The story of who it's named after and why might surprise you. According toEncyclopedia Britannica, some of the earliest inhabitants of the area which is now known as Pierre, South Dakota were the Sioux. In fact, Lewis and Clark passed through on their famous 1804 expedition and had a brie...
Dining, South Dakota-Style South Dakota’s culinary scene is a collection of dishes heavily influenced by Native Americans, Scandinavians, farmers and ranchers, hunters and gatherers, meat eaters and vegetarians, and church basement ladies. Communities have their own food stories, but in a ...
Pierre Leclerc // Shutterstock Clue: Hawaii This species, which is endemic to Hawaii, feeds on the sap of koa trees. It was named Hawaii’s state insect in 2009 after members of the fifth grade at Pearl Ridge Elementary School campaigned on its behalf. Answer: Hawaii William Hartgroves //...
Death Valley's Greenland Ranch holds the record for the highest temperature ever recorded at 134 in 1913. But On Jan. 20, 1937, Boca—a former reservoir located in Nevada County—recorded a mind-numbingly cold temperature of -45 degrees. In February 2019, news reports observed that June Mo...
Again I must ask, Berkshire County, what is this country coming to? Strange goings-on at a Florida wedding that happened back in February, but new details are coming to light. Longwood, Florida police responded to a wedding back in February after some guests reported that they felt like the...
"Businesses across the state continue to say they would grow and expand, if it wasn’t for the lack of workers. Help wanted signs line our streets," state Labor and Regulation Secretary Marcia Hultman said in a statement. "South Dakota is, and has been, ‘Open for Business.’ Ending th...
Phil has two children, a daughter, Briana, who is a firefighter with the Marin County Fire Dept., and a son, Robert, who teaches English in Brazil. Judy is a storyteller for the Marin County Library system. Phil says he's looking forward to retirement, when he'll have plenty of time...
A Riverside County Department of Social Services analysis, for example, would legitimately (and practically) focus on only those impacts that accrue to the residents of the county. In contrast, the standard CBA argument is that the boundaries of public policy analysis, and consequently "standing"...
Much like Seher at DDSD, Clark County officials looked into rewiring every classroom, but opted for VoIP when officials saw just how expensive additional wires would be. VoIP to the rescue: faced with the challenges hampering school communications nationwide, three districts forge into the 21st cen...
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