South Dakota head men’s basketball coach Eric Peterson announced the addition of Dwight Smith to his coaching staff. Smith joins the Coyotes from Salt Lake Community College.
 
Smith served as an assistant coach at Salt Lake Community College for the 2023-24 season, helping guide the Bruins to a 30-4 overall record a 12-2 conference record. The Bruins won the Region 18 Tournament and the West District title game to advance the NJCAA DI National Tournament. Salt Lake also had three players named to the all-SWAC first team.
 
Prior to his time at Salt Lake, Smith served as a men’s basketball assistant coach at McCook Community College (NE) for three seasons, where he oversaw player development and recruiting. Smith helped produce four Region 9 NJCAA all-conference members in his time with the Indians.
 
Smith spent the 2018-2019 season as an assistant coach at Eastern Wyoming College. He helped lead the Lancers to their first Region 9 tournament appearance since 2011.
 
Smith hails from Omaha, Nebraska, and played collegiately at Colorado State and Northern Colorado. He was a sophomore guard on Tim Miles’ 2012 Colorado State team that won 20 games and reached the NCAA tournament for the first time since 2003. Former South Dakota head men’s basketball coach Craig Smith was an assistant for the Rams during that season. Smith started eight games and averaged 5.1 points per game for Colorado State that season.

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RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – A team of childcare devotees is looking to change the state of in South Dakota.

A childcare task force made up of business leaders, early childhood professionals, lawmakers, and parents was created by State Senator Tim Reed of Brookings in December 2023 to help address the lack of available and affordable childcare in the state. Last month, the group held their first meeting in Brookings to try and find solutions to the issues plaguing childcare.

Their goals are to look for any funding inefficiencies from the federal to the state level. They also want to see if there are ways to redirect those funds and bring together stakeholders from early education and advocacy groups to get a better understanding of the issues.

Early Learner South Dakota Director Kayla Klein says there is a primary problem hurting childcare.

”Childcare providers are going to be stuck in this position where they’re gonna have to start raising their costs, because that’s the only way that childcare providers get money is directly from parent fees. Parents already are having a hard time affording childcare fees,” said Klein.

Klein added she doesn’t believe childcare is a sustainable business model and may be the only for-profit business that is expected to fundraise.

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RAPID CITY, S.D. (KEVN) – A team of childcare devotees is looking to change the state of in South Dakota.

A childcare task force made up of business leaders, early childhood professionals, lawmakers, and parents was created by State Senator Tim Reed of Brookings in December 2023 to help address the lack of available and affordable childcare in the state. Last month, the group held their first meeting in Brookings to try and find solutions to the issues plaguing childcare.

Their goals are to look for any funding inefficiencies from the federal to the state level. They also want to see if there are ways to redirect those funds and bring together stakeholders from early education and advocacy groups to get a better understanding of the issues.

Early Learner South Dakota Director Kayla Klein says there is a primary problem hurting childcare.

“Childcare providers are going to be stuck in this position where they’re gonna have to start raising their costs, because that’s the only way that childcare providers get money is directly from parent fees. Parents already are having a hard time affording childcare fees,” said Klein.

Klein added she doesn’t believe childcare is a sustainable business model and may be the only for-profit business that is expected to fundraise.

” Childcare providers are going to be stuck in this position where they’re gonna have to start raising their costs, because that’s the only way that childcare providers get money is directly from parent fees. Parents already are having a hard time affording childcare fees,” said Klein.

Klein added she doesn’t believe childcare is a sustainable business model and may be the only for-profit business that is expected to fundraise.

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