ease strains on the state budget.

Mayors of some South Dakota towns that have lost driver's exam stations are urging Governor Mike Rounds to reconsider the decision.

The South Dakota Department of Public Safety says driver licensing stations will remain open in Mission and Wagner while 15 other sites are closed effective Thursday.

Mildred Wevik of Beresford will celebrate her 97th birthday Friday, Sept. 27, with family and friends.

A decision to close 17 driver's license bureaus Oct. 1 across South Dakota is drawing immediate scorn in small towns already facing doubts about their future.