Monday,  August 20, 2012 • Vol. 13--No. 037• 16 of 28 •  Other Editions

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SDSU Extension hosting rural safety courses

• BROOKINGS, S.D. (AP) -- SDSU Extension plans to host rural safety courses in Rapid City next month during the Dakota Country Lifestyles Expo.
• Topics covered during the Sept. 29-30 event will include livestock handling, machinery, electrical and general outdoor safety. The safety courses will be held in 15-30 minutes sessions throughout the Expo in the Fine Arts Building at the Central States Fairgrounds.
• The courses run from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. MDT on Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday.

Wynonna Judd postpones shows after husband's crash

• HILL CITY, S.D. (AP) -- Country singer Wynonna Judd announced Sunday that she is postponing concerts scheduled in Canada next week after her husband was hurt in a motorcycle accident in South Dakota.
• Judd and her husband, Michael "Cactus" Moser, were riding separate motorcycles north on U.S. Highway 16 in the Black Hills on Saturday when Moser crossed the center line and hit a car. Moser, 55, of Nashville, Tenn., was airlifted to Rapid City Regional Hospital with serious but not life-threatening injuries.
• Judd was riding ahead of her husband and was not involved in the crash. The car's driver was not injured.
• Moser was cited for crossing the center line and not having a motorcycle license.
• Judd canceled her Saturday night show in Deadwood, a resort town in the Black Hills. Her website showed four concerts scheduled next week in Canada.
• "The outpouring of prayer and support from friends, family and fans has been a blessing to both Cactus and I," she said Sunday in a statement. "Cactus is a champion. I love him deeply and I will not leave his side."
• The couple was married in a private family ceremony in June in Leipers Fork, Tenn.
• Judd rose to fame with her mother, Naomi, as the country duo The Judds, before she embarked on a solo career in the 1990s.


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