SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: Homeowners and renters in Aurora County may now register with FEMA for federal disaster assistance for uninsured and underinsured damage and loss resulting from the severe storms, tornadoes and flooding that occurred Sept. 9 - 26, 2019. FEMA's Individual Assistance program includes a range of aid such as emergency home repair, temporary disaste  more

OMAHA, Nebraska, Jan. 10 -- The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers issued the following news release on Jan. 9: A draft Environmental Assessment (EA) for updating three soil moisture and plains snowpack monitoring stations is currently available for public comment. The EA evaluates the environmental impacts of updating monitoring stations in Brookings, South Dakota; Sheridan, Wyoming; and Bozeman, Montana. From December 2018 through July 2019, South Dakota State University climatologists conducted v  more

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota, Jan. 9 -- The U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency issued the following news release: The State of South Dakota and the Federal Emergency Management Agency encourage everyone with damage from the September 9-26, 2019 severe storms, tornadoes, and flooding to register for federal disaster assistance. Many people who cleaned up flood damage and repaired flood-damaged property in the days following the storms don't realize they may   more

HURON, South Dakota, Jan. 8 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service South Dakota office issued the following news release: The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) serving South Dakota will hold the regular scheduled State Technical Committee (STC) Meeting January 22, at 10 a.m. CST at the Crossroads Hotel and Convention Center, 100 Fourth Street SW, Huron, SD. The STC serves as an advisor to the NRCS State Conservationist. The tentative agenda i  more

HURON, South Dakota, Jan. 7 -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service South Dakota office issued the following news release: When your doctor prescribes a new daily regimen or a major surgery to improve your health, it's common practice to turn to an expert and seek a second opinion. When setting out to improve the health of your crop, range and pastureland, there's a resource for finding advice from other producers who've made the same journey. A directory  more