Saturday,  May 18, 2013 • Vol. 14--No. 302 • 23 of 37 •  Other Editions

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Former Texas congressman to speak at SD Ag Summit

• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Former U.S. Rep. Charlie Stenholm of Texas will be the keynote speaker next month at South Dakota's annual Governor's Ag Development Summit.
• Stenholm was a member of the Agriculture Committee during his 26 years in the U.S. House. South Dakota Agriculture Department officials say Stenholm earned a reputation for building bipartisan alliances in agriculture, resources conservation, food safety, Social Security, energy, health care and budgeting.
• Stenholm is now a policy adviser at a Washington, D.C., law firm.
• The agricultural summit will be held June 26 in Pierre. State Agriculture Secretary Lucas Lentsch says department officials will provide an update on recent agricultural initiatives.
• People can register for the summit by calling Nina Fromm at 605-773-5436 or emailing Nina.Fromm(at)state.sd.us. There is no cost to attend.
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Chamber hosting Armed Forces Day ceremony

• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- The Sioux Falls Area Chamber of Commerce is celebrating Armed Forces Day on Saturday with a program that the public is invited to.
• The event will begin with a musical prelude at 10 a.m., followed by the program at 10:30 a.m. on the grounds of the Sioux Falls VA Health Care System.
• Brig. Gen. Matthew Jamison, the Assistant Adj. General of the South Dakota Air National Guard, will give the keynote address and various awards will be handed out.
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SD man pleads guilty in synthetic drug conspiracy

• SIOXU FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- A South Dakota man pleaded guilty Friday to selling synthetic drugs in a case that began with an investigation of a Sioux Falls tobacco shop.
• Brandon Morrison, 24, of Sioux Falls, was charged with one count of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance and one count of money laundering. When sentenced Aug. 2, he faces up to 30 years in prison.
• Authorities said the indictment resulted from an investigation involving the Roll With It stores in Sioux Falls. Prosecutors said Morrison sold hallucinogens to sev

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