AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 minutes agoLocal Education & Families: Mitchell Public Library is launching a Toy Lending Library for kids birth through age 5, with 20 rotating toys per month and a three-week checkout, funded by a local donation and tied to the statewide program. Community Health & Care: Madison’s Dairy Queen raised $85,886.68 for Sanford Children’s Hospital through Miracle Treat Day, continuing the Children’s Miracle Network push that helps families with hospital-related costs. Tribal Food Access: A grant is backing a mobile food truck operation delivering meals to tribal communities across South Dakota, expanding “Mobile Hunger Hero” distributions statewide. STEM & Entrepreneurship: South Dakota Mines professor Cristian Vargas-Ordóñez earned a national KEEN Rising Star honor for teaching an entrepreneurial, human-centered approach to engineering. Public Safety & School Prep: Rapid City Area Schools held a bond forum where residents questioned costs and tax impacts, while another report urged South Dakotans to handle back-to-school enrollment and required vaccines. Sports & Community Play: SDGA Men’s Match Play Championship quarterfinal matchups are set after pod play in Sioux Falls. Remembering Local Lives: Madison resident Arlis A. Francis, 87, and longtime Onida resident Oscar Hedman (Titanic survivor) were among the week’s notable remembrance stories.
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