WOONSOCKET, Rhode Island, Dec. 2 -- CVS Health issued the following news release: Amidst a busy holiday shopping season and as part of an ongoing commitment to support law enforcement and help build safer communities, CVS Health(R) (NYSE: CVS) today announced the installation of time delay safe technology in 800 CVS Pharmacy(R) locations -- including those in Target stores -- in 13 states across the U.S. The states and corresponding number of pharmacy locations include Delaware (22), Iowa (39),  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Dec. 2 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Nov. 30, 2022: Governor Kristi Noem and 20 other governors urged congressional leadership to remove and prohibit the Biden Administration's COVID-19 vaccine mandate on members of the U.S. Armed Forces. "The Biden vaccine mandate on our military creates a national security risk that severely impacts our defense capabilities abroad and our state readiness here at home," wrote Governor Noem and   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Dec. 3 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: This week, Governor Kristi Noem and Wyoming Governor Mark Gordon urged the Supervisor of the Black Hills National Forest to produce another set of draft assessments for the Forest's Plan Revision process. "We request that the Forest Service produce another set of draft assessments with a public comment period, that those assessments include citations for factual statements, and that they contai  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Dec. 3 (TNSper) -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Dec. 2, 2022: Governor Kristi Noem appointed Monae Johnson as Secretary of State, effective Monday, December 5, 2022. The current Secretary of State, Steve Barnett, is resigning from the role to pursue employment in the private sector. "Monae Johnson has the confidence of the people of South Dakota," said Governor Kristi Noem. "She was elected because of her promise to focus on elect  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Nov. 30 -- Gov. Kristi Noem, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release on Nov. 29, 2022: Governor Kristi Noem signed Executive Order 2022-10, which bans the Chinese social media platform TikTok for state government agencies, employees, and contractors using state devices. This order is in response to the growing national security threat posed by TikTok due to its data gathering operations on behalf of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). "South Dakota will have no p  more

RAPID CITY, South Dakota, Nov. 30 (TNSjou) -- The South Dakota School of Mines and Technology issued the following news release: Shan Zhou, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the Department of Nanoscience and Biomedical Engineering at South Dakota Mines, made a breakthrough in the creation of nanoscale structures that could change medicine, computing, clean energy and more. The nanoparticle sheets that Zhou creates are self-assembled nanoscale pyramids with a unique property, chirality; this mea  more

ABERDEEN, South Dakota, Dec. 3 (TNSfund) -- Northern State University issued the following news: Northern State University has received a $100,000 grant from the Knight Foundation's Aberdeen Fund in the South Dakota Community Foundation to help launch the Northern Startup Center, which will support local entrepreneurship and innovation. The Knight Aberdeen Fund grant complements a Venture Challenge grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA) Build to Scale program, which NSU   more

ABERDEEN, South Dakota, Nov. 29 (TNSres)(TNSawa) -- Northern State University issued the following news: Two Northern State University School of Business faculty members have received a top award at a recent national conference. Drs. Kristi Bockorny and Theresa Giannavola won a Best Paper Award at the Academy of Business Research Conference, held Oct. 3-5 in Las Vegas. They received the award for their paper, titled, "Gratitude, Psychological Capital, Intent to Stay, and Satisfaction with Life  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Dec. 2 -- The South Dakota Department of Education issued the following news release: Seventeen South Dakota school districts will receive over $3 million in Career and Technical Education (CTE) Innovative Equipment Grants to implement emerging technology and modern equipment in CTE programs. "The equipment schools purchase with these grants will open students' eyes to amazing career opportunities in their backyards," said Secretary of Education Tiffany Sanderson. "They   more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Dec. 3 -- The South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation issued the following news release: The Department of Labor and Regulation (DLR) and Board of Technical Education are partnering to provide eligible individuals occupational skills training through online, in-person and hybrid formats. Twenty seats are available, and the deadline to apply is Tuesday, Dec. 27. UpSkill certificate programs are available for people who have obstacles to overcome to secure employmen  more

PIERRE, South Dakota, Dec. 2 -- The South Dakota Department of Revenue issued the following news release: Beginning January 1, 2023, the town of Cresbard is implementing a new municipal general sales and use tax rate of 2 percent. South Dakota municipalities are able to implement new tax rates or change existing tax rates on January 1 or July 1 each year, according to South Dakota Codified Law 10-52-9. The South Dakota Department of Revenue has municipal tax information bulletins available, w  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Nov. 29 (TNSres) -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: Jordan Baye, an assistant professor at South Dakota State University, received the Sanford Clinic Hero Award from the health organization for its third quarter. Baye, who teaches in the Department of Pharmacy Practice as well as being a clinical pharmacist at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls, was cited for his good deed for a patient who had a malfunctioning electric wheelchair while at the clini  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Nov. 30 (TNSacc) -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: South Dakota State University's College of Nursing Healthcare Simulation Center has reached full accreditation status from the Society for Simulation in Healthcare. Alyssa Zweifel, director of the Healthcare Simulation Center and an assistant professor in the College of Nursing, was notified of the successful accreditation bid in the area of teaching and learning in early November. "Becoming   more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Dec. 1 (TNSper) -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: * * * Sioux Falls Alison Christopherson Christopherson joined SDSU July 5 as academic adviser and program coordinator for undergraduate nursing in Sioux Falls. The Marshall, Minnesota, native has a bachelor's degree in sociology and Spanish from Augustana University (2013) and a master's degree in adult and higher education with an emphasis in student affairs from the University of South Dak  more

BROOKINGS, South Dakota, Nov. 30 (TNSpar) -- South Dakota State University issued the following news: The academic partnership between the College of Nursing and Southeast Technical College has strengthened thanks to a new partnership agreement that was signed by the schools' leaders Aug. 11. "The agreement is a renewal of our commitment to collaborate in developing seamless transitions for students who are completing their associate degree at Southeast Technical College and wanting to achieve  more