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By Dana Hess For the S.D. NewsMedia Association The first reading of sports classifications and alignments for the next two school years received the endorsement of the South Dakota High School Activities Association board of directors at its...

By Dana Hess For the S.D. Newspaper Association South Dakota’s high school wrestling tournament has grown so large that the duals tournament portion will be moved to a separate date. That decision was made June 15 by the board of directors of the S...

By Dana Hess For the S.D. Newspaper Association Expanding Medicaid in South Dakota is either a prudent use of tax dollars designed to enhance health care coverage or a disaster that will bust the state budget. Those are the arguments offered by backe...

By Dana Hess For the S.D. Newspaper Association It has been roughly 21 months since a vehicle driven by South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg struck and killed pedestrian Joe Boever of Highmore. What follows is an overview of the events that...

By Dana Hess For the S.D. Newspaper Association Constitutional Amendment C, on the June 7 primary ballot in South Dakota, would change the number of votes needed to pass ballot issues that raise taxes and fees. The increased number of votes would...

By Dana Hess For the S.D. Newspaper Association An amendment to the constitution of the South Dakota High School Activities Association could change the way students are counted at some schools for the purposes of determining sports classifications....

By Dana Hess For the S.D. Newspaper Association High school girls’ softball in South Dakota will start in March. The spring season was approved by the South Dakota High School Activities Association board of directors at its meeting on Wednesday, J...

By Dana Hess For the South Dakota Newspaper Association Heeding the advice of its music advisory committee and its COVID task force, on Wednesday the South Dakota High School Activities Association Board of Directors voted to cancel this year’s A...

By Dana Hess For the S.D. Newspaper Association The South Dakota High School Activities Association won’t decide until its March board meeting whether to hold All-State Chorus and Orchestra this year. At a special meeting of the board on Monday, S...

By Dana Hess For the South Dakota Newspaper Association Figuring out how to allow athletes to compete in a close contact sport, like wrestling, during a pandemic was just one of the challenges faced by the South Dakota High School Activities...

By Dana Hess For the S.D. Newspaper Association South Dakota voters aren’t seeing double; marijuana is on the ballot twice in 2020. Initiated Measure 26 lays out the parameters for starting and running a medical marijuana program. Constitutional A...

By Dana Hess For the S.D. Newspaper Association Deadwood casinos are once again betting on South Dakota voters to allow them to expand their gaming choices. Amendment B authorizes the Legislature to allow wagering on sporting events at Deadwood...

By Dana Hess For the S.D. Newspaper Association As high school sports practices start up across South Dakota, coaches, athletes and administrators are realizing that it’s not business as usual during a pandemic. The South Dakota High School A...

By Dana Hess For the S.D. Newspaper Association Just like high school sports, fine arts are feeling the effects of the pandemic as oral interp contests and the high school journalism convention have been moved online and All-State Chorus and...

By Dana Hess For the S.D. Newspaper Association Putting on high school athletics and activities during a pandemic is going to take patience, flexibility and constant communication. That was the consensus during a strategic planning session of the...

By Dana Hess For the S.D. Newspaper Association No handshakes. No high fives. No awards ceremonies. In the age of coronavirus, those are just some of the recommendations for fall high school activities approved Wednesday, July 22 by the South Dakota...

By Dana Hess for the S.D. Newspaper Association Because of coronavirus caution, schools in South Dakota are closed until May 4. That’s not preventing the South Dakota High School Activities Association from making plans for state tournaments once s...