The South Dakota Board of Regents (BOR) began the process of revising its transfer policy to improve students’ ability to seamlessly move their earned credits between the state’s public universities and technical colleges. The efforts to revise the existing policy stems from the BOR’s newly adopted strategic plan objective of increasing transfer enrollment through improved access.

Governor Kristi Noem released draft social studies standards for K-12 students in South Dakota. “South Dakota’s children deserve the very best social studies education in the nation,” Noem said.

Norb Ruhland made toys out of shelled corn cobs and feathers for the crowds. Photo by Kelly Riibe Brittany Gibbs of Sioux City won the pie contest with her peach pie.

By Beth Sherard-Hutcheson times1@iw.net The Dakota Dunes/ North Sioux City Times has undergone some new renovations, including a new design layout for both the paper and the website – leadercouriertimes. com.