South Dakota
2 new directors join SDNW board
South Dakota News Watch has added two new members to its board of directors.
Rita Edwards, of Madison, and Mark Millage, of Sioux Falls, fill seats left vacant when Christine Hamilton and Jon Hunter termed out of their positions last year. Many thanks to both of them for their years of service, which included Hunter serving as secretary.
Edwards is a retired lawyer whose most recent experience was in general and bank and financial institution practice at Davenport Evans Lawyers in Sioux Falls. She also serves on the South Dakota State University Alumni and Foundation Board of Trustees, the Prairie Repertory Theatre Board of Directors and on the board for Habitat for Humanity in Madison as well as on board and chair positions in the organization at the state and international levels.
Millage started as an intern at KELO-TV in 1983 and was promoted to news director in 1989, a position he held until 2008. Millage is currently director of community relations for Furniture Mart USA. He is also a community volunteer serving on several other boards, including Sioux Empire United Way, South Dakota Gaming Commission and co-chair of the St. Francis House community appeals campaign.
Other board members
Here are the full bios of Edwards, Millage and the other directors and officers of South Dakota News Watch:
- Kristi Hine, chair, of Wessington Springs, is editor and publisher of the True Dakotan weekly newspaper after a career in marketing and public relations.
- Travis Rhoades, treasurer, of Sioux Falls, and his wife, Kristen, operate multiple Scooter’s Coffee franchises in and around the Sioux Falls area.
- Janelle Toman, secretary, of Pierre, worked as a journalist and then for 20 years with the media, state policymakers and the public to provide information about South Dakota’s system of public higher education as director of communications for the Board of Regents.
- Marci Burdick, of Rapid City, who served as SDNW chair in 2023-2024, retired in 2018 after a 48-year career in broadcasting. In 2025, she received the Chuck Sherman Television Leadership Award from the National Association of Broadcasters.
- Nancy Turbak Berry, of Watertown, is an attorney, former South Dakota state legislator (2007-2010) and longtime advocate of open government.
- Tim Waltner, of Freeman, was publisher of the Freeman Courier before passing that title to his son, Jeremy, in 2016, although he remained active as a writer, editor and photographer before retiring in 2020.
- Stephany (Beshara) Chalberg, of Rapid City, worked in local newspaper and television in South Dakota and Utah and now manages public relations for Monument Health in Rapid City.
- Debra Jensen, of Black Hawk, is a fourth-generation South Dakotan. She worked in local television in South Dakota and Montana before operating Black Hills Bagels in Rapid City with her husband until 2024.
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The South Dakota Lottery offers multiple draw games for those aiming to win big.
Here’s a look at May 22, 2026, results for each game:
Winning Mega Millions numbers from May 22 drawing
03-22-34-54-61, Mega Ball: 08
Check Mega Millions payouts and previous drawings here.
Winning Millionaire for Life numbers from May 22 drawing
17-33-36-54-57, Bonus: 01
Check Millionaire for Life payouts and previous drawings here.
Feeling lucky? Explore the latest lottery news & results
Are you a winner? Here’s how to claim your prize
- Prizes of $100 or less: Can be claimed at any South Dakota Lottery retailer.
- Prizes of $101 or more: Must be claimed from the Lottery. By mail, send a claim form and a signed winning ticket to the Lottery at 711 E. Wells Avenue, Pierre, SD 57501.
- Any jackpot-winning ticket for Dakota Cash or Lotto America, top prize-winning ticket for Lucky for Life, or for the second prizes for Powerball and Mega Millions must be presented in person at a Lottery office. A jackpot-winning Powerball or Mega Millions ticket must be presented in person at the Lottery office in Pierre.
When are the South Dakota Lottery drawings held?
- Powerball: 9:59 p.m. CT on Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
- Mega Millions: 10 p.m. CT on Tuesday and Friday.
- Lucky for Life: 9:38 p.m. CT daily.
- Lotto America: 9:15 p.m. CT on Monday, Wednesday and Saturday.
- Dakota Cash: 9 p.m. CT on Wednesday and Saturday.
- Millionaire for Life: 10:15 p.m. CT daily.
This results page was generated automatically using information from TinBu and a template written and reviewed by a South Dakota editor. You can send feedback using this form.
Barbara (Vance) Alfange, 93, died on Friday, April 10, 2026, in Greenfield, Massachusetts. She was born in Pierre, South Dakota, on October 8, 1932, the daughter of Lanky (Earl) and Pat (Velma Whitney) Vance. Her parents were avid nature lovers, with her mother, Pat, known for her sprawling flower gardens and a yard of plentiful birds. Thus, started Barbara’s own love affair with nature, especially bird watching.
After graduating from Pierre High School, she continued her education at the University of Colorado, where she met her husband of 64 years, Dean Alfange. In 1967, Barbara and Dean moved from Lehigh, Pennsylvania, to Leverett, Massachusetts, where Barbara worked for Smith College and ran a rare book business, specializing in literature by women, and Dean was professor of constitutional law and civil liberties and Dean of Faculty of Social and Behavioral Sciences and Acting Provost at the University of Massachusetts.
Barbara was a member of the Leverett Conservation Commission, committee chairman for Leverett Bicentennial Celebration, a devoted volunteer at the Greenfield Food Pantry, a trustee of the Leverett Library, and founder of the Friends of the Leverett Library. She was a longtime and instrumental advisory board member of Paris Press, suggesting literary works by women for the press to acquire, proof reading, and assisting with the press’s archives. In addition, she served as a program coordinator for Round the World Women, which connected international women, students, and non-students with volunteers from the greater Amherst community.
Along with several nieces, nephews, and cousins, she leaves many lifetime friends who will miss her dearly. She will be remembered for her wit, her passion for jazz, the visual arts, Scrabble, and democracy (supporting the recent No Kings rallies by holding up her handmade sign at the entrance to the Arbors).
There will be a celebration of Barbara’s life in May 2026 to be announced at a later date.
Donations in her honor may be made out to the Montague Reporter, 177 Avenue A, Turners Falls, MA, 01376, the Leverett Library, or the Greenfield Food Pantry.
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Roughly 15 miles west of Aberdeen sits a unique business in the small community of Mina. South Dakota Baskets Unlimited, however, was first established nearly four decades ago in Hub City.
Kris Scherr purchased the business on New Year’s Day 2023 and moved the shop location from Aberdeen to Mina, a town of less than 1,000 people.
She had owned a small gift shop in Mina when she was informed that Baskets Unlimited was for sale. Within three days, Scheer said she purchased the business and merged it into her current gift shop. And in the past two years, she turned it all into a “South Dakota Made” gift shop.
Products can be purchased individually, or baskets can be custom designed while a customer waits. Scherr has a storefront in Mina but does not keep normal set hours. Most sales are online, but when needed, she says customers can call her directly, and she will open the shop for them.
“The gift baskets are filled with some of our state’s finest products and novelties and can be shipped nationwide,” Scherr told the Aberdeen News. “Since I have purchased the business, I have doubled the sales from the previous years. I sell corporate gift baskets during the holidays and ship in a timely manner. My biggest challenge is the shipping time, but over the last few days I have managed to learn a few different ways of getting the product to customers within three or four days.”
Scherr has smoked pheasant, smoked turkey, buffalo, elk and beef salami as well as cheeses and sweets. She also sells snacks, like candy, jams, fruit syrups, honey and kuchens. There’s also coffee, bagels and hand-crafted soaps.
Baskets are loaded with lots of South Dakota made goodies. There are two breakfast baskets, the Dakota Family Breakfast and the Dakota Family Brunch. In addition, there is a Taste of South Dakota, The Granddaddy Gift Box and Game Day Party Box. But don’t forget Dakota USA and Dakota Gourmet.
Other gift ideas she has for sale include Terry Redlin pieces and Rosemary Millette mugs, plates, coasters and stained glass.
While Scherr is the lone employee at her shop, she says she relies on friends to help her through the busy times of the holidays.
“I live right across the street from my business, so I am very open to going to my shop at any time for someone to shop,” she added. “I totally enjoy this business and am willing to work with individuals and corporate establishments.”
South Dakota Baskets Unlimited can be reached by phone at 605-281-0670. The store is located at 227 S. Sunset Drive in Mina, South Dakota.
“I enjoy putting together each unique basket and also finding new South Dakota-made products to incorporate into my business,” Scherr said.
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