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Yahoo
06-05-2025
- Sport
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13 candidates from area high schools up for the Public Opinion Athlete of the Week
Another pretty good week of weather led to a number of high school athletic events last week. It also led to a big group of candidates for the Public Opinion Athlete of the Week honor for April 28-May 4. Advertisement We have 13 candidates up for the honor (20 athletes overall). Now it's up to you to decide. Vote! Voting will remain open until midnight on Sunday. 2025 Public Opinion Spring Athletes of the Week March 7-April 6 — Kameron Hauck, Sioux Valley baseball. April 7-13 — Devon Fischbach, W.I.N. baseball. April 14-20 — Alayna Dettman, Watertown softball. April 21-27 — Kennadi Sayler, Milbank softball. Follow Watertown Public Opinion sports reporter Roger Merriam on X (formerly known as Twitter) @PO_Sports or email: rmerriam@ This article originally appeared on Watertown Public Opinion: Watertown Public Opinion Athlete of the Week poll for April 28-May 4
Yahoo
28-04-2025
- Sport
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Thirteen area standouts are candidates for the latest Public Opinion Athlete of the Week honor
Even with most athletes getting the weekend off, there was still plenty of athletic events to help us compile a list of candidates for the Public Opinion Athlete of the Week poll for April 14-20. Trying to stay away from previous winners and last week's nominees, we've come up with a list of area softball, baseball, tennis, golf and track athletes for you to consider. Advertisement Now we turn it over for you to decide. Voting remains open through midnight on Sunday. Congrats to last week's winner Devon Fischbach, a player for the W.I.N. (Warner-Ipswich-Northwestern) baseball team. Watertown's Alayna Dettman connects for a double during a high school softball game against Pierre on Tuesday, April 15, 2025, at the PREMIER Softball Complex in Watertown. The host Arrows won 5-4. 2025 Public Opinion Athletes of the Week March 7-April 6 — Kameron Hauck, Sioux Valley baseball. April 7-13 — Devon Fischbach, W.I.N. baseball. Follow Watertown Public Opinion sports reporter Roger Merriam on X (formerly known as Twitter) @PO_Sports or email: rmerriam@ This article originally appeared on Watertown Public Opinion: Public Opinion Athlete of the Week poll for April 14-20
Yahoo
27-04-2025
- Business
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Codington County home listings asked for more money in March; see current median price here
The median home in Codington County listed for $370,000 in March, slightly up from the previous month's $369,900, an analysis of data from shows. Compared to March 2024, the median home list price decreased 1.3% from $374,900. The statistics in this article only pertain to houses listed for sale in Codington County, not houses that were sold. Information on your local housing market, along with other useful community data, is available at Codington County's median home was 1,872 square feet, listed at $199 per square foot. The price per square foot of homes for sale is down 16.5% from March 2024. Listings in Codington County moved slowly, at a median 87 days listed compared to the March national median of 53 days on the market. In the previous month, homes had a median of 102 days on the market. Around 24 homes were newly listed on the market in March, a 14.3% decrease from 28 new listings in March 2024. The median home prices issued by may exclude many, or even most, of a market's homes. The price and volume represent only single-family homes, condominiums or townhomes. They include existing homes, but exclude most new construction as well as pending and contingent sales. In South Dakota, median home prices were $382,128, a slight increase from February. The median South Dakota home listed for sale had 1,856 square feet, with a price of $212 per square foot. Throughout the United States, the median home price was $424,900, a slight increase from the month prior. The median American home for sale was listed at 1,800 square feet, with a price of $231 per square foot. The median home list price used in this report represents the midway point of all the houses or units listed over the given period of time. Experts say the median offers a more accurate view of what's happening in a market than the average list price, which would mean taking the sum of all listing prices then dividing by the number of homes sold. The average can be skewed by one particularly low or high price. The USA TODAY Network is publishing localized versions of this story on its news sites across the country, generated with data from Please leave any feedback or corrections for this story here. This story was written by Ozge Terzioglu. Our News Automation and AI team would like to hear from you. Take this survey and share your thoughts with us. This article originally appeared on Watertown Public Opinion: Codington County home listings prices up in March
Yahoo
05-04-2025
- Business
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State leaders intervene after billion-dollar company's secretive push comes to light: 'Our project moves forward'
According to the Watertown Public Opinion, South Dakota has just passed a bill that stops big corporations from enacting eminent domain to complete carbon dioxide projects. This issue has been raised to oppose an upcoming pipeline that aims to deliver carbon dioxide from over 50 ethanol plants across five states to an underground storage facility in North Dakota. This $9 billion project is being led by Summit Carbon Solutions, a company that had filed some 80 lawsuits against landowners who refused to cooperate. Ethanol is a popular fuel made from corn in the United States. It produces roughly 52% less pollution than gasoline and is routinely mixed with gasoline for consumer use. Start-ups have been keen to use ethanol to reduce pollution in trucking and aviation. Capturing and sequestering carbon made during production further improves ethanol's eco-friendliness. Eminent domain is a legal mechanism by which owners can be forced to sell a portion of their land at fair market value if the land is going to be used in projects that support the public good. One could argue that sequestering carbon is for the public good, making it viable for eminent domain claims. The new South Dakota law could slow or prevent the development of electrical infrastructure, oil pipelines, and highways. Supporters of the ban suggested the carbon dioxide produced alongside ethanol be used in fracking closer to their source in order to access more fossil fuels. The state's move could be interpreted as Republican lawmakers hobbling sustainable alternative energy sources under the guise of protecting landowner rights. This would be especially true if exceptions are made to enable new oil and methane pipelines in the future. Some environmentalists are on board, too. They have argued that carbon capture is an ineffective climate solution primarily used to enable fracking and also offered their support to the ban. Summit remained undeterred from moving forward with its business. "While this presents obstacles, our project moves forward in states that support investment and innovation, and we will have more news on that soon," it said in response to the law's passing. Should the government ban gas stoves? Yes Only in new buildings Only in restaurants No way Click your choice to see results and speak your mind. Join our free newsletter for good news and useful tips, and don't miss this cool list of easy ways to help yourself while helping the planet.
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24-02-2025
- Sport
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Large group of nominees for the Public Opinion Athlete of the Week Poll for Feb. 17-23
It's crunch time for South Dakota high school's winter sports athletes. That's a good reason why we've boosted our list of candidates for this week's Public Opinion Athlete of the Week Poll (Feb. 17-12) to a record 15 candidates. There's a heavy dose of high school boys wrestlers, boys and girls basketball players and a girls hockey player for the voters to choose from. Now it's your turn to decide. Voting continues through midnight on Sunday. Congratulations goes to Estelline-Hendricks state champion gymnast Portias Trias, who won the Public Opinon Athlete of the Week poll for Feb. 10-16. Dec. 2-8: Reganne Miles, Doland girls wrestler. Dec. 9-15: Olivia Anderson and Brooklynn Randall, Watertown girls wrestlers. Dec. 23-Jan. 5: Josh Kannegieter-Cooper Pommer, Clark-Willow Lake wrestlers. Jan. 6-12: Harper Hendricks, Watertown girls hockey. Jan. 13-19: Carson Vavruska, Florence-Henry boys basketball. Jan. 20-26: Jack Howard, Milbank boys basketball. Jan. 27-Feb. 2: Kassen Keough, Langford Area boys basketball. Feb. 3-9: Amree Vander Vorst, North Central girls basketball. Feb. 10-16: Portia Trias, Estelline-Hendricks gymnastics. Follow Watertown Public Opinion sports reporter Roger Merriam on X (formerly known as Twitter) @PO_Sports or email: rmerriam@ This article originally appeared on Watertown Public Opinion: Watertown, Aberdeen weekly Athlete of the Week poll
