Marion NewsLocal news for Marion, SD continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Local power crews help out with ice storm- December 13, 2007 "Back in 2005 when we had the ice storm in the Parkston area, we had crews helping out here from Missouri" A crew from Southeastern Electric Cooperative in Marion is helping to restore power to areas in the southern plains that have been affected by the recent ice storms that are responsible for 25 deaths and close ... via Argus Leaderhttp://www.topix.net/city/marion-sd/2007/12/local-power-crews-help-out-with-ice-storm?from... YSD Receives $20,000 Grant To Promote Tobacco Control- December 12, 2007 "One of the ways research says kids pick up messages is with subliminal advertising, so we've done that by buying playground balls that have anti-tobacco messages on them" The Yankton School District is one of 55 districts across the state that has received grants from the Department of Health to improve and promote tobacco control. via Yankton Daily Press & Dakotanhttp://www.topix.net/city/marion-sd/2007/12/ysd-receives-20-000-grant-to-promote-tobacco-c... South Dakota Utility Crew Helps In Kansas- December 12, 2007 "Enough clothes for about 10 days and our trucks. Two guys and a truck and that's about it" The ice storm has left thousands without power. Utility crews are scrambling to get everything back up and running, but its too much for them to handle. via KSFY-TV Sioux Fallshttp://www.topix.net/city/marion-sd/2007/12/south-dakota-utility-crew-helps-in-kansas?from... 'Ice Sculpture' - First Winter Storm Strikes Dec. 1- December 5, 2007 A tree shrouded in ice stands along "Old 44" Sunday morning. PHOTO BY JEREMY WALTNER The first blast of winter struck the Freeman community in the form of snow and ice Saturday, Dec. via Freeman Courierhttp://www.topix.net/city/marion-sd/2007/12/ice-sculpture-first-winter-storm-strikes-dec-1... |