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Drought conditions greet spring garden season

Trees, shrubs could use extra watering

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Dorene Weinstein
Mar 29, 2026
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Debi Ulrey-Crosby with her grandson in her garden. Submitted

It’s coming on spring, time to dig out your gardening gloves.

But wait.

A dry fall, an open winter and an arid spring mean perennials and trees are stressed entering the growing season.

The incessant dry conditions will likely affect our growing season.

Illegal Mexican national in South Dakota loses bid to avert deportation

Jonathan Ellis
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Mar 27
Illegal Mexican national in South Dakota loses bid to avert deportation

A Mexican national who was in the country illegally and being held in the Lawrence County Jail can be deported, a federal judge has ruled.

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