• BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) -- A Nevada woman is the new Miss Indian Nations.
• Twenty-five-year-old Shannon Hooper of Fallon, Nev., was crowned during the 43rd annual United Tribes International Powwow in Bismarck, which wrapped up over the weekend.
• Hooper is a member of the Shoshone-Paiute (shuh-SHOH'-nee PY'-yoot) tribe and a student at Western Nevada College. She becomes the 20th Miss Indian Nations.
• The annual powwow is held at United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck. It draws thousands of people from around the country.
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• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Dakota Rural Action, a farm advocacy group, is hosting a fourth year of classes for beginning farmers.

• Classes begin in November in Sioux Falls and are held twice a month through March. The classes give beginning farmers a chance to learn about low-cost, sustainable methods of farming and provide information to help them launch profitable farm enterprises.
• The Farm Beginnings classes are supported by a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
• Applications are due Sept. 28. Information about the class can be found online at www.dakotarural.org/farmbeginnings or by calling Dakota Rural Action at 605-697-5204.
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• SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) -- A group that created a popular Internet video

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