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• Spearfish 72, Douglas 33
• St. Thomas More 71, Belle Fourche 27
• Viborg-Hurley 43, Marion 41
• Wagner 79, Platte-Geddes 63
• Wakpala 73, Solen, N.D. 35
• Wall 61, Stanley County 53, OT
• West Central 37, Lennox 36
• White River 57, Philip 41
• POSTPONEMENTS AND CANCELLATIONS
• Groton Area vs. Britton-Hecla, ccd.
• Hamlin vs. Deuel, ppd. to Feb 16.
• Langford vs. Waubay, ccd.
• Sisseton vs. Wilmot, ccd.
• Webster vs. Milbank, ccd.
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USDA bolsters Mississippi River Basin project
• MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture says it's spending another $59 million this year on an initiative that works with farmers and other landowners to reduce pollution in the Mississippi River basin.
• The agency says the new funding raises its total investment in the Mississippi River Basin Healthy Watersheds initiative to about $289 million since 2010.
• The initiative works with farmers and landowners to encourage voluntary conservation practices that improve water quality, restore wetlands, enhance wildlife habitat and sustain agricultural profitability.
• Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack says in a statement to The Associated Press that the program is an example of how voluntary conservation practices in small watersheds can help improve a larger river system by reducing sediment and nitrogen runoff.
• The USDA plans to issue an official announcement Friday.
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South Dakota State routs IUPUI 82-45
• BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) -- Jordan Dykstra had 14 points and a career-high 15 rebounds to lead South Dakota State in an 82-45 rout over IUPUI on Thursday night.
• South Dakota State (20-7, 11-3 Summit) shot 53.8 percent from the floor, knock (Continued on page 19)
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