Parkston News

Several H1N1 flu shot clinics are scheduled in the area today. They are in: * Baltic at the Baltic High School Commons Area, 1 Bulldog Ave., 3 - 6 p.m. * Crooks at the Crooks Community Center, 701 S West Ave., 3 - 6 p.m. * Flandreau at the Flandreau Community Center, 802 W Community Dr., 5 - 8 p.m. * Parkston at the Avera St.

A wonderful opportunity awaits Vermillion area residents who attend the free concert of the USD Symphony Orchestra this Friday, Dec.

In a key Great Plains Athletic Conference matchup at the Stewart Center on Tuesday, the University of Sioux Falls defeated Briar Cliff 82-75 to hand the Chargers their first defeat of the season.

Fran Vogel of Parkston will celebrate her 80th birthday Thursday, Nov. 26. Greetings may be sent to 511 E. Main, Parkston, SD 57366.

A Republican lawmaker from Tyndall says he will try to find a compromise to mitigate the closure of 15 South Dakota driver's license stations earlier this month.

Mayors of some South Dakota towns that have lost driver's exam stations are urging Gov.

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Ray Slechta of Sioux Falls will celebrate his 80th birthday Monday, Sept. 14. He requests no gifts.

South Dakota will close driver's license bureaus in 17 communities across the state, officials said today.

A line of severe storms ripped through southeastern South Dakota, acting as an unwelcome alarm clock for many.

The worst of the storm lasted only a few minutes, but it was long enough to cause widespread damage throughout KELOLAND.

Parkston, South Dakota, residents had to deal with down trees and some flooding from last night's storm.

People in the Parkston area, south of Mitchell, face a big cleanup chore following an early morning storm that brought plenty of rain, hail and wind.

The town of Parkston was also hit hard by early morning storms on Thursday. Lillian Fuerst has seen a lot of storms roll through the town and says this was one of the worst.

The worst of the storm lasted only a few minutes, but it was long enough to cause widespread damage throughout KELOLAND.

No injuries were reported. The National Weather Service says two confirmed tornadoes touched down near Mission, though there were no immediate reports of damage.

Many cities are dealing with the clean-up from those storms today and the city of Menno is one of them.

The chase started west of Huron near Wessington where we spotted rotation but no tornado at our location.

The Town of Parkston also received a downpour of rain tonight. Residents there say they saw a small amount of hail, but not enough to damage any buildings in town.

Here is the latest South Dakota news from The Associated Press SIOUX FALLS, S.D. The Army Corps of Engineers has a list of options to control predators that threaten two endangered birds when they nest along the Missouri River.