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Tech school students get ‘Build Dakota’ full-ride scholarships - Keloland 06/07/2024

June 11, 2024
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — It’s no secret that South Dakota needs workers. More than a hundred and fifty young people who will fill some positions got good news today. They officially received scholarships to Southeast Technical College in Sioux Falls. The Hub Auditorium at Southeast Tech was packed with 167 new students who signed on the dotted line. By committing to a field of study through the Build Dakota Scholarship fund, they are getting a free education. Read or watch the full story here

Millions learn road conditions through SD511 - Keloland 05/10/2024

May 10, 2024
Drivers in South Dakota are bound to run into bad weather or road construction at some point and when there are questions, they’ve been able to use the South Dakota 511 system. A South Dakota Department of Transportation (DOT) system has informed motorists about those conditions for 28 years. It was first called #SAFE when it started in 1996. In 2001, the state started the SD511 system or SDDOT511 when the nationwide 511 system started. “We were really driven by this…we knew that we have adverse...

SDDOT Recognizes Palmer, 40 Years Of Dedication - Ravellette Publications - 04/17/2024

April 18, 2024
What are the odds of an employee staying with the same employer for 40 years? Any takers on a bet like that these days?? Probably not!  All bets aside, Jarvis Palmer recently celebrated 40 years with the South Dakota Department of Transportation at the Faith site, the most in the entire region. Jarvis started this adventure in 1983 when he accepted a job with the SDDOT - Faith, with the title of Maintenance worker and a $4.00 an hour wage. Through the years Jarvis has moved up through the three ...

Public discussion held for two-year construction project on I-90 interchange in Brandon - Dakota News Now 03/27/2024

March 28, 2024
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SDDOT ‘Blizzard Bracket’ pits snow plow against snow plow in tournament format - Mitchell Republic 03/26/2024

March 27, 2024
PIERRE — Even if your favorite team has been eliminated from the NCAA men’s and women’s basketball tournaments, you can still cheer on your favorite South Dakota Department of Transportation snow plow as it vies for supremacy in the 2024 Blizzard Bracket. The tongue-in-cheek tournament pits 32 SDDOT snow plows against each other in a single-elimination tournament bracket, with the public voting on each matchup to decide which cleverly named plow advances to the next round. The 2024 tournament, w...