South Dakota
South Dakota nonprofits look forward to ‘Giving Tuesday’
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (Dakota News Now) – While many took advantage of shopping deals over the weekend or even on Cyber Monday, Tuesday is a big day for nonprofits across the country and especially in South Dakota.
Giving Tuesday is a holiday tradition that takes place the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving. It dates back to 2012 and it’s a chance for the community to give back to the organizations that do so much for them.
On the South Dakota gives website you will see a list of these 400 plus organizations that range from animal shelters, to libraries, to food pantries.
Many of these organizations, like the Pierre Area Referral Service, allow donations to either go to the general fund or a specific service.
The nonprofit, celebrating fifty years of operation, has several services that provide food for those in the community, and executive director Corwin Jones says giving Tuesday creates a strong bond among participating organizations.
“That solidarity is nice, because you’re working with people that are in your situation and having that support gives you strength,” Jones said.
For Call to Freedom, an organization that aims to prevent sex trafficking, the money donated will of course provide food and clothing, but also much more.
“Financially the obstacle of not only meeting these material needs, providing them with safety, housing, case management, licensed occupational therapy and the host of services that they need to heal, it can be a big call to action,” Rachel Schartz, Call to Freedom Director of Grants Management said.
The nonprofit hopes to have over 100,000 dollars raised in 2024 by the end of the year.
Call to Freedom also wants to remind readers that trafficking never slows down and it becomes even more prominent by relatives during the holiday season.
It’s important to be able to recognize the signs of trafficking which include malnourishment and a lapse of memory for things such as the day of the week.
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Republican businessman Toby Doeden advances to primary runoff in South Dakota governor’s race
Republican businessman Toby Doeden has advanced to a runoff in South Dakota governor’s race, NBC News projects.
Gov. Larry Rhoden, who replaced Kristi Noem last year when President Donald Trump nominated her to lead the Department of Homeland Security, was battling with Rep. Dusty Johnson and former state House Speaker Jon Hansen for a second spot in the July 28 runoff. The primary will go to a runoff because no candidate eclipsed 35% of the vote.
Trump did not issue an endorsement in the race. Doeden branded himself on his campaign website as “a total political outsider who’s tired of the government’s failure to deliver on its promises” and one of Trump’s “fiercest supporters.”
Rhoden, a former lieutenant governor, agriculture secretary and lawmaker, campaigned on property tax cuts and lowering crime in his bid for a four-year term.
Johnson is the state’s lone representative in the House, where he previously was chair of the Republican Main Street Caucus. Hansen, who was elected to the South Dakota House in 2010, held several leadership positions before he became speaker.
The Republican nominee will be the favorite to win the general election in the solidly red state this fall. A Democrat has not served as governor in South Dakota since the 1970s, and Trump carried the state by 29 points in 2024.
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Agronomist: eastern South Dakota crops hit and miss
An agronomist in eastern South Dakota says corn and soybeans are hit and miss as the growing season begins.
Steven Zemlicka with AgTegra Cooperative tells Brownfield, “We’ve got corn anywhere from V1 all the way up to V4. Biggest stuff’s maybe touching V5. Corn’s coming right along, looks pretty good. A little bit of hail here too, but I don’t think it’s going to be much of an issue. Stands for the most part are pretty good, pretty solid.”
Zemlicka says soybean emergence has been slow due to the wet, cool conditions, and there are a few fields that still need planted.
“People were still working on planting soybeans when we got the recent rain.”
He says recent rain totals ranged from a half inch to as much as four inches in the northeast part of South Dakota; the southern part of the state has been drier.
South Dakota’s corn is rated 61 percent good to excellent, with soybean conditions rated 57 percent good to excellent, according to USDA’s first condition ratings of the season.
RAPID CITY, S.D. (KOTA) – The South Dakota Community Foundation is encouraging nonprofits to apply for funding this June.
Beth Massa and Ginger Niemann joined us live with what you need to know before applying.
Watch the full interview above.
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