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able some farming and ranching operations are today.
• History is a great teacher if we're willing to learn, and South Dakotans have typically been good students. One of the state's primary strengths has always been the prudent and moderate nature of its people, handed down from those Dust Bowl-era forebears. The housing bubble, for example, didn't burst as badly here because our homeowners and banks weren't as overextended as their counterparts in other states. That quality in our people, along with the strength of the ag economy, helped stabilize us during the recent recession.
• South Dakotans in the ag sector would be wise to commit themselves anew to those values so they don't overreach during the good times and risk a violent reversal of fortunes later.
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• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- The University of Sioux Falls has formally been accepted into the NCAA Division II ranks.
• Athletic Director Willie Sanchez says the school has received official word that it has successfully completed the three-year transition from the NAIA.
• Most of the university's athletic programs will compete in the Northern Sun conference this coming season. The men's soccer team competes in the Great Northwest conference. All teams will be eligible for NCAA postseason play and awards.
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• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Two Sioux Falls firefighters are recovering from injuries they suffered while battling a fire.
• KELO-TV reports that one firefighter was affected by the heat. Officials have not said what happened to the second firefighter. Their conditions have not been released.
• The blaze happened Thursday night. Battalion Chief Steve Fessler tells the Argus Leader newspaper that the fire started while people were using a grill on a deck and spread to the interior of the home.
• Firefighters had the blaze under control in about an hour.
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