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company out of Texas bid more than $500,000 at a state auction to lease nearly 67,000 acres in northwestern South Dakota to explore for gas and oil.
• Commissioner of School and Public Lands Jarrod Johnson said he feels the company is "looking for the next big thing."
• The Daily Republic report also noted that the city of Faith recently struck oil while drilling for water.
• So, yes, we predict some kind of rush will happen in South Dakota. It's best this state prepare for it, because it won't all be good.
• Gov. Daugaard and

other state leaders are wise to do all the preparing they can today, knowing that tomorrow could be a strange and uncomfortable time for northwest South Dakota.
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Jim Abdnor, former US senator from SD, dies at 89
CHET BROKAW,Associated Press

• PIERRE, S.D. (AP) -- Former U.S. Sen. Jim Abdnor gained fame nationally as the South Dakota Republican who ousted George McGovern from the Senate, but he was known in his home state as the farmer-turned-astute-politician who loved talking with people and never let the trappings of office get to him.
• Abdnor, who was also a teacher, coach and World War II veteran before jumping into politics, died Wednesday, his family said in a statement. He was 89.
• Abdnor was proud of his roots on a central South Dakota farm, even as he worked his way to the state Legislature, the lieutenant govenor's office and Congress. He said his years of riding a tractor helped him represent farmers in Wash

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