Miller News

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Dec. 23, 2009 CONTACT: Jeff Mammenga, Media Coordinator, 773-6000, Jeff.Mammenga@state.sd.us Micheaux novel featured at January history book club PIERRE , S.D. -- Those attending the January meeting of the History and Heritage Book Club will learn more about the life and accomplishments of pioneer South Dakota ...

Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. A Dewey County woman has been indicted on a charge of involuntary manslaughter in a traffic accident that killed a pedestrian.

As of Wednesday night at 6:00 p.m., water is still out to the city of Miller, South Dakota after a water main break.

It's almost the end of the world, according to purported Maya predictions, and the 2012 apocalypse business is booming.

ON TV 2012: Countdown to Armageddon airs Sunday, November 15, at 7 p.m. ET on the National Geographic Channel.

Comets feature prominently in at least a couple notable doomsday scenarios. In fact nature may eventually destroy us with an icy space rock, but so far none of the predictions related to comets or any other doomsday prognostications have come true.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Oct. 30, 2009 CONTACT: Jeff Mammenga, Media Coordinator, 773-6000, Jeff.Mammenga@state.sd.us PIERRE, S.D. Miniature replicas of local historic buildings have dazzled visitors to the South Dakota Cultural Heritage Center in the past three years between Thanksgiving and New Year's. Now, the Pierre Historic Preservation ...

PIERRE - A former attorney is being sent to prison for violating the terms of his probation on an embezzlement charge.

Umberto Eco has a new nonfiction book out called The Infinity of Lists , a very beautifully produced illustrated volume from Rizzoli, and there's a positively Millerian moment in it.

October 22, 1844: Jesus Christ does not return to Earth. William Miller was born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts in 1782 and had little formal education although he was well-read. His family moved around New England and after marrying, Miller settled in Poultney, Vermont where he held a number of civil offices.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 25, 2009 CONTACT: Dorinda Daniel, 773-6006, Dorinda.Daniel@state.sd.us History book club to discuss Laura Ingalls Wilder PIERRE , S.D. -- One of South Dakota 's most beloved and well-known writers will be the subject of the October meeting of the History and Heritage Book Club.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Sept. 25, 2009 CONTACT: Patricia Miller, 773-6346, Patricia.Miller@state.sd.us History fund-raiser planned at Homestake Opera House PIERRE , S.D. -- A night at the Historic Homestake Opera House promises to be a night to remember.

Walk into Jim and Peggy DeBoer's home business and your eyes dart from one glowing neon sign to a dozen more.

NEWS RELEASE Sept. 13 , 2009 Media Contact: Brian Scott, 605-362-2764 or 800-228-5254 Pierre , S.D. The state Conservation Commission and 12 local Conservation Districts are proud to announce the winners of the 2009 Soil Conservation Award Program.

Some might say that the South Dakota State Fair is a rite of passage. Farmers find the annual event in Huron rich with rural tradition, a time when the success of crops and livestock helped determine the value of their work that year.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009 CONTACT: Brooke Bohnenkamp, Public Information Officer, 605.773.3178 Below are the 2009 Rally statistics through August 5th.

Office of the Governor 500 E. Capitol Ave. Pierre , SD 57501 773-3212 www.state.sd.us MEDIA ADVISORY: Friday, August 7, 2009 CONTACT: Joe Kafka or Roxy Everson at 605-773-3212 News Tips for the week of August 10, 2009 Saturday, August 8, Pierre, 2 p.m. Gov.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, Aug. 6, 2009 CONTACT: Brooke Bohnenkamp, Public Information Officer, 605.773.3178 Below are the 2009 Rally statistics through August 5th.

The ninth annual South Dakota State University Sheep Sale is set for Thursday, Aug.

The South Dakota Oilseed Processors will host an open house from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at its facility near Miller.