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to the exhibit and the goal.
• The project is designed to link needy families in the Delta and other areas with sponsors across the country.
• Originally focused on the Mississippi Delta, the Box Project has expanded its outreach efforts to include rural areas in Maine, Appalachia including West Virginia, Kentucky and the Native American reservations of South Dakota.
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• SPEARFISH, S.D. (AP) -- Black Hills State University in Spearfish is unveiling its new Vets Center on Monday.
• The center will serve students who are veterans, those currently in the military

and their families.
• Tutoring, peer support and mentoring will be available at the new center.
• The ribbon-cutting ceremony takes place at 9:30 a.m. in the lower level of the David B. Miller Yellow Jacket Student Union. The public is invited to attend.
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• SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) -- Hot weather and a lack of rainfall over the past week have hurt the quality of crops in South Dakota.
• The Agriculture Department says in its weekly crop and weather report that temperatures reached into the 90s and even surpassed 100 in some areas. The report says drought conditions have not improved anywhere in the state.
• Topsoil moisture supplies are rated 91 percent short or very short, and subsoil moisture is 90 percent in those categories. Stock water supplies in South Dakota are 67 percent short or very short, and pasture and range conditions are 75 percent poor or very poor.
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• The Associated Press
• Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about today:
• 1. AS ISAAC NEARS, DARK MEMORIES OF KATRINA
• Uneasy residents are assured that New Orleans' fortified levees can withstand the anticipated hurricane.

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