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$3,550 an acre.
• The average value of South Dakota pastureland is now $590 an acre, up more than 25 percent from last year's $470 an acre.
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• RAPID CITY, S.D. (AP) -- A South Dakota man missing for nearly a week has been found dead in the forest about eight miles north of Nemo.
• The Rapid City Journal (http://bit.ly/RxomKu) reports that authorities believe 59-year-old James Fettig of Nemo died when a tree fell on him while he was cutting firewood in the Black Hills on July 27. Searchers found Fettig's body Thursday.
• Lawrence County Chief Deputy Sheriff Joe Harmon says Fettig was a longtime

resident who had cut firewood for years. He says people who go into the woods by themselves should let someone know where they are going.
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• MITCHELL, S.D. (AP) -- Former South Dakota lawmaker George Shanard (SHAN-urd) of Mitchell has died.
• Mike Hettinger, funeral director at Bittner Funeral Chapel, says Shanard died Friday morning at his home. He was 86.
• Shanard served in the state Senate from 1975 to 1992 and was Republican majority leader from 1989 to 1992. He also owned a grain, fertilizer and seed company.
• Dusty Johnson of Mitchell, chief of staff for Gov. Dennis Daugaard, told the Mitchell Daily Republic (http://bit.ly/QqEQae ) that Shanard was a good legislator who worked to solve problems.
• State Sen. Mike Vehle (VAL-ee) of Mitchell says Shanard was not only an effective political leader, but also a good businessman.
• Shanard's funeral will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the First Presbyterian Church in Mitchell, with burial at the American Legion Cemetery.
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