Gayville News

Tonight: There are tons of bands playing tonight at Nutty's North, 805 N. West Ave., starting at 5:30 p.m. with Mersa, The Suit, From The Pages, Leading Last and The Amber End for an $8 cover.

See pro bluegrass guitar and banjo picking during Link Live, 1 p.m. Friday online at www.argusleader.com/linklive. This week we feature live music by Daniel Kilbride on banjo and Dalton Coffey on acoustic guitar.

The eighth annual Spirit of the West Festival runs 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. today through Sunday at 6200 N. Kiwanis Ave.

Fourth- and fifth-graders from a number of South Dakota and Iowa schools will get hands-on lessons on where the food on their dinner tables comes from.

Gayville-Volin's Buffington wins coaching award GAYVILLE, S.D. The South Dakota High School Coaches Association has selected Larry Buffington of Gayville-Volin as its 2009 Boys Track and Field Coach of the Year.

Gayville Hall hosts 'The Hay Country Jamboree,' 8 p.m. Saturday, starring banjo player Dan Kilbride, bluegrass picking extraordinaire Dalton Coffey and guests Brenda George, Ervin Pickhinke and Ed Tryon.

Another state fishing record has fallen. Matt Sarha of Gayville caught a 14-pound hybrid bass in the Missouri River near Yankton.

Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. Medical industry officials say size matters in health care , and that could be one reason for merger talks between Sioux Falls-based Sanford Health and Fargo -based MeritCare .

Gayville Hall will present 'A Celebration of Johnny Cash' at 8 p.m. Saturday in Gayville.